Taking Stock Heading Into 2013
By: Chris Versace (Diary) | December 24th at 06:44 AM |
The second half of December tends to generate a fair amount of reflection on the events of the previous 12 months. That is true for investors as well and often gives rise to a number of questions about the market. Did the economy grow as fast as was expected? Did job growth measure up to economists’ forecasts? Will those industries that have been a drag | Read More »
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Is The Economy Moving Forward or Simply Stumbling?
By: Chris Versace (Diary) | October 29th at 10:01 AM |
Last week I wrote about the need to look beyond the headlines in order to have a more informed view on what is or is not going on with the domestic economy. Last Friday, we received the gross domestic product (GDP) figures for 3Q 2012 from Bureau of Economic Analysis, and once again the headline of 2% growth does not reflect what is really going | Read More »
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