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 »

Getting Cautious Amid the Fiscal Cliff Uncertainty

By: Chris Versace (Diary)  |  November 18th at 03:11 PM  | 

Over the past several weeks, the overall stock market has resembled a roller coaster — down up, down up and then a quick drop. That is the case no matter which major market index we look at. The only real difference among the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite index has been the degree of the drop. While the first | Read More »