The Year Ahead: What’s In Store For 2012
For the second year in a row, the U.S. will be the best-looking horse in the glue factory, which means the dollar will remain strong for a while.
Column by Jim Flinchum, Inside Business, Hampton Roads, 01/15/2012
The S&P 500 – From 1257 To …1257
Like a duck looking placid on the surface of the water, the S&P 500 looks equally placid. It ended the year where it started, at 1257.
Column by Jim Flinchum, Inside Business, Hampton Roads, 01/13/2012
Great first quarter, but a lousy recovery
For the American investor, the first quarter was great. The Dow was up 8.1 percent. The S&P was up 12 percent, and the Nasdaq soared 19 percent – all this in the best first quarter since 1991.
Column by Jim Flinchum, Inside Business, Hampton Roads, 04/16/2012
2nd Quarter Brings Increasing Uncertainty
Although the gains were mostly in the first quarter, the stock market is still up 5.4 percent at the year’s midpoint.
Column by Jim Flinchum, Inside Business, Hampton Roads, 07/16/2012
Q3 Approaching The Cliff
Wall Street pundits have long advocated that investors should “sell in May and go away” for the summer.
Column by Jim Flinchum, Inside Business, Hampton Roads, 10/15/2012