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Marvin R. Clark is the Managing Principal of Monsoon Wealth Management (MWM). Monsoon offers affluent individuals and business owners’ wealth management, economic, and market advice throughout America. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Monsoon’s ...more

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A Three Legged Stool
Let us start with earnings reporting season, which kicks into full gear this week with 140 of the S&P 500 companies posting results.
The Fault Is Not In Our Stars
President Obama today demanded Russia stop supporting separatists in eastern Ukraine, calling it “an outrage of unspeakable proportions.” Obama stopped short of directly blaming Russia for the incident but warned that he was prepared to tighten economic sanctions.
Unleash The Hounds Of War
On Wall Street, the geopolitical problems made folks jittery.
Fed Releases Its Beige Book, Yellen Tesitifes & More
A record high close for the Dow; the 15th record high close of the year for the Dow. The S&P 500 did not take out the old high from July 3rd. Federal Reserve released its Beige Book, plus Fed Chair Yellen continued testimony on Capitol Hill, and lots more.
The Path We're On
The Commerce Department reports retail sales increased 0.2% in June. The sales figures from May were revised from a 0.3% increase to a 0.5% increase.
Monday, July 14, 2014 - Clearing Up Outstanding Issues
The Dow Industrial Average hit an intraday high of 17,088, but couldn’t close above the old closing high of 17,074 from July 2.
Weekend Review
A quick review of the global hot-spots and top stories. Violence in Israel and Ukraine; Amazon drones; lawsuits against Amazon and... Obama. Apple's breakthrough for new glass screens. Earnings news from, Wells Fargo, Family Dollar and The Gap, Inc. And more.
If It’s Not One Thing…
Which is Portuguese for “if it’s not one thing, it’s another thing.”
Wednesday, July 09, 2014 - Waiting For Liftoff
DOW + 78 = 16,985 SPX + 9 = 1972 NAS + 27 = 4419 10 YR YLD - .02 = 2.54% OIL – 1.46 = 101.94 GOLD + 7.00 = 1327.60 SILV + .08 = 21.10 The Federal Reserve released the minutes of the most recent FOMC policy meeting from June 17-18.
Everything Except Productive Purpose
Down 2 days and already I’m seeing the financial talking heads asking if this is the start of a correction. Just a reminder that markets go up and down and sometimes sideways.
Small Steps
It was a long holiday weekend that was over way too fast. And the problems of the world haven’t gone away. Let’s get caught up on some of the big stories.
Jobs Report Thursday
The first Friday of each month is typically a big day for economic data because the Labor Department releases the nonfarm employment report.
Wednesday - Milk And Cookie Binge
Record highs for the Dow and the S&P 500. We celebrate with milk and cookies. It’s good, it’s wholesome.
The Good, The Bad, And The Depressing
The record setting bull market run refuses to stumble. The S&P 500 has not seen a correction, a drop of 10%, for 1,002 days, and counting.
A Funny Thing Happened
Let’s start with a couple of reports on housing; the Commerce Department says new home sales increased 18.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 504,000 units, the highest level since May 2008.
Calm Before The Storm
Round up of the latest stock news.
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