Commentary

It’s Spring Break throughout many parts of the U.S., and beaches and resorts are packed with families and college students looking for sun, fun, and escape after a long and cold winter.

Stocks start year with an “oil spill,” as worries about falling oil prices beget fears of deflation and a global slowdown.

A “Gate” sure isn’t what it used to be.

Global financial markets rose in the second quarter on renewed optimism, heavy medication from Central Banks, lack of alternatives and a dash of “animal spirits.”

In the late 1870’s, in Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison and his staff were hard at work in his laboratory complex trying to develop an incandescent electric light bulb that was suitable for indoor use.

2013 was a remarkable year for the U.S. stock market, which rose over 30%, making it the best game in town.

Just when you thought it was safe to go out, the politicians are back, threatening to derail the global economy for no good reason.

Ben Bernanke threatens to leave the party and take his magic punchbowl with him.

Is the stock market an oasis of opportunity in a desert of low returns, or just a mirage of Monetary Policy?

Global economy and markets face major cross-currents: slow growth, political paralysis and pervasive pessimism; offset against extraordinary monetary policy, strong corporate fundamentals and reasonable valuation levels.