The New Year’s off to a great start. Oil prices are down (great for the consumer and for businesses), interest rates are lower (great for the economy), GDP is up (we’re out of the recession), Q4 earnings have come in very good (companies are out of the woods), 2010 guidance has been very positive [...]

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So here’s the deal; the Dow was down 270 points today and everybody (except you of course) is freaking out. I’ll waste just a few words on what may or may not be the catalyst, then finish with a little healthy perspective…
You’ll hear all over the news that sovereign debt is the culprit. [...]

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A Missed Opportunity
I’m afraid our President is on the verge of blowing a Reagan/Clinton-style opportunity of a lifetime. When Mr. Obama won the Whitehouse I mouthed off to my friends that he was a shoe-in two-termer. I mean you couldn’t ask for a better scenario; the man inherited an economy in shambles and [...]

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