Presented by Mark Lund, Investor Coach.
WEEKLY QUOTE
“If you would be loved, love and be lovable.”
- Benjamin Franklin
JOBLESS RATE DOWN TO 8.3%
Are we seeing a trend here? The unemployment rate has now fallen 0.8% in the last six months. We haven’t seen a descent this sharp and swift since 1984. January hiring blew awa...
Presented by Mark Lund, Investor Coach.
WEEKLY QUOTE
“Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.”
- Robert Louis Stevenson
ECONOMY GROWS 2.8% in Q4
While this is the best GDP reading since Q2 2010, the initial estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis still disappointed the markets. ...
Presented by Mark Lund, The Investor Coach.
WEEKLY QUOTE
“Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man.”
– Joseph Addison
AN UNDERWHELMING RETAIL SALES REPORT
Holiday shopping was strong … or was it? The Census Bureau’s newest monthly retail sales data indicated only a 0.1% gain for December. Yet in the big picture, 2...
WEEKLY QUOTE
“Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN TO 8.5%
In December, the jobless rate declined for the fourth straight month to its lowest level since February 2009. (The problem is this may not be the true number due to the fact that they s...
Presented by Mark Lund, The Investor Coach.
WEEKLY QUOTE
“Life is an adventure in forgiveness.”
– Norman Cousins
PAYROLL TAX HOLIDAY EXTENDED FOR 2 MONTHS
Friday, President Obama signed an extension of the payroll tax cut lasting through February 29. The stopgap legislation also extends long-term unemployment ben...
