Archive for October, 2011

The Hidden Story of October

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Did you miss the hidden story?  Did you miss the recent 10% climb of equity markets? The media would have you notice the more sensational headlines about stocks tumbling 2% in one day; however, there are also articles about the markets “fending off the bear”.  The media will draw your attention headlines that have you [...]

Worst Quarter in Three Years

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

I was reading a Wall Street Journal article over the weekend about experiencing the worst quarter in roughly 3 years for stocks.  Specifically, the S&P 500 was down approximately 14% this past quarter [3rd quarter 2011].  The article was comparing this quarter’s fall to 1st quarter 2009 when the S&P 500 was down almost 12%.  [...]