Tag Archives: S&P500

The Time Is Nigh to Walk Away from the Table

Hardly a Soul Noticed “Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion,” once remarked Jack Kerouac.  Perhaps Kerouac had the stock market in mind when he made this observation…we don’t know.  But … Continue reading

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How the Stock Market Doubled

Things keep on moving forward as they must.  Some things seem obvious and predictable…like Greek insolvency.  Others, like the escalating potential for an attack on Iran, are just coming into focus.  Still, what we see, and what we know, is … Continue reading

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How to Spot a Stock Market Inflection Point

Saving for retirement these days is a tall order.  It certainly hasn’t been like the good old days during the 1980s and 90s when you could blindly dollar cost average into a no load index fund and watch it rise … Continue reading

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The Stock Market, Explained

Despite an abundance of risk, the stock market continues to climb a wall of worry.  Obviously, with the European debt crisis, China’s economic slowdown, and posturing from Iran, the stock market’s rise defies all logic.  With all the known hazards … Continue reading

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