President Obama is talking for a second time in six weeks about doing something bold, but maybe ‘going big’ is not the best answer. This week our President plans to put forth a plan for job growth and all indications are that he will do something unprecedented. Recall in July he tried to play ball [...]
When I listened to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis talk about the jobs report and labor market I was aghast. She talked about how the government has done everything it could to create jobs. Ok, you’re telling that to millions of Americans who are suffering to make ends meet. And then signing off she wished everyone [...]
Out with the old, in with the new. Oh, I don’t like austerity but certainly you couldn’t argue that the country needs some fiscal responsibility and restraint against spending. Maybe a new attitude isn’t far behind. I know many are viewing this credit downgrade negatively, we are certainly getting an earful from the media [...]
This past week was one for the record books, a decline of near biblical proportions Thursday with high volatility Friday that really gave everyone the chills. Was this to be 2008 all over again? I doubt it, but those wounds are still fresh – and our accounts still reflect the pain. Should we be surprised [...]
I really hate to get all political here, but it’s unavoidable. I screamed out today, ‘CONGRESS, GET OUT OF MY MARKET!’ Felt a little good to scream it, and I scared the dog enough to make him leave the room…but five minutes later realized nothing had changed. It seems this drag and slow bleed is [...]
