Mar 11, 2018 | Wealth Management
China’s decision last week to repeal presidential term limits and allow Xi Jinping to extend his tenure for his lifetime follows Vladimir Putin’s successful sidestepping of term limits in Russia earlier this decade. These two countries have clearly stamped their...
Jan 14, 2018 | Wealth Management
Here is an excerpt from the front page of the Wall Street Journal on Jan 11, 2018 – “Investors who seek advice from discount brokerage firms might assume the counsel they get is impartial, given how these firms have rejected the old Wall Street model of working...
Dec 17, 2017 | Wealth Management
Even as all eyes are on the upcoming tax reform, income gains and confidence in the economic outlook has prompted Americans to open their wallets this holiday season. Buoyant financial markets, modest inflation and low unemployment have all been major contributors as...
Oct 22, 2017 | Wealth Management
Finishing the week were all three indices posting record closing highs, extending their recent run of records, and the Dow, which broke above 23,000 this week, registered a sixth week of gains while the Nasdaq posted four weeks of gains. Initial jobless claims, a way...
Oct 1, 2017 | Wealth Management
The tax plan that the President touted at its official unveiling earlier this week has winners and losers. While the plan is thus far scant on details and revenue projections, it appears to be designed to win over Main Street and Wall Street. But, the biggest...
Sep 9, 2017 | Wealth Management
Investors have weathered the political gyrations and the turbulence in economic conditions all year. But, as we get into September and the last quarter of 2017, fears and anxieties from the past, appear to be catching up. Bad memories from the infamous Black Monday in...
