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Stocks mostly flat after Fed Chair Yellen’s testimony

People spend all this time trying to figure out “What time of the year should I make an investment? When should I invest?” And it’s such a waste of time. It’s so futile. – Peter Lynch The major stock averages were basically flat last week as Fed Chair Janet Yellen struck mostly a dovish tone […]

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Stocks close at record highs on Greece deal

I’m having a hard time finding things to buy, if that says anything about the market. If I find something tomorrow to buy, I don’t give a thought as to whether the market is going up or down. I just barrel in. – Warren Buffett An agreement between Greece and the Euro-zone finance ministers regarding […]

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Economic growth concerns send stocks tumbling

Don’t limit investing to the financial world. Invest something of yourself, and you will be richly rewarded. – Charles R. Schwab A weaker than expected fourth quarter GDP report and continued global economic growth concerns sent stocks tumbling last week as the S&P 500 Index lost almost 3%. After posting 5% GDP growth in the […]

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S&P 500 Index up 1.5% on ECB stimulus plan

The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect… You need temperament that neither derives great pleasure from being with the crowd or against the crowd. – Warren Buffett In a widely expected move that certainly lived up to all of the hype, the European Central Bank (ECB) delivered as promised its massive […]

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Stocks drop on weak oil prices, retail sales

Investing without research is like playing stud poker without looking at the cards. – Peter Lynch The stock market broke a five session losing streak on Friday but it wasn’t enough to overcome another negative week as the S&P 500 Index dropped over 1% on weak retail sales and lower oil prices. While stocks are […]

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Stocks weaker as volatility spikes and uncertainty lingers

It is fortunate for Wall Street as an institution that a small minority of people can trade successfully and that many others think they can. – Benjamin Graham Although the S&P 500 Index ended the week with only modest losses, volatility returned with a vengeance as investors were taken on a roller coaster ride of […]

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Stocks end year with losses on light trading volume

Investing is laying out money today to receive more money tomorrow. – Warren Buffett After closing at a record high on Monday, stocks suffered a three day losing streak in the holiday-shortened week as trading volumes were light and economic data was sparse. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index succumbed to […]

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Stocks surge on dovish Fed statement

Most people get interested in stocks when everyone else is. The time to get interested is when no one else is. You can’t buy what is popular and do well. – Warren Buffett After tumbling by 3.5% the previous week, the S&P 500 Index came roaring back last week and recouped almost all that it […]

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Plunging oil prices rattle the stock market

Your ultimate success or failure will depend on your ability to ignore the worries of the world long enough to allow your investments to succeed. It isn’t the head but the stomach that determines the fate of the stock-picker. – Peter Lynch After seven consecutive weeks of stock market gains, the major averages were overdue […]

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S&P 500, DJIA at new all-time highs on positive economic data

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not a coincidence. – Erma Bombeck In what is sounding like a broken record, both the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average set new all-time highs again last week on positive economic data, […]

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