Expecting a Bumpy Ride in the Markets for the Start Of March 2009
As we stated in our Q 1 2009 Newsletter, we felt the markets would at least “Test the November Lows of 2008” some time in…
Answers?
Over the course of the last two days, we have heard from many prominent government figures (Ben Bernanke, President Obama, and Tim Geithner via President Obama)…
Time Crawls When We Feel Bad. Stay Positive!
Yesterday, consumer confidence numbers, depending on which poll you looked at, reached very low levels. Interestingly to us, slowly but surely, it is our belief…
A Cleaning Process for the Investment Community
We are not happy with the performance of the markets, not unexpected given our last Quarterly Newsletter; but certainly, we are not happy to be…
“Good Investment Advice Does Not Change on A Daily Basis”
In a chance lunch visit with a peer in the professional investment community yesterday, he mentioned something, and I quote, “Good investment advice does not change…
Recession and Recovery Statistics
Scared Straight!
Today, an Investor’s Business Daily poll showed that 2/3rds (66%) of Americans think media coverage of the current economy is sensationalistic. As a regular part…
Update on 2009 Key Items to Watch; Comments By Geithner Yesterday Addressed Our Item Number 3
As a continuation of our prior post “2009 Key Items to Watch” see link for complete post : We have noted that two of the…
President’s Day Holiday Honored Monday, Feb. 16, 2009
Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, Equity and Fixed Income Market will be closed in honor of President’s Day. Friday, Fixed Income markets will close early and many traders will depart…
Honeymoon Over for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner
Traders can be trigger happy and so can investors at times. The new US Treasury Secretary delivered only words and little details today concerning the…