We made it. Here in the windy city if you can make it through January and February you are basically home free. The days are getting longer and warmer signaling spring just around the corner. Funny thing – as I get older winters here seem to get longer and colder.…
The market finally ended seven straight weeks of market gains. The major indexes hit 5-year highs on Tuesday only toe sell-ff in response to the minute of the last meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee. The fear of the end of the Fed’s monetary easing to a 2% midweek…
I don’t watch much TV. When I do it is usually either MSU basketball (they lost the other night to Indiana) or something my kids are watching on the Disney Channel. However there is one show I have gotten rather attached – “Gold Rush” on the Discovery Channel. If you…
This year’s continuing stock rally showed broad market gains for the seventh consecutive week. The week started with the fifth straight Monday with equity market losses. The equity markets look tired despite the “gains.” The indexes finished closed to unchanged, while closing near all-time highs. Gold traded below $1,500 for…
Quite a week. State of the Union, Valentine’s Day, Fat Tuesday, female golfer gets bitten by a spider and uses a tee to clean out the venom, my teenage son actually showered without a major battle. Lots to keep our attention diverted. So I just want to remind everyone markets…
The opinions and views I express in this blog are merely guidelines which can be accepted or ignored. The guidance I am giving now is not to be ignored. I am giving all my readers plenty of advance warning. Thursday is Valentine’s Day. The same skill set which serves us…
It’s that time of year again. Flowers or chocolates. Pink or white or red. Dark or milk. Valentine’s Day is what I like to call the “Hallmark Holiday”. I have never checked into it but I have to think Valentine’s Day is one of the biggest revenue times for the…
The Super Bowl Theory postulates that when a team from the original NFL wins, the stock market tends to go up. If the NFL team wins, the market has increased 28 out of 33 times with an average increase of over 13%. The average loss is 13.2% when an…
Did you know…? In Nevada it is illegal to ride a camel on the highway. It is illegal to drive barefoot in Alabama. In Massachusetts it is illegal to drive with a gorilla in the backseat. In Florida you must pay the meter if you tie an elephant to it…
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