Posted by kdadmin on June 28th, 2013
Poor Chicken Little … The VXX (an ETF that measures volatility in the S&P futures market) cratered this week after everyone realized that the sky wasn’t actually falling. In the attached chart, the VXX is the red line, the SPY (ETF of the S&P 500) is the blue shaded area.…
Posted by kdadmin on June 20th, 2013
On the longest day of the year, I thought you might enjoy a little market perspective to keep it from…
Posted by kdadmin on June 10th, 2013
Mark Twain once said, “There has been much tragedy in my life; at least half of it actually happened.” Mark…
Posted by kdadmin on May 23rd, 2013
As you’ve probably heard, the Fed chairman essentially made a comment that the economic stimulus (via bond purchases) could slow…
Posted by kdadmin on May 10th, 2013
Can you believe it? It’s finally spring. Yay! In the spirit of Spring Cleaning, I have made an organizational change…
Posted by kdadmin on February 28th, 2013
It’s been another banner volatility week in the markets – sequester fears (market anxiety), the Italian election (market crash), and…
Posted by kdadmin on February 14th, 2013
As I watched the president’s speech on Wednesday night, one thing became readily apparent, (aside from declining stock futures). It…
Posted by kdadmin on January 31st, 2013
Ah the bond market. Loved and hated. Hated and loved. Well, you get the idea. Bonds have traditionally been a…
Posted by kdadmin on January 2nd, 2013
According to Robert Schroeder and Greg Robb from their December 31, 2012 post on MarketWatch, some of the highlights of…
Posted by kdadmin on December 7th, 2012
While the economic indicators are relatively stable, the market’s obsession with the fiscal cliff has made it erratic and volatile.…
Posted by kdadmin on December 1st, 2012
Given the amount of chatter in the news about the fiscal cliff, I thought you’d like a little perspective. While…
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