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The strong dollar and investing

The strong dollar and investing

On the 19th, we had set new highs in both the S&P500 and the Dow Industrials. The 26th had the Dow down just less than one percent from there; the S&P lower by just less […]

Investing during this next part of the bull market

Investing during this next part of the bull market

In case you missed it, both the Dow and the S&P500 each set new all-time highs on Friday. I think you could say that the lack of widespread media coverage again reinforced that “everyone” is […]

The dollar is getting stronger

The dollar is getting stronger

It was a pretty quiet stock market week, though it was definitely active in the currency and energy sectors. The dollar continued to rise while energy prices are dropping. (The AAA recently said that the […]

Gold is not glittering

Gold is not glittering

A number of fine economic reports over the week helped the Dow get to within about 30 points of setting a new all-time high on Friday, with the S&P500 actual establishing another new all-time mark. […]

The trend is still our friend

The trend is still our friend

Welcome to the very highest the US stock market has ever been…an event which took place in the best August in 14 years! (Both of those refer to the S&P500, the index more representative of the stock […]