Markets

The U.S. housing recovery picked up steam in 2013. Home prices increased 10.9%, their biggest annual increase since the recession. Foreclosures are down 33% since the end of 2012…. Read more

The market is in full churn mode moving both up and down today before closing near the flat-line. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 44 points finishing the… Read more

The Sochi Olympics are right around the corner and the opening ceremony scheduled for February 7th. With last minute preparations in full swing, the full cost of the Sochi… Read more

Fresh off their most prolific year since the turn of the century, IPOs are off to a fast start in 2014. Five companies have gone public on U.S. exchanges… Read more

Last week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) offered a buffet of tech trends and related investment ideas for 2014. I’d characterize the major themes as more evolutionary than revolutionary. But… Read more

Winter weather events rarely affect Wall Street. But most of them aren’t as costly as the one we just experienced. The “polar vortex” that swept the country over the… Read more

The Winter Olympics are less than a month away. For most of us, it’s a chance to feel true national pride while cheering our athletes on. For the host… Read more

The first few days and weeks of the year might seem like an arbitrary block of time, but as far as history goes, they’re INCREDIBLY predictive for the rest… Read more

The five-year run-up in U.S. stocks has been great for long-term investors already in the game.  For new investors, the run-up is less great: Value and yield have been… Read more