Mark Levy’s Economic Update – Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Today is the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against our country. Being born and raised in Long Island, New York, I feel close to the horrific events that occurred and wish to honor the memory of all the victims and responders who were hurt or […]
Last week, financial markets absorbed a nearly unprecedented amount of information on the health of the economy and corporate America. It was just the 8th week in the past 708 (since January 2000) that the U.S. Department of Labor’s monthly labor market report, the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) monthly report on Business, the Federal […]
LPL Financial Research Mid-Year 2013 (video)
The Cornerstone July 2013 “The Path to Higher Rates” Higher Rates-This is a story or perhaps just a preview of what we have been talking about for a long time. The difference is that there are a few nuances that in my opinion make the story a little different: First, I don’t believe […]
Weekly Market Commentary – What We Are Watching for this Earnings Season – July 15 2013
July 8, 2013 Greetings All: The turmoil culminating in the month of June, creating a fairly stale second quarter result, when compared to quarter one, was aggravated by our Federal Reserve Board stating that the economic conditions were looking to be stronger than they expected. The resulting market action was negative and confounding to me […]
Mark Levy’s Economic Update – Monday, July 8, 2013 These are interesting times. Gold has been falling along with bond prices of late. Foreign markets have been volatile and the US equity markets, after a short lived correction, seem to be rising again (for the moment). Choppiness is expected during the second half of 2013, […]
Weekly Market Commentary – The Right Recipe for Stocks – July 8, 2013
Weekly Economic Comentary – Real and Sustainable: An Update – July, 8 2013
Weekly Economic Commentary – Revisiting the Residential Recovery – July 1, 2013
Weekly Market Commentary – Mid-Year Outlook – July 1, 2013
The Cornerstone June 2013 “The end of QE?” Wow! What a week! In a press conference following this week’s FOMC meeting, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke provided markets with a clearer understanding on how the Fed expects to phase out its current quantitative easing (QE) program. This timetable is justified both by economic progress and by […]
Weekly Market Commentary- The End Is Near – But That Is Good News June 24, 2013
Weekly Economic Commentary – Sizzling Summer Fed FAQ – June 17, 2013
Weekly Market Commentary – What’s It Worth? – June 17 2013