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European Debt & The U.S. Markets

Joseph Regenstein IV, CMFC — Thu, 13 May 2010 13:00:51 +0000

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European Debt & The U.S. Markets is a post from: Rainstone Financial Why the crisis has Wall Street stressed. It would be wonderful if the U.S. financial markets could “decouple” themselves from what is going on in Greece, Portugal and Spain. Unfortunately, the debt situation in these countries is like a ripple in a pond. [...]

Monthly Economic Update for May, 2010

Joseph Regenstein IV, CMFC — Tue, 11 May 2010 13:00:54 +0000

Monthly Economic Update for May, 2010 is a post from: Rainstone Financial

As the weather warmed up, the market was still pretty hot: the S&P 500 pulled off a 1.48% gain for April.1 On the whole, stocks overcame some major challenges: credit ratings were slashed for three European nations, and Goldman Sachs faced an investigation on charges of securities fraud. With scandal on Main Street’s mind, a financial reform bill started a journey through the Senate.

Monthly Economic Update for April 2010

Joseph Regenstein IV, CMFC — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:00:32 +0000

Monthly Economic Update for April 2010 is a post from: Rainstone Financial

Monthly Economic Update for April 2010 is a post from: Rainstone Financial Quote of the month. “When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank.” – Cicero The month in brief. Stocks rocketed north in March. The DJIA, NASDAQ and S&P 500 all advanced [...]

Economic Update March 2010

Joseph Regenstein IV, CMFC — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:35:21 +0000

Economic Update March 2010 is a post from: Rainstone Financial

Economic Update March 2010 is a post from: Rainstone Financial Quote of the month. “I always have to dream up there against the stars. If I don’t dream I will make it, I won’t even get close.” – Henry J. Kaiser The month in brief. We saw a very pleasant 180º from January. New M&A [...]

Economic Update for February 2010

Joseph Regenstein IV, CMFC — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:00:07 +0000

Economic Update for February 2010 is a post from: Rainstone Financial

Economic Update for February 2010 is a post from: Rainstone Financial Quote of the month. “We would worry less about what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do.” – Ethel Barrett The month in brief. Wall Street had an eye on Washington for much of last month. Anticipation of earnings season [...]

Economic Update for January 2010

Joseph Regenstein IV, CMFC — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:09:15 +0000

Economic Update for January 2010 is a post from: Rainstone Financial

Economic Update for January 2010 is a post from: Rainstone Financial Quote of the month. “It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.” – Seneca The month in brief. Many things went north last month: stocks, retail sales figures, mortgage interest rates, the U.S. Dollar Index, and the prices of many [...]

Economic Update for December 2009

Joseph Regenstein IV, CMFC — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:24:48 +0000

Economic Update for December 2009 is a post from: Rainstone Financial

Economic Update for December 2009 is a post from: Rainstone Financial Quote of the month. “You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong.” – Warren Buffett The month in brief. The Dow climbed 6.51% in November, and the S&P 500 [...]

Economic Update for November 2009

jregenstein — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:46:45 +0000

Economic Update for November 2009 is a post from: Rainstone Financial

Economic Update for November 2009 is a post from: Rainstone Financial Quote of the month. “A man is a worker. If he is not that, he is nothing.” – Joseph Conrad The month in brief. Questions about the strength and speed of the recovery hampered stocks by Halloween, although positive economic news continued to surface. [...]

Economic Update for October 2009

jregenstein — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:03:03 +0000

Economic Update for October 2009 is a post from: Rainstone Financial

Economic Update for October 2009 is a post from: Rainstone Financial Quote of the month. “True happiness is the full use of your powers along lines of excellence in a life affording scope.” – John F. Kennedy The month in brief. Wall Street had a great September, concluding its best quarter in 11 years: last [...]

Economic Update for September 2009

jregenstein — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:39:01 +0000

Economic Update for September 2009 is a post from: Rainstone Financial

Economic Update for September 2009 is a post from: Rainstone Financial Quote of the month. “We will either find a way, or make one.” – Hannibal The month in brief. Pessimists thought the market would pull back; it didn’t. Stocks did well and there was mounting evidence of a real estate rebound. We got news [...]