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What a Difference a Few Years Makes

What a Difference a Few Years Makes

Non-traditional income investments – Part 2 of 3 This past week, the S&P500 set a new all-time closing high at 1859, the NASDAQ tapped its highest point in 14 years and the small-cap Russell2000 index […]

Non-Traditional Income Investment Ideas

Non-Traditional Income Investment Ideas

Non-traditional income investments – part 1 of 3 There really wasn’t much of significance that happened in the markets this past week. Matter of fact, each of the three major market indicators ended only fractionally […]

Are Utility Stocks Becoming Risky?

Are Utility Stocks Becoming Risky?

The market had its best week of the year, with the NASDAQ hitting its best level in 13 ½ years (1) Janet Yellen, the new chair of the Federal Reserve Bank, helped the market get […]

January, the Super Bowl and Emerging Markets

January, the Super Bowl and Emerging Markets

That’s not a combination that would usually come to mind but, during this past week in the markets; those were the main topics of conversation.  January effect CNBC had a headline Friday touting the fact […]

Beware of Headlines…

Beware of Headlines…

Friday’s drop in the market indices notwithstanding, it appears to me that, based on the internal rotation going on since year-end, this has been a wait-and-see market without much near-term conviction. Nonetheless, as a result of the weak […]