What You Need to Know as the Fed Gets Ready to Taper its Stimulus: Advice from Expert Diana Furchtgott-Roth

By: Chris Versace (Diary)  |  June 18th at 02:12 PM  | 

Ever since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that the U.S. central bank could begin tapering its stimulating efforts, volatility returned to the stock market. There has been much discussion about when and how the Fed will deal with the sugar stimulus-addicted economy. The concern is if the Fed acts too quickly, much like a child on too much sugar, it will crash. This concern has | Read More »

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 »