Posts Tagged ‘Economic Update’


Monthly Economic Update for April 2010

Icon Provided by Joseph Regenstein IV, CMFC on April 5, 2010

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 between 5.2-7.2% for the month.1 Whispers about a double-dip recession, a possible [...]

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Tags: consumer confidence, core inflation, Economic Update, health care reforms, mortgage backed securities, real estate sector, service sector


Economic Update March 2010

Icon Provided by Joseph Regenstein IV, CMFC on March 8, 2010

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 action, nice corporate profits and the possibility of a rescue [...]

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Tags: core cpi, corporate profits, earnings per share, economic health, Economic Update, financial planner, personal savings rate, rainstone


Economic Update for December 2009

Icon Provided by Joseph Regenstein IV, CMFC on December 8, 2009

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 and NASDAQ were nearly as hot.1 Gold prices reached new highs, [...]

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Tags: commodities market, consumer spending, economic health, Economic Update, existing home sales, financial markets