“Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it.” – Warren Buffett With Halloween fast approaching, it appears the stock market has decided to let one of its seemingly long lost goblins out of the closet – volatility. While most of us would prefer to … Continued
Many Americans seem to have a love affair with Europe, but following several choppy years that included a long recession and a sovereign debt crisis, many investors have taken the region off their radar screen. Without question the countries that make up the E.U. vary wildly, yet when combined they represent the largest economy in … Continued
The U.S. stock market performance during 2013 can be described as nothing other than extraordinary. Not only were new highs achieved, but overall return levels were the highest in 15 years for the S&P 500 and the highest in 18 years for the Dow. While the markets rose significantly, the underlying economic condition was less … Continued