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Tom Essaye: Markets have seen a strong rally in recent weeks mainly off of the belief that European officials are committed to saving the euro, something the market was not sure of until recently. Furthermore, there are prospects for more quantitative easing Read more…
Larry D. Spears: Rising U.S. food prices in 2013 are about to send U.S. consumers’ grocery bills to new highs. You see, the United States is in its worst drought since the Dust Bowl. Brutal heat waves and barely any rain have crippled farms across the country. Read more…
Eric Dutram: With the exception of a few days here and there, this summer has delivered sweltering heat across much of the nation. Temperatures have set records in many parts of the country and especially so in much of the main grain growing Read more…
Sy Harding: With the U.S. economic recovery stumbling again, the euro-zone debt crisis back in the headlines, and ‘Sell in May and Go Away’ on the minds of many investors, Wall Street is beginning to put out advice on how to prepare for a potential market correction. Read more…
Jared Cummans: As February draws to a close, investors will have plenty of key data points to digest as we enter the new month. Some of the biggest focal points of the month have been gold and oil, which have both been surging for the majority of the past few weeks, leaving investors to scramble in and out of Read more…
Jared Cummans: After a dismal end to last week, stocks rallied at the market open yesterday as news of strict fiscal cuts in Greece gave hope to a number of investors and analysts alike. ”There was some apprehension about it, but the fact of the matter is it was done, and it’s given some very real clarity to Read more…
Jared Cummans: As earnings season draws to a close, investors will soon be forced to face international affairs head on. For the time being, earnings reports from companies like McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) and other blue chip firms have done well to keep our minds off of the looming debt crisis that has Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: I hear it everywhere I go. I’ll start investing again…
…when the debt problem is fixed. Read more…
Jared Cummans: In the midst of earnings season, many hoped that we could take a few weeks to focus on the U.S. economy and put international affairs on the backburner. But yesterday saw news that there is great concern that the Greek debt deal may fall through and that the S&P (NYSEArca:SPY) is Read more…
Michael Johnston: Several investing trends popped up in a back-and-forth 2011, as advisors sought to tweak client portfolios to take advantage of new opportunities and adapt to a macroeconomic Read more…
Don Miller: Anxiety over the European debt crisis and distrust in the markets drove volatility in global stock markets to dizzying heights in 2011. The intense level of chaos, and record low bond yields, sent investors scrambling for stocks that deliver steady returns in the form of dividends. Read more…
Michael Johnston: Sometimes the simplest solution is the most effective. That certainly seemed to be the case when it comes to dividend-focused exchange-traded products in 2011. As investors have sought to enhance current return profiles while scaling back the risk of equity investments, Read more…
Joseph L. Shaefer: “Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful.” — Warren Buffett. Since Mr. Buffett has traditionally favored a US market orientation, he was thinking about the inevitable changes in investor behavior that create the market cycles we are all-too-familiar with Read more…
David Zeiler: Despite the recent downturn in China’s (NYSEARCA:FXI) stock market, investors need to remain focused on the profit-generating long-term growth potential of the Asian powerhouse. Read more…
Kerri Shannon: Anyone who hoped the U.S. economy would get back on track in 2011 was sorely disappointed. The European sovereign debt crisis and the abysmal failure of policymakers to take effective action undermined any chance we had at a strong recovery. Read more…
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