Happy New Year! 2012 has begun and for the first time in a long while, this first trading session of the year is strong out of the gate. From this morning, the Dow Jones is up 200 points. Why the big jump? A few reasons.
- Construction spending is up. This sounds odd, but the construction industry is a major part of our economy,...
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Yes, I’m aware. I’m a bit behind in talking about this, but back in September, there was this little protest that went on starting September 17th, 2011. A small group of people protested in Liberty Square (near Wall Street) in Manhattan; staying in nearby Zuccotti Park and culminating their protest with a march from...
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Yesterday, I opened my news feed to see some disastrous news for stockholders- another big dip in the stock market. Why this time? Italy. Last month, their prime minister promised to step down, but it wasn’t enough to quell the fears of those within the country. Bonds surged past the crisis level (7%) to hit 7.42% and a...
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October 2011 will be memorable for lots of reasons; the Detroit Tigers got their first ALDS title since 1987, Steve Jobs passed away, and the world didn’t end on October 21st. But the financial world will remember October 2011 for another reason: The fact that it was the Dow Jones Industrial’s best month in 24 years and the...
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As someone who is early in their investing career, I’m someone who probably plays it a little too safe when it comes to what I’m investing in. I have a few hundred dollars in bonds, $500 in a rotating CD, and a nice chunk of change in a Money Market account. I haven’t started playing the stock market yet, but one day soon I...
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I can be a bit goofy sometimes; I have to be, I work with teenagers. One day, I was doing the dishes and for some reason, I didn’t squeeze the soap bottle hard enough, and little tiny bubbles popped out. I was either tired or incredibly bored, and I just started to laugh. Mind you, I’m in my mid 20’s, so I had to have looked...
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