Worries that the U.S. economy may be slipping back into another recession along with continued fears of a possible Greek default, saw the U.S. equity markets experience their worst weekly decline since the fall of 2008. (Although the S&P 500 market have been this low in August already two times) Global investors dumped everything from stocks to corporate bonds to …
Markets Close Up with Five Straight Days of Gains
Just when you thought the equity world was about to fall apart, markets were greeted with five consecutive days of upswings during the second full week of trading in September. Worries that several countries in the European Central Bank region would default on their debt had caused stocks to begin the month with one of its worse performances on record. However, …
The Bipolar Markets Turn Depressive
Markets continued their bipolar tendencies this past week and actually turned depressive come last Friday as a global sell off occurred as to the troubles with the European Union, and the muted response to President Obama’s job creation program. It didn’t help to have one of Germany’s top representatives with the European Central Bank’s executive board resign over the tactics of …
Markets Still Shaky
With employment picture still dismal at best, the equity markets continued to struggle before the Labor Day holiday and as we enter the historical weak month of September. When it was reported that no new jobs were created in the month of August this past Friday, stocks took a tumble and finished the week out lower. Economists, which had been …
Thank You Ben Bernanke!
Stocks closed out last week considerably higher as investors were pleased with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s comments as to our struggling economy and his decision to leave the door open for additional accommodation measures. Stocks pared losses throughout last Friday and turned higher for much of the afternoon session. At one point, the Dow was up 177 points before …
Thinking of a Hardship Distribution
Are you thinking about taking a hardship distribution from your 401k? For many Americans facing uncertain economic times, loans and hardship withdrawals from retirement savings are on the rise according to a recent study done by Fidelity Investments. While this may be the only option for some facing foreclosure or bankruptcy, there are a few things that need to be …
Putting Market Volatility In Perspective: Coping With Volatility
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Fears of Global Slowdown Sends Stocks Lower
Just when you thought it was safe to tip your toe back into the equity markets, stock market investors were greeted with another ugly week of losses as worries about a global economic slowdown resurfaced. We started the week having largely recovered from the huge sell-off of the previous week, thanks to the downgrade of United States long-term debt by …
Putting Market Volatility In Perspective: Market Cycles
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Jekyll & Hyde Markets Continue
After substantial losses during the previous week, the equity markets continued to show signs of massive volatility over the past five trading days, as this so-called “Jekyll & Hyde” market action continued. On the one hand the markets started off this past week poorly, but then hope for a new QE3 program on Tuesday helped the overall market put in …