Perspectives

Given the ongoing global challenges, numerous impediments to economic growth, and a long-term deleveraging process, why do we continue to favor stocks for long term investors? The answer is that [...]

Why the anger? It’s the economy One of the many notable characteristics of this unconventional presidential race is the broad-base populist uprising from both the left and right.  Across [...]

2014 Wrap up: While the rapid decline in energy prices dominated headlines as 2014 ended, the U.S. stock market turned in a 6th consecutive year of positive returns with the S&P 500 up 13.7%, [...]

If only this clever marketing slogan for Las Vegas held true for our nation’s capital!  The recent dithering activities of our politicians in the “Sin City” along the Potomac has created [...]

It’s been a fairly eventful couple of months in the investment markets, highlighted by a marked increase in volatility and, for the month of June, negative returns across virtually all major [...]

It’s been a fairly eventful couple of months in the investment markets, highlighted by a marked increase in volatility and, for the month of June, negative returns across virtually all major [...]

After a steady rise for much of 2013, market volatility picked up significantly in June, with broad weakness across most major market indices.  Through Monday, the S&P 500 declined 3.4% [...]

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