Category Archives: Stock Market
No Guarantees of Success
Stock picking is an exercise in humility. Ask anyone who has tried it. Chances are their best ideas have gone against them more frequently than they’d care to admit. One thing that makes stock picking so confounding, is that it … Continue reading
The Long, Cold Winter Ahead
Cold winds of deflation gust across the autumn economic landscape. Global trade languishes and commodities rust away like abandoned scrap metal with a visible dusting of frost. The economic optimism that embellished markets heading into 2015 have cooled as the … Continue reading
The Next Frauds to Come Down the Turnpike
The general suspicion that something just ain’t right with the economy has become an obvious reality. Hope and optimism that somehow things will muddle along, or improve, are fading. You can see it, feel it, and even smell it. For … Continue reading
The Exhilarating Romp to DOW 30,000
The stock market appears to have resumed its upward trajectory. The S&P 500’s back above its 200 day moving average. In fact, the S&P 500’s less than 50 points from its all-time high of about 2,131. Soon the brief panic … Continue reading