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Debt Crisis Plans
An overview of the plans being considered for the looming debt-ceiling deadline.
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What’s right in the U.S.
Is the amount of time spent on the bad news in the media truly a reflection of what is going on in the United States? Robert Natale gives us his perspective.
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The Street interviews Robert
Robert Natale shares his analysis with The Street as to why the market conditions are favoring small cap growth stocks.
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California’s revenue reliant on the wealthy
The recession hit the top 1% of earners in California harder than anyone else, which is wrecking havoc on California’s revenue.
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The market reaction to Libya and Japan crisis
The recent events in Libya and Japan have caused some investor concerns that it might have an impact on the U.S. economy over the near term.
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December Newsletter
In a headline driven market we take a look at the fundamentals that are going to propel this market in the long term.
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Taxing Consequences
Once again we draw from an interesting opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal. This article was written by Arthur Laffer, and centers on the implications of changes to the tax code and the reporting of profits. As with everything …
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Economic Cycle
In the Economic section of our Quarterly Update, I reference this graphical depiction of the economic cycle. To offer a brief review, consider, simply that the economic cycle is a chain of cause and effect. Inflation, Consumer Sentiment, and Personal …
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Key Takeaways – Jeff Saut, RJ Chief Investment Strategist
Greetings from the Raymond James Investment Manager Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida. We recently listened to a very compelling presentation by Jeff Saut, Chief Investment Strategist at Raymond James Financial. He brought out some very interesting investment ideas, some of …
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mint.com
The advent of screen-scraping technology has caused for a revolution in budgeting. If you’ve ever wanted to track your expenses closely or monitor your net-worth in a way that doesn’t require hours and hours of data entry, you might want …