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Is Time Our Friend?

“Time is your Friend, impulse your enemy.” John C. Bogle Founder, Vanguard Funds The market continued its upward momentum last week with the S&P 500 advancing slightly, up 0.61%, the Dow Jones Industrial average gained 2.11%, but the Nasdaq cooled down 0.40%. The market leader was the FTSE 100 up 3.08%, but the broad foreign […]

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Bull Speed Ahead!

Weekly Market Commentary   “Damn the Torpedoes, full speed ahead!” Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Well, it seems the Bulls are on board with the admiral, but first the numbers. Last week closed another good week for all of the major markets, the S&P 500 added +2.4%, The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up +2.3%, Nasdaq […]

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Post 4th of July News

“Any 20-year-old who is not a liberal has no heart, any 40-year-old that is not a conservative has no brain” Sir Winston Churchill As we start a new month and the second quarter, I could not help but ponder the profound statement of Churchill, he of course was talking politics, but its application to one’s […]

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Weren’t we just talking about…

Value investing, the way I define it, is finding a good business run by smart people, at a reasonably good price relative to its values today and five or more years from now. Mario Gabelli   It seems just last week we were talking about the markets moving to the highest level since last October. […]

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The Fed gives us much to think about…

“Time is your friend, impulse your enemy.” John C. Bogle Vanguard founder Happy belated Father’s Day and I guess, happy Juneteenth? Well last week the Federal Reserve gave investors much to think about, while the Fed left rates the same they gave a hawkish projection of one or two possible rate hikes. This led to […]

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A Historic Week…

Well last week proved historic and very interesting or aggravating depending on your political opinions. On thing is for sure: there will be plenty of distractions with both sides of the political spectrum displaying their appetite for criminal investigations. Welcome to “Politics Latin American style.” First, the numbers. Last week all the major averages inched […]

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The drama in Washington

“Stocks do well for a reason and do poorly for a reason. Make sure you know the reasons.” -Peter Lynch Last week, all the major averages advanced, with the S&P 500 adding 1.8%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 2.0%, and Nasdaq continued its bull run adding 2.0%.  In the foreign markets, a mixed bag […]

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Welcome to the unofficial start of summer…

Weekly Market Commentary “When people are desperately trying to sell, I buy. When people are desperately trying to buy, I sell. It has worked out very well over the years.” Sir John Templeton Well, this week, all eyes were on the debt ceiling negotiations, and as they dragged on, the market reflected the impasse by […]

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Heading into summer…

“Stock market doesn’t only teach to make money, but it also teaches lot about life, patience, persistence and wisdom.” ― Raj Mishra   Well, the week ended with the S&P 500 adding 1.65%, the Nasdaq continued its rally up another 3.04% and the FTSE a fractional .03%. As we near the end of May and into […]

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S&P 500 edges lower as inflation eases and debt ceiling looms

The longer you work, the more money you’ll have for retirement. But the longer you work, the less time you’ll have to enjoy that retirement. – Author unknown It was another mixed week for the major stock averages as the Nasdaq Composite Index rose slightly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 1% and the […]

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