Fourth Quarter 2015 Commentaries
The S&P 500 index which is representative of US large capitalization stocks started 2015 at a level of 2058.20 and completed its annual journey at 2043.94. It was a relatively …
The S&P 500 index which is representative of US large capitalization stocks started 2015 at a level of 2058.20 and completed its annual journey at 2043.94. It was a relatively …
It was a nasty quarter for stocks. It has been four years since investors last experienced such misery. For the quarter, S&P 500 were down 6.44%. From its peak on …
We have just passed the midpoint of the year. In the tug of war between bulls and bears, the midpoint of the rope has hardly moved. For the first half …
“It’s Too Expensive to Be Defensive” is the headline in today’s Breakout on Yahoo Finance. Insurance is a wonderful thing — especially when you need it. But it’s definitely not …
Dear Clients, The 7th year of the current bull market started with steady economic growth domestically, weakening growth in the emerging markets and stagnant growth in Europe and Japan. Stocks …
Yesterday, the current bull market in stocks celebrated its six birthday. Back on March 9, 2009, the S&P 500, facing abysmal economic growth, slumped to the level of 676.53. On …
Markets today broadly cheered the audacious quantitative easing program of the European Central Bank. S&P 500 advanced 1.5%, while NASDAQ rocketed higher by 1.8%. Here is the report from the …
Small in size and few in population, Switzerland is home to some of the world’s largest financial services companies. To attract capital, it always held a practice of sound money …