Fiscal Cliff

by | Dec 23, 2012 | Blog, Finance & Economics

Posted December 23, 2012 9:01 The fiscal cliff is only 10 days away and we still don’t have a deal. Both sides are on their holiday break and will come back this Wednesday. At that time, Congress and the President will have five days to work out a deal to save the...

Jobs Report and the Presidential Election

by | Nov 2, 2012 | Blog, Finance & Economics

Posted November 2, 2012 14:39 Today, we received the last jobs report before the presidential election on Tuesday. There were 171k jobs added while the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9%. With the presidential election coming on Tuesday, there wasn’t that big of a...

QE3

by | Sep 17, 2012 | Blog, Finance & Economics

Posted September 17, 2012 9:45 Well, the market finally got what it wanted, QE3. The market was definitely excited as the market rallied 200 points on Thursday and then another 50 points on Friday as traders felt that they got what they had been hoping for. Not only...

What A Crazy Week in The Market

by | May 14, 2012 | Blog, Finance & Economics

Posted May 14, 2012 11:49 This past week in the market was very stressful for most investors. Sunday night, futures indicated a triple-digit decline for Monday mornings. Supposedly, this was the result of the recent European elections.  But, the market only closed...