Have you always wanted to leave something behind that will stand as your legacy and remain long after you have gone? Maybe you have a passion concerning a specific non-profit organization that you would like donate to on a regular basis.…
Approximately mid way through the 90 day treadmill, better known as earnings season, we are finding companies generally positive and for the most part doing well. Forward expectations overshadow current, look back earnings, especially given most investors are trying to…
This morning, the Eurozone Manufacturing PMI, a reading based on data from Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Austria, Greece and the Netherlands came in stronger than expected. The Euro region has been a major worry going back to the Greek crisis which hit…
Business managers and owners, consumers, lawmakers, politicians and anyone we might have missed, seem to keep a careful eye on the movements of the market’s these days. In some ways we feel this is healthy, and an excellent use of…
Larger companies generally carry more weight of importance for investors due to their tremendous diversification of income streams. Clues in earnings reports for companies can often times be garnered by larger companies who have operations in various segments of the markets.…
Alcoa, Aluminum Company of America, the unofficial Pole Position company for earnings season reports late today and commences earnings season, unofficially. Professional investors such as ourselves as well as many others have been waiting anxiously to hear earnings reports (90 day…
Dear Client, Enclosed you will find your Second Quarter 2010 Performance Report for your review. No Surprises Yet: As we have been saying since the Fourth Quarter of 2009, the choppy theme seems to be occurring just as expected.…
This post was originally created while on a flight from Dallas to Las Vegas. While I am not sure how the technology works, it is very neat, multitasking at it’s best, but ergonomically challenging for sure! (The office is most certainly…
In the early AM hours this morning, a Financial Regulatory Bill was tentatively agreed upon. The original goal of this bill was reform and restraint for larger financial institutions in order to protect consumers in the future from overreaching powers. Relatively narrow in original…
Summer Doldrums Are Here ! Glancing at the left hanging computer screen in my office, there is a list of about 30 large publicly traded companies that show today’s trading volume as a percentage of the 30 day average trading…
