Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke surprised markets on September 18 by announcing a continuation of the Fed’s $85 billion-per-month bond purchases and more muted expectations for economic growth and inflation. With this proverbial mo...
Remember your first car? You probably had some good times in it –passing your driver’s license exam, going to the prom, driving to your first job. You most likely have a different car now that you’re older – one more suited to your current li...
With the partial government shutdown and Washington gridlock behind us for now, interest rates should continue declining and conditions are pointing to a period of renewed strength across asset classes.
Although the just-ended government s...
The new millennium entered quietly, the Y2K crisis averted. The market was optimistic and pleased with the AOL and Time Warner merger, and NASDAQ hit an all-time high in 2000. But that was before the dot-com bubble burst. Ensuing years brought...