Investing Strategies & Updates

Bulls Hosting Cinco de Mayo Party

May 8, 2017

With just over 400 of the 500 companies that make up the S&P 500 having reported first-quarter earnings, the case for the bull market extending its run is rock solid. Corporate profits are up by 9.05% and rising, with a logical case for 20% gains for 2017 if tax reform is passed in or near […]

Assessing Trump’s Tax Reform with Only Time Passing so Far

May 1, 2017

The latest polls indicate that the political environment in Washington is the top economic risk cited by every age, income, gender, racial/ethnic group and political affiliation. This isn’t a stretch given the fluidity of recent events. In the long run, stock prices will reflect whether President Trump’s policies create more disposable income, boost profits and […]

A Defensive Underlying Bid Fuels Appetite for Yield

April 24, 2017

When headlines cross the tape that the S&P 500 is pressing up against a new all-time high, it is important to note that five big-cap tech stocks make up around 12% to 13% of the index and are doing much of the heavy lifting. Shares of Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), Apple, Amazon.com and Facebook have been […]

Delays on Trump Agenda Temper Investor Expectations

April 17, 2017

It has become rather clear this past week that President Trump has grossly miscalculated his ability to change things up in Washington with the kind of speed a multi-billion dollar merger can be put together President Trump quickly is walking back and dialing down on most of the populist issues that won him the election […]

Markets, Fed Policy and Managing Expectations

April 10, 2017

One would think the Fed officials would like to get out of the spotlight and just read the data, meet every two months, decide to raise or not raise rates, explain why and return to their cozy offices. That’s how the Fed used to operate. There was no mid-Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting state […]

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Generating Rising Income from a Confident Consumer

April 3, 2017

Mainstream media constantly feature the views of critics of the consumer-driven domestic economy who warn that consumers are tapped out from paying too much for housing, taking on too much household debt, struggling with student loans, maxing out credit cards and craving a “new car smell.” And yes, there are pockets of overextended people who […]

Cashing in on Tech Sector Volatility

March 27, 2017

Without question, the sector most favored by traders is technology, and for a number of reasons. Most great technological advances are the brainchildren of Americans and thus are seeded, nurtured, fostered and taken public as some of the most dominant domestic companies ever created. Ingenuity is an American staple, with more than 90% of all […]

Fed Strikes a Resounding Note of Confidence

March 20, 2017

The writing was on the wall and the Fed did not disappoint last Wednesday, March 15, when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) stayed true to its preemptive rhetoric by bumping up its target range for the fed funds rate by 25 basis points from 0.75% to 1.00%. The decision, as outlined in the Fed’s […]

Stronger Wages and the Effects of a Border Tax

March 13, 2017

Last Friday’s February employment data was all the rage for market participants, and its release all but guaranteed that the Fed will raise interest rates this week. The non-farm payrolls increase and the unemployment rate stole the headline show in the newspapers. But really, it was the increase in average hourly earnings that provided the […]

Fedspeak in Focus as Yellen Lays out Future Rate Hikes

March 6, 2017

Fed Chair Janet Yellen gave a closely watched speech to the Executives Club of Chicago last Friday, which she used as a platform to lay out her economic outlook prior to the central bank’s March 14-15 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. Yellen stated, “We currently judge that it will be appropriate to gradually increase […]

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