By Frank Fahey “And now, here to tell you everything about anything is Mr. Know-It-All.” – Rocket J. Squirrel The markets were beset by uncertainty last week. The uncertainty lead to a 1.4% decline in the broad-based S&P 500 with the small cap laden Russell 2000 down just over…
By Steve Papale I love this time of year. Warm, dry days. Cool nights. Open windows. Clean, crisp air. The smell of skunk. Yep. It seems a skunk has taken up residence or at least is hanging around near our house and there is no mistaking it. I thought my…
By Frank Fahey “And now, here to tell you everything about anything is Mr. Know-It-All.” – Rocket J. Squirrel Where is Mr. Know-It-All when we need him? Good news was once again bad news. A decision by the Fed to not raise interest rates was expect by the investment…
By Steve Papale I haven’t watched this much TV in one stretch since last March during the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Wednesday night, the republican debate went on for something like 6 hours. It started with the undercard in late afternoon here in the Midwest with the main event following. Funny…
By Frank Fahey “As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; And as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.” -Albert Einstein Uncertainty continues to dominate the markets. Relative strength in the energy sector helped the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
By Steve Papale Is it me or does there seem to be more commercials on TV these days? Well it’s not just me. The other day I’m watching a show and the first commercial comes on. Then the second. The third. Fourth. Fifth. Finally the show comes back on. Not…
By Frank Fahey “A loss never bothers me after I take it. I forget it overnight. But being wrong- not taking the loss that is what does damage to the pocketbook and to the soul.” Jesse Livermore The week ended with equities selling off after the release of a…
Just like Miley Cyrus this just won’t go away. This whole deflate gate thing just keeps showing up. It just amazes me how much mental energy, time and money has been spent on the PSI of a football in a game where the Pats beat the Colts by 38. Anyway…
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