Is The Market Topping?

The following article originally appeared at MarketWatch on Friday 3/8/2013. Despite nervousness over new market highs, this rally appears to be in the early stages, not the end. With the market hitting new highs (DOW) or closing in (S&P 500), the topic...

Just One Thing…

…an occasional departure from my usual market/economic outlook to focus on financial planning issues. My business practice is centered on our investment strategies that we implement for our clients. Our focus is on lower risk, high dividend income stocks. And a growth...

Can The Market Rally Continue?

The following article first appeared at: www.HorsesMouth.com on 2/14/2013. Given the recent market highs, are we at the start of a new bull market or wrapping up an old one? We seem to be meeting the five critical conditions for continued gains, but that...

A Troubling Sign from Junk Bonds

The following post originally appeared at MarketWatch. In my last post I made the point that there is no reason to extrapolate that the market is going higher or lower simply because it is approaching all time highs. My plan is to look at several indicators that...