Weekly Perspective, January 17, 2012
The Markets The U.S. became a member last August and, now, so has most of the eurozone. Unfortunately, it’s not a club you want to join. Late last week, Standard and Poor’s (S&P) announced it was...
View ArticleWeekly Perspective, February 27, 2012
The Markets It’s been rather calm in the stock market lately. For the past couple years, the euro zone debt problems and the “will we or won’t we relapse into a recession” worry have been on center...
View ArticleWeekly Perspective, May 7, 2012
The Markets The most important news last week may have actually happened this past weekend. On Sunday, voters went to the polls in France, Greece, and Germany and the results could have a major impact...
View ArticleWeekly Perspective, June 26, 2012
The Markets While nobody knows what the future holds, one powerful person came pretty close to accurately predicting the problems Europe is having with the euro – a full 17 years before the current...
View ArticleWeekly Perspective, March 4, 2013
The Markets It was a bumpy week for stock markets. Early on, markets in many countries were negatively affected by the outcome of Italian elections. Italy’s anti-establishment Five-Star Movement, led...
View ArticleWeekly Perspective, March 11, 2013
The Markets During periods of strong market performance, like the one we’ve experienced since the end of last year, it’s important to remember that markets ebb and flow over time. Since December 31,...
View ArticleWeekly Perspective, March 25, 2013
The Markets Like a not-quite-dead villain in a horror film, the Eurozone crisis raised its ugly head again last week, scaring investors and causing many stock markets to close flat or slightly down for...
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