End of Year Rally?

by | Oct 28, 2013 | Blog, Finance & Economics

Posted October 28, 2013 9:23 After the debt ceiling debacle, the market recovered its losses and is now setting at fresh all-time highs. There are many reasons to why there should be an end-of-year rally. First, hedge funds have massively underperformed the broader...

Debt Ceiling Showdown

by | Sep 28, 2013 | Blog, Finance & Economics

Posted September 28, 2013 22:13 In the upcoming month, the most pressing issue will be the debt ceiling. Lawmakers will have to reach some sort of a deal by October 17th to avoid hitting the debt ceiling. The consequences of going over the debt ceiling will be...

Summer Ending

by | Aug 30, 2013 | Blog, Finance & Economics

Posted August 30, 2013 16:40 Now that summer is over, investors will be watching the Federal Reserve monetary policy decision along with the looming debt crisis. The FOMC meeting will announce their decision on September 18th. If the FOMC decides to taper (reduce bond...

Time to Go Long Apple?

by | Jul 27, 2013 | Blog, Finance & Economics

Posted July 27, 2013 19:36 Much has been talked about the tremendous decline in Apple shares since September of 2012. Analysts have gone from loving this stock to despising it. From a long-term perspective, I think that it may be time to buy Apple shares. Why, you...

What To Do After a Correction?

by | Jun 30, 2013 | Blog, Finance & Economics

Posted June 30, 2013 9:59 This past month, the market went through a 7% correction peak to trough. The reason for the correction was fear of tapering by the Federal Reserve and also a credit crunch from China. This caused a lot of fear in the market, which gave many...

Where is the Correction?

by | May 31, 2013 | Blog, Finance & Economics

Posted May 31, 2013 14:44 The month of May was a good one for stocks as the major averages rallied more than 2%. The notion of ‘Sell in May’ didn’t occur this month, as traders continued to buy stocks whenever an opportunity presented itself. The most important aspect...