- 06, 29, 2015
- Comments Off on Stocks post modest losses as Greek drama weighs
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Economy, Geopolitical Risks, The Market
Stocks post modest losses as Greek drama weighs
That it is perfectly proper to buy stocks for speculation. There is no crime in that. When you buy stocks for speculation it is perfectly proper to take speculative factors into account, which are different from investment factors. – Benjamin Graham The major stock averages drifted lower last week as the specter of a Greek […]
Take a Tour- 06, 08, 2015
- Comments Off on Fed rate hike fears send stocks lower
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, The Market
Fed rate hike fears send stocks lower
Investing is laying out money today to receive more money tomorrow. – Warren Buffett The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for the third consecutive week despite the fact that the preponderance of economic data was positive. A rational person would think that the good news released last week would be reflected in stock prices but […]
Take a Tour- 06, 01, 2015
- Comments Off on S&P 500 posts modest loss on weak economic data
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, The Market
S&P 500 posts modest loss on weak economic data
Don’t look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack! – John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group, a $3 trillion mutual fund firm that popularized index investing Lackluster U.S. economic data and heightened fears that an agreement between Greece and its creditors may not be reached led to modest losses for the […]
Take a Tour- 05, 26, 2015
- Comments Off on S&P 500 posts small gain as focus turns to Fed
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, The Market
S&P 500 posts small gain as focus turns to Fed
Don’t invest in anything that you don’t understand. Do your research first. – Paul Clitheroe In a rather quiet week characterized by low volatility, a lack of potential market-moving economic data and earnings reports dominated by retailers, the major averages closed basically flat ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend. After setting new all-time highs […]
Take a Tour- 05, 18, 2015
- Comments Off on Despite soft economic data, S&P 500 closes at record high
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Oil Prices, The Market
Despite soft economic data, S&P 500 closes at record high
You ought to be able to explain why you’re taking the job you’re taking, why you’re making the investment you’re making, or whatever it may be. And if it can’t stand applying pencil to paper, you’d better think it through some more. And if you can’t write an intelligent answer to those questions, don’t do […]
Take a Tour- 05, 04, 2015
- Comments Off on Stocks fall on weak 1st quarter GDP report
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Economy, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, The Market
Stocks fall on weak 1st quarter GDP report
People need to have the incentive that if they invest and succeed, they can make a fair profit. Otherwise, they’ll stop investing. – Steve Jobs The stock market fell victim to another case of acrophobia last week as a surprisingly weak first quarter gross domestic product (GDP) report spooked investors and stocks tumbled from their […]
Take a Tour- 04, 27, 2015
- Comments Off on Stocks soar as quarterly earnings reports better than feared
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Economy, Federal Reserve, The Market
Stocks soar as quarterly earnings reports better than feared
I think the secret is if you have a lot of stocks, some will do mediocre, some will do okay, and if one or two of them go up big time, you produce a fabulous result. And I think that’s the promise to some people. – Peter Lynch Led by the technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index, […]
Take a Tour- 04, 20, 2015
- Comments Off on S&P 500 Index falls 1% on earnings fears, overseas news
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Economy, Federal Reserve, Oil Prices
S&P 500 Index falls 1% on earnings fears, overseas news
Success in investing doesn’t correlate with I.Q. once you’re above the level of 25. Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing. – Warren Buffett What looked like a flat week for stocks turned ugly on Friday as the major […]
Take a Tour- 04, 13, 2015
- Comments Off on Stocks near record highs as Fed rate hike likely delayed
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, The Market
Stocks near record highs as Fed rate hike likely delayed
The individual investor should act consistently as an investor and not as a speculator. – Benjamin Graham For the second consecutive week, the major stock averages closed higher with the Dow Jones Industrial Average once again above the 18,000 level and the S&P 500 Index just barely above 2,100. Both benchmarks were up almost 2% […]
Take a Tour- 04, 06, 2015
- Comments Off on S&P 500 Index edges higher on mixed economic data
- By William Lynch
- Corporate Earnings, Economy, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, The Market
S&P 500 Index edges higher on mixed economic data
Remember, I am neither a bear nor a bull, I am an agnostic opportunist. I want to make money short- and long-term. I want to find good situations and exploit them. – Jim Cramer In a holiday-shortened week, the stock market closed slightly higher as economic data provided mixed signals on the whether or not […]
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