Perhaps We Should Switch to Quarterly Statements
If you had only reviewed your security holdings on January 1 and March 31, you might have said, “What was all that …
“Violently Flat”
No fun at all. For you and certainly not for us. Each day we sailed our little ships onto the Sea of …
“Wake Me Up When September Ends” -Green Day
It has been a rough 3 months. In fact, it has been the worst 3 months since 2011. Unfortunately, we were prescient …
“Making a Silk Purse out of a Sow’s Ear.” -Stephen Gossen
There are many concerns in the markets these days. Whether the talk of the day is Greece, China, Puerto Rico or somewhere …
“The future is certain. It is just not known.”- Johnny Rich
Things are not as good as they seem. The economy, while improving, continues to show signs of distress. Something just doesn’t seem …
Less Pain at the Pump Equals More Money in Your Pocket
The major drop in oil prices started to create turmoil at the end of last year. Looking forward, this will continue to …
Thank You!
There is a Charles Schwab commercial running on TV these days where a child asks his father how much he pays his …
Pensions and the Dodo Bird
If you have a pension or are in line to receive a pension, consider yourself fortunate. Pensions are going the way of …
Is The Stock Market Prescient?
That is, is it prophetic, predictive, far-sighted, intuitive? Probably not so much. Otherwise we wouldn’t encounter teeth-loosening crashes from time to time. …
2013 was a great year!
The stock market exceeded our expectations and logged its best year since 1995. We hope that you are as happy with your …