Heavy Rain Here in Dallas Yesterday and a Wish for a Calm Day Heading into the Weekend
As many of you know we had very heavy rain here in Dallas yesterday from around 10 am until about 1 pm. Our office electricity…
Still Need a Pullback, but Happy with Sideways
Markets rarely move directly in a line and in an early post we stated “In a call with an investor yesterday I was asked “What would…
Interest Rates, Friend or Foe?
In our last post concerning interest rates, we included a graph and commented on the sudden movement of the 10 year treasury. Due to the…
2009 AFG Conference
Starting on Wednesday I will be attending the Applied Finance Group Annual Conference, this has been an annual conference that John and I have attended…
Spam Class Action Mail Card Just Received in the Mail
If you are a client of J.K. Financial, Inc it is likely you will be receiving a class action mailer involving a spam issue several…
Jobless rate hits 9.4 percent in May; layoffs slow
This is a headline from an excellent AP article this morning. Please remember that the Jobless rate is not a leading indicator of market movement…
Out With the Old, In With the New; Dow Jones Industrial Average Changes Participants
Most times when someone says “How did the Market do today?” They are speaking of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. On June 8th, two changes…
Another Check Mark for Key Market Items to Watch in 2009 (Originally posted Jan 6, 2009)
Very early in the year 2009 we formulated four points that we felt needed to happen in order to give the markets a better tone. While…
The GM Bankruptcy Happens Today
In our 2009, First Quarterly Newsletter we wrote “The elephant in the room at the end of the First Quarter is the Automakers as they…
John Out of Town But Still Connected!
Just as a reminder to everyone, I am in Florida until Thursday of this week as we arrive back in Dallas late Thursday, June 4th…