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5 Tips For the Average Investor

by Rose Greene, CFP on June 22, 2010

When it comes to where we are in the economic cycle, expert opinions vary widely. Some experts think the economy could be headed for a double-dip recession, while others say it’s headed for a slow but steady recovery. Rose was interviewed on this topic by Ben Baden, who wrote the following article published in Yahoo! [...]
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Buy in June and Stay Tuned

by Rose Greene, CFP on June 2, 2010

Weekly Market Commentary, June 1, 2010 Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights “Sell in May and go away” only works about one-third of the time. With a pullback having already taken place, we find little value in this old adage. We believe investors should “buy in June and stay tuned” this year. [...]
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Ten Reasons for a Rebound

by Rose Greene, CFP on June 2, 2010

Weekly Market Commentary, May 24, 2010 Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights We believe this pullback is merely part of the higher volatility in the markets we have been expecting this year to accompany the transition from recovery to sustainable growth. We offer ten reasons why we expect the markets to rebound [...]
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Weekly Economic Update for April 5, 2010

by Rose Greene, CFP on April 5, 2010

Quote of the week “It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn’t.”– Martin Van Buren Job growth at last. Employers added 162,000 jobs in March, the biggest gain in three years. While some of the increase reflected temporary hires for the U.S. Census, private payrolls swelled by 123,000 last [...]
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Weekly Economic Update for March 29, 2010

by Rose Greene, CFP on April 1, 2010

Quote of the week. “Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.”– Marie Curie Reforms become law. President Obama signed his long-envisioned health care reforms into law on March 23, and he will sign the amendments to the bill into law on March 30. Most of the major changes will [...]
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