Dr. Conerly’s Charts for February

We are pleased to re-post Dr. Conerly’s February charts for our clients.  Please see his site for more data and comments: www.conerlyconsulting.com .  Click the images below for larger versions.                            

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Bernanke Speaks to Congress

The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke spoke in front of Congress today. While always an anticipated event for the media and markets, he didn’t really have much to say that we don’t already know. He encouraged Congress to pass a debt plan that had “fiscal sustainability” and would give confidence to both businesses and consumers. [...]

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Conerly Charts January 2012

We are pleased to re-post Dr. Conerly’s January charts for our clients.  Please see his site for more data and comments: www.conerlyconsulting.com .  Click the images below for larger versions.                            

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Quick Market Recap for 2011

2011 was not an investment market for the faint of heart. As we discussed in an earlier blog posting, this summer’s volatile markets were a real test for one’s true risk tolerance. Yet despite all the ups and downs in the various markets, as has been the case since 1939, the third year in a [...]

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Conerly Charts December 2011

We are pleased to re-post Dr. Conerly’s December charts for our clients.  Please see his site for more data and comments: www.conerlyconsulting.com .                            

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The Twillight Zone

The Twilight Zone We have been silent on the Euro zone mess for quite some time. We get plenty of calls on this topic, and, yet, we haven’t been able to bring ourselves to say much in writing. Why is that? The simple fact is that the trouble in Europe is in many ways unknowable. [...]

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Conerly Charts November 2011

We are pleased to re-post Dr. Conerly’s November charts for our clients.  Please see his site for more data and comments: www.conerlyconsulting.com .                            

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Don’t Give Up on the U.S. Just Yet

Yes, things look pretty glum when you take a look around the U.S. today (not to mention, the world). Unemployment is hovering around 9.2%, the housing market is still near the depths of its slump, the politicians can’t or won’t play nicely in the sandbox together, as of 10/10/11 the S&P 500 was down 18% [...]

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Conerly Charts October 2011

We are pleased to re-post Dr. Conerly’s October charts for our clients.  Please see his site for more data and comments: www.conerlyconsulting.com .                                  

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Twisting the Fed Away

Today, the concern of the Fed for our economy was shown through actions dubbed Operation Twist in the popular press.  Citing “significant downside risks to the economic outlook,” the Federal Reserve Open Market committee today announced they would enter the bond markets and start buying $400 billion of bonds with maturities of between six and [...]

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