2012

  • 2012Feb13 Will it last?

    As the relentless march of time embraces 2012, there are a couple important issues to address.  Investors are beginning to recoup some of the confidence that was lost during the turbulent year that was 2011. Europe showed signs of stabilizing in January. Since then, the showdown between Germany which has money and Greece which needs it has stalemated, again.

  • 2012Feb13 Greece cuts...kinda...

    We can loan you enough money to get you completely out of debt.

                                              ~ A bank sign 

     

  • 2012Jan30 We have seen the enemy

    "Yep, son, we have met the enemy and he is us." ~ Pogo

  • 2012Jan17 Prediction is difficult

    "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." 

    -Nils Bohr

  • 2012Jan9 You Scream, I Scream

    "How many millionaires do you know who have become wealthy by investing in savings accounts? I rest my case."

  • 2012Jan13 No Resolution

    We begin 2012 without any significant resolution to the issues that created headlines and whipsawed the market in 2011.

  • 2012Jan23 Demographis Is Destiny

    For years we have been referencing the importance of demographics to understand the economy and investing. Recently, more analysts have been recognizing the significance of generational changes in spending and the economic impact.

  • 2012Jan23 Deleveraging-How Much?

    Debt is like any other trap, easy enough to get into, but hard enough to get out of.

    ~ Henry Wheeler Shaw

  • 2012Jan3 You can run...

    It is difficult to hide what everybody knows.~ Danish Proverb 

Asset Allocation

  • 2011Dec12 Santa, please...

    Hasn’t every investor been hoping Santa Claus would come a little early this year?

  • 2011Dec15 Stocks or Not?

    Many investors equate investing to buying stocks.  However, over the last ten years the access to other asset classes traditionally available only to large institutional investors has become available to a much wider segment of the population. 

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