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Stocks In Bullish Mood
03 February 12 10:21 AM | Brian Dightman

Stocks continue to power higher as we start the month of February. A continued improvement in economic data has helped the advance along with reasonably good Q4 earnings. Even with all the good news the U.S. economy has a lot to prove before we can feel...

Filed under: World Economy, S&P 500 Earnings, NASDAQ 100, Cash, U.S. Bonds, International Stocks, U.S. Stocks

Ideas for Investors on Potential EMU Deterioration
11 November 11 09:03 AM | Brian Dightman

The fabric of the EMU is seriously frayed and could tear. Volatility in global stocks has been very high recently signaling uncertainty by investors. In additional to the European debt issues, the U.S. Super Committee results and the woefully slow and...

Filed under: Inflation Data, World Economy, Gold, Cash, Credit Crisis, Dividends, U.S. Bonds

An Important Clue About Stocks In 2009
05 January 09 10:52 AM | Brian Dightman

For those of us interested in what 2009 holds for stocks the next few weeks may offer an important clue. December failed to produce a meaningful "Santa Claus Rally". Stocks did trend up most of the month but only closed up 0.8% above November's...

Filed under: Crude Oil, Investors Business Daily, Cash, Bear Market, U.S. Real Estate, Stock Leadership

Credit Crisis Resolution
30 September 08 09:51 PM | Brian Dightman

I limited my commentary over the summer and as fall approached developments were moving at a rapid pace. There was not much of a point in posting since the defensive work in our portfolios had already been done. We spent most of the 3 rd quarter with...

Filed under: Inflation Data, Credit Markets, Cash, Bear Market

Rally Reversed
19 August 08 02:12 PM | Brian Dightman

You may have noticed U.S. stock indexes moving higher over the last month, offering some hope we may have found a market bottom. Unfortunately, this does not appear to be the case as many indexes failed a major test in the last few days. There were some...

Filed under: World Economy, S&P 500, Cash, Bear Market, Developed Markets, Emerging Markets