Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, October 12 the S&P 500 closed @ 1429, and that was...
  
    +4.6% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1366.
    +3.9% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1375.
    -0.4% BELOW its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1434.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL 
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.

Why You Need A Voice of Cooperation & Community in Your Life...

This person can help you find new avenues and new allies. This person breaks through roadblocks into finds ways to make magic happen. You need this person to reach people and places you can’t.

This is the voice of Cooperation and Community.

Courtesy of Jessica Hagy - 6 People You Need In Your Corner - Forbes

Quote of the Day: Barton Biggs on Mr. Market...

A heartfelt farewell to well-known investing “legend” Barton Biggs. Mr. Biggs spent most of his career at Morgan Stanley, which took out an ad we saw with a quote attributed to Mr.Biggs...

“As investors, we also always have to be aware of our innate and very human tendency to be fighting the last war. We forget that Mr. Market is an ingenious sadist, and that he delights in torturing us in different ways.”

Under President Obama, Household Income is Down -8.2%...

10 Biggest Retirement Mistakes: #9. Ignoring Minimum Distribution Rules

You are required to start withdrawing from your IRA by April 1 following the year you turn 70 1/2, and to take withdrawals by December 31 of that year and each year afterward. Miss the deadline and you’ll owe a tax penalty of 50% of the amount you failed to withdraw. You can skip the required distribution from your 401(k) is you are still working, but not your IRA.

Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, October 5, the S&P 500 closed @ 1461, and that was...
  
    +6.6% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1371.
    +6.6% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1371.
    +2.2% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1430.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS UP 
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.

Cartoon of The Day: "I Pledge Allegiance to...?"

2nd Quarter GDP Growth An Anemic 1.3% & Durable Goods Orders Plunge -13.2%...

Financial Security for Seniors - Part 2 - Two Case Studies...

Financial Security for Seniors - Part 1

Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, September 28, the S&P 500 closed @ 1441, and that was...
  
    +6.3% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1355.
    +5.5% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1366.
    +1.3% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1422.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS UP 
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.

Political Cartoon of The Day: Four Years Ago...

Under President Obama, for The First Time in Over 100 Years, the USA's AAA Credit Rating Was Downgraded...

The Stealth Tax That's Destroying Our Standard of Living...

10 Biggest Retirement Mistakes: #10. Leaving Social Security Benefits On The Table

Even if one spouse decides to delay collecting retirement benefits until age 70, he or she can file for spousal benefits at 66. 

That boosts household income by half of the full retirement benefit the other spouse is already collecting. 

Meanwhile, the delayed retirement benefit continues to increase by 8% per year up to age 70.

Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, September 21, the S&P 500 closed @ 1460, and that was...
  
    +7.5% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1358.
    +7.2% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1362.
    +3.2% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1415.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS UP 
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.

Baroken Promises: The President's Budget Deficit Fiascoes...

Why You Need A Voice of Motivation In Your Life...

This person is a huge fan, a strong supporter, and a rabid evangelist for you and your work. Work to make this person rewarded, to keep them engaged.

This is the voice of Motivation.

Courtesy of Jessica Hagy - 6 People You Need In Your Corner - Forbes

Quote of the Day: Average Total Pre-Retirement Account Balances

"Three quarters of near retirees (ages 50 to 64) have average total retirement account balances of only $26,395."

Source via this Sunday NY Times article.

Under President Obama, Less Education & More Unemployment Since 2009...

Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, September 14, the S&P 500 closed @ 1466, and that was...
  
    +7.9% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1359.
    +8.2% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1356.
    +4.4% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1404.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS UP 
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.

Why Green Energy Is A Land Hog...

Under President Obama, Labor Force Participation Drops to The Lowest Level Since 1981...

Percentage of Americans Receiving Government Benefit Soars in Unsustainable Uptrend...

Monetary Perspectives Are Seldom Alike...

Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, September 7, the S&P 500 closed @ 1438, and that was...
  
    +6.2% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1354.
    +6.4% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1351.
    +3.2% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1393.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS UP 
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.

Why You Need A Voice of Authority in Your Life...

This is your Mentor, you Hero, your North Star. This is the person who you seek to emulate. This is your guiding entity, someone whose presence acts as a constant reminder that you, too, can do amazing things. You want to make this person proud.

This is the voice of True Authority.

Courtesy of Jessica Hagy - 6 People You Need In Your Corner - Forbes

Under President Obama, Middle Class Wages Sink...

Thanks to Southern Europe, Euro-Zone GDP Goes Negative in the 2nd Quarter

Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, August 31, the S&P 500 closed @ 1407, and that was...
  
    +5.0% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1339.
    +4.5% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1346.
    +1.5% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1386.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS UP 
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.