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Daily State of the Markets Wednesday Morning – January 6, 2010   Good morning. Although the S&P did manage to finish with a second straight day of gains, the rest of the major indices were mixed on Tuesday. With some big...

Daily State of the Markets Tuesday Morning – January 5, 2010   Good morning. Stocks stormed higher out of the gate on the first trading day of the New Year, giving those who follow the old saw “as January goes, so goes the year”...

Daily State of the Markets Monday Morning – January 4, 2010   Good morning and welcome to the 2010 edition of the game. Stocks ended the year on a down note Friday as sell programs hit the indices hard when no one was looking....

At the beginning of each year, we like to run through the key components of the market in order to try and get a feel for what to expect in the New Year. We’re not so much trying to look into a crystal ball and make a bunch of...

Daily State of the Markets Thursday Morning – December 31, 2009   Good morning. As one of the most tumultuous years in market history draws to a close, it is time to look ahead. As such, we are in the process of drawing up our...

Daily State of the Markets Tuesday Morning – December 1, 2009   Good morning. Uncertainty and conflicting reports out of Dubai made it an up and down session on Wall Street yesterday. However, at the end of the day, fear of a...

Daily State of the Markets Monday Morning – November 30, 2009   Good morning. While it is tempting to work this morning’s missive around the title of one of the greatest rock albums of my generation – especially since the NFL...

Daily State of the Markets Wednesday Morning – November 25, 2009   Good morning. At first blush, it appears that stocks simply stalled out in front of the Thanksgiving holiday yesterday. After a nice rebound on Monday, it was...

Daily State of the Markets Tuesday Morning – November 24, 2009   Good morning. The bulls enjoyed a solid advance to start the week, but the bottom line is the end result wasn’t nearly as positive as it could have been. While the...

Daily State of the Markets Thursday Morning – November 19, 2009   Good morning. It is important to understand that not every day is a seminal event in the stock market. While it is also important not to fall into the habit of...