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STEADY AND STRONG STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE
After a volatile first half of the year, market gains accelerated in the third quarter. Encouragingly, the recent advance unfolded with a welcome steadiness and a more stable...
Wanna Play A Game?
Would you rather be given $5,281 or $1,000? But here is the catch... If you are a Netflix enthusiast like me, you have probably seen the trailer for, You vs. Wild. It’s a new...
A Simple Cure for High Taxes
You worked hard for your money. Tax-advantaged accounts can help you save more of it. In November 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, his French scientist and...
3 Simple Steps to Become a Millionaire
Do you want to be a Millionaire? I sure hope so, and don’t for one second ever feel bad about it! Remember money is not all about consumption. It doesn’t mean you have to quit...
Surging Toward New All-Time Highs
Wow! The first three months of market returns sure made a nice year for investors! As we pointed out in the January newsletter, “Our strong belief is that this temporary [Fall...
My-IPO: What Does Your Company’s IPO Mean for You?
According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2019 is the year of the Pig. However, in the San Francisco Bay Area, 2019 is actually the year of the Unicorn. As you have probably already...
2019 Stock Market Overview with TSAA – SF
Joe Turner was the guest speaker at the San Francisco Technical Securities Analysts Association webinar on January 10, to present his 2019 financial market outlook. The TSAA –...
2018, A YEAR OF EXTREMES…WHAT’S AHEAD FOR 2019?
2018 started off with a very strong January for stock investors and finished with December being one of the weakest months in many years! Indeed, this was a year of extremes...
A Slowdown is in the Bag, but What About a Recession?
There is little doubt that the US economy is in a state of slowdown. That’s actually a good thing, because it offers some time to pause and refresh, thereby postponing either a...
Continued Volatility
In light of the dramatic stock market sell off we wanted to bring you up to date on our thinking. In our most recent update we reported many short-term technical market...
The Economy is Strong, But…
The stock market caught a second wind during the summer months. After a wild roller coaster ride in the first half of the year, stock indexes finally cleared their late January...
Using Dr. Copper to Check the Pulse of the Global Economy
Holy cow! This economy is on fire; witness the second quarter U.S. GDP growth rate of 4.1%. Is it sustainable or a just a temporary spurt? It’s often said that the Copper price...
Strong Quarter, Staying Positive
Photo by Jungwoo Hong on Unsplash The stock market grew nicely this quarter, despite fears of possible trade wars, higher interest rates and interim bouts of volatility. A rather...