Originally Published on January 9, 2015 A Time for Resolve To be grateful for family and friends To view health as the greatest blessing and to strive to live in more wholesome ways Seek patience and calm in the face of challenge Push for discipline and persistence in the pursuit of projects and goals Recognize giving as the most important act, and embrace the rewards that charity will bring Calm and serenity is the ultimate goal, to be sought one minute at a time Alwa

Originally Published October 5, 2014 Q3 2014 has granted investors another positive quarter as summed up by the Wall Street Journal: “Dow up 1.3% and the S&P 500 up 0.6% in the third quarter. The S&P's quarterly gain marked its seventh in a row, the longest period of gains since a 14-quarter winning streak that ended in 1998. The Nasdaq also posted its seventh straight quarterly gain, its longest streak of wins since the eight quarters ended in 1996. Evidence of an improving

Published on July 7th, 2014 Q2 2014 Shows at YTD on the S&P 500 of 6.1%. The market continues to push forward in the face of geopolitical turmoil and the psychological wall of all-time market highs on the Dow and S&P 500. See http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/ for complete data. The tragic and heart wrenching affliction of what was originally referred to as “Shell Shock” after the First World War is something that we can never make light of. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder th

Originally Published on May 8 2014 US Equity markets about even to start the year http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/ Prices seem to be consolidating the rise that began at the bottom of the financial crisis in March 2009. As equity and other asset values go higher, it will take time for the profitability of US and global corporations to catch up. After the rise that occurred in 2013 it is normal to feel that “what goes up, must come down”. Assets prices have not gone