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S&P 500 edges higher despite renewed Fed rate hike fears

Everyone has the power to follow the stock market. If you made it through fifth grade math, you can do it. – Peter Lynch After declining for three consecutive weeks, the S&P 500 Index managed to eke out a modest gain last week despite renewed fears that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates at […]

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S&P 500 rebounds on dovish comments by Fed

Twenty years in this business convinces me that any normal person using the customary three percent of the brain can pick stocks just as well, if not better, than the average Wall Street expert. – Peter Lynch Dovish comments by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen last week provided the impetus for stocks to resume their […]

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Stocks fall on weak economic data, recession fears

Every once in a while, the market does something so stupid it takes your breath away. – Jim Cramer The January employment report released on Friday could be viewed both positively and negatively but investors chose the latter, sending the S&P 500 Index lower by almost 2%. The government reported that 151,000 new jobs had […]

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Stocks relinquish gains after Fed rate hike

Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more. – Dr. Seuss from How the Grinch Stole Christmas What looked like an auspicious start to the week for stocks ended in a sea of red ink as the market Stgave back its gains to close slightly lower in volatile […]

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S&P 500 posts gain on earnings, FOMC meeting

Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving. – Warren Buffett The stock market closed modestly higher last week and the S&P 500 Index finished the month of October with a gain of 8% for the best monthly gain in four years, making the correction in August and […]

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Stocks close lower on Fed rate hike decision

You only have to do a few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong. – Warren Buffett The old stock market adage buy the rumor and sell the news was evident last week as stocks rallied ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting only to […]

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S&P 500 plunges on global growth fears

We have long felt that the only value of stock forecasters is to make fortune-tellers look good. – Warren Buffett What had been manageable losses for the major stock averages unexpectedly turned ugly on Friday as stocks plunged, contributing to a painful decline of 6% for the week. It was the biggest weekly point drop […]

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Stocks edge higher but Greece default fears rise

Don’t limit investing to the financial world. Invest something of yourself, and you will be richly rewarded.  – Charles Schwab After three consecutive losing weeks, the major stock averages finally broke into the win column last week and finished slightly higher. The gains would have been much better had the week ended on Thursday, but […]

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April jobs report lifts stocks, S&P 500 again near all-time high

To minimize risk and get the lifestyle you want by utilizing a car means purchasing and maintaining a safe car, using the seat belts and driving safely. To get the lifestyle benefits (more money) from investing in growth assets, such as shares and property, time is the equivalent of a safety belt. – Paul Clitheroe […]

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Stocks rally on dovish Federal Reserve comments

An important key to investing is to remember that stocks are not lottery tickets. – Peter Lynch Dovish comments from the Federal Reserve last week led to a surge in stock prices as the S&P 500 Index rallied over 2% to close just below its previous all-time high. The most anticipated news event of the […]

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