by Bill DeShurko | Oct 14, 2014 | China, economy, stocks
In the real world study of schizophrenia known as the stock market some of you (ok probably about all of you with a life) may have missed this news over the weekend: “This past weekend, China printed their September Import and Export data, and brother did it surprise...
by Bill DeShurko | Sep 5, 2014 | economy, Investing, money management, portfolio
Here is a link to an article, Biotechnology ETFs Show Rebust Health In August I was quoted in posted at investors.com – the online publication of The Investor’s Business Daily (IBD). Short article focusing on two of the hottest market sectors, biotech and solar/green...
by Bill DeShurko | Aug 27, 2014 | economy, Finance, Investing, money management
Below is an excerpt from our Monday report from Sterne Agee, (emphasis added): “Fed Chair Janet Yellen gave a balanced assessment of the labor market in her keynote speech at Jackson Hole last week, according to Standard and Poor’s Economics. She said there is no...
by Bill DeShurko | Jul 21, 2014 | dividends, economy, Finance, Investing
The stock market is reaching new highs while the economy seems to be sputtering along. This has created an environment that has led Brian Nelson, CFA of Valuentum Securities appropriately using a baseball analogy during the baseball All Star Game and Home Run Derby to...
by Bill DeShurko | May 16, 2014 | economy, Finance, Investing, starting to invest
The N Y Federal Reserve released the information in the chart below this week.Two takeaways: 1. Overall consumer debt is rising, but still below record highs set in 2008. Presumably this is a good sign as consumers theoretically only borrow when they feel confident...
by Bill DeShurko | Oct 8, 2013 | economy, Investing, portfolio
Thought I’d show my age by recalling two iconic figures from the past; Clara Peller’s “Where’s the beef?” Wendy’s ads and Alfred E Neuman’s catch phrase from the cold war days “What, Me Worry?” But they both sum up our current political standoff...
