At the half-way mark of 2019, the U.S. is marking 10 years of continuous economic growth. The current cycle of economic expansion is poised to become the
After two seemingly polar-opposite quarters, one thing not in short supply is the number and diversity of market commentaries and outlooks going into 2019
Concerns of increasing debt levels, tightening monetary policy, technology stock valuations, potential trade wars and slowing eurozone growth coalesced in the
September 2018 marked the 10th anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse, one of the defining moments of the financial crisis or the Great Recession. In
In a recent Wall Street Journal joint commentary, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, and legendary value investor, Warren Buffet, declared that quarterly
Stock market indexes provide a convenient way of capturing the general mood of the financial markets and are widely quoted and followed. Current and recent
Many individuals focus on the everyday fluctuations of their investment portfolios, sometimes to such an extent that daily price quotes, rather than the long
“If you are more likely to purchase stocks during periods when the market is rising or tend to sell out of positions during periods of market pessimism, you
There is a strongly held perception that Wall Street’s analysts tend to call a stock a “strong buy” when its price and earnings are high and to label it a “sell
The current bull market celebrated its eighth anniversary on March 9, 2017. Since it began in the aftermath of the “Great Recession,” the Standard & Poor’s 500
Stock market rallies and declines are usually precipitated by a dramatic change in outlook for future profits. Before November 8, Wall Street seemed comfortable