October is shaping up to be a strong month for equities. Consumers are holding up the U.S. economy, but for how long? Rising yields and...

Markets are performing well in the early weeks of the 4th quarter. Historically speaking, equity markets tend to have their strongest...

The fourth quarter is historically a strong quarter for the S&P 500 Index. When we look back since 1950, the S&P 500 has been positive...

Equity markets finally responded on Thursday with some positivity, with the S&P 500 Index closing above the 50-day moving average for the...

Jobs Report disappoints, but jobless claims points to a better report next month. Stagflation or just high inflation? COVID cases and...

There are things in life that change with the times. The markets are one of those things - as data and sentiment changes, market prices...

September, October are volatile months, but Nov-Dec is usually strong. Shipping rates and cancellations could be bad combo for retail...

Growing up in the '80s, I used to watch a show called "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" hosted by Jack Palance. The show would highlight...

Bond yields are rising in light of Fed Tapering to begin soon. Financials and Cyclicals could be in play with market rotation. Rising...

Evergrande default possibilities sets markets on volatile trading this week. Fed on track to start Tapering later this year. Economic...

Inflation numbers not so transitory. September & October are volatile months for the market, historically. COVID numbers continue to...

The Fed continues to stick to its current theme of Inflation being of a "transitory" nature. Just like Inigo Montoya in the movie "The...

Fed to announce tapering in November? What's so transitory about inflation? COVID numbers continue to improve. Markets have been jittery...

Disappointing jobs data gives hope to investors of delayed tapering. Extended pandemic unemployment benefits quietly expire setting the...

Economic data has been somewhat mixed this week, as investors await a key jobs report tomorrow. Equity markets are trending flat this...

Both Consumer Prices and Producer Prices rose last week as there is no clear trend that inflation is "transitory." In fact, futures...

In the classic film "Dead Poets Society," new professor and returning alumnus John Keating urges his students to mind the Latin words...

I doubt either Rod Sterling or Gene Roddenberry had 2021 in mind when they envisioned their respective hits - "The Twilight Zone" and...

Introduction Perhaps one of the most memorable periods of higher inflation are the years between 1975 and 1980, when the Consumer Price...