Leading Economic Index Increases in May to Highest Level in 4 Years...

Retire On Your Terms: Why Index Annuities Make Sense for Mr. David Leeper...

Records Set On President Obama's Watch

The Secret To Having Enough Money When You Are 80...

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

On Friday, June 22, the S&P 500 closed @ 1335, and that was...
  
    +1.7% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1313.
    +2.6% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1301.
    -0.4% BELOW its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1340.


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

Persistent Uptrend in Industrial Production Bodes Well for U.S. Economy...

Big Recessions Have Always Led To Big Recoveries...Until This Time...

Retire On Your Terms: Why Index Annuities Make Sense for Pastor Frank New...

Current Recovery One Of The Worst On Record Under President Obama...

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

On Friday, June 15, the S&P 500 closed @ 1343, and that was...
  
    +2.2% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1314.
    +3.5% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1298.
      0.0% BELOW its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1343.


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

Why Government Spending Is Way Out of Control...

Our government's projected budget deficit for fiscal year 2012 is $1.00 trillion.

For every $1 of expected tax revenue, our government is anticipating spending $1.37.

Source: Treasury Department

 

Blue States vs. Red States: Economic Report Card...

High Anxiety: Interest Rates In Spain and Italy Rise to the Highest Levels of the Year

Indexed Annuities: The Everything You Wanted To Know VIDEO...

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

On Friday, June 8, the S&P 500 closed @ 1326, and that was...
  
    +1.0% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1312.
    +2.5% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1293.
    -1.7% BELOW its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1349.


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

Though Productivity Is Surging, Wages Aren't...

Existing Home Sales Rise in April...

1st Quarter U.S. GDP Revised Downward To A Meager +1.9%...

Job Growth Stalls, Unemployment Rises...

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

On Friday, June 1, the S&P 500 closed @ 1278, and that was...
  
    -2.0% BELOW  its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1318.
    -0.9% BELOW  its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1275.
    -5.8% BELOW its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1387.


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

Cartoon of The Day: Voter Motivation...

Rising Rates In Spain Does Not Bode Well For European Union Or The Global Economy...

If Bush Tax Cuts Expire, Recession Likely In 2013...

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

On Friday, May 25, the S&P 500 closed @ 1318, and that was...
  
    +0.6% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1310.
    +2.4% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1287.
    -3.7% BELOW its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1369.


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

It's Deja Vu All Over Again for The Stock Market in 2012...

The stock market forms a triple in top in 2011 and repeats the pattern this year in 2012.

Oil Trades Below $90 For The First Time Since October...

Gallup Poll: And Americans Say The Safest Long-Term Investment Is...?

Gold?

Why aren't annuities and insurance on this safety-first list???

Quote of the Day: Health Care Wisdom

"It is amazing that people who think we cannot afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, and medication somehow think that we can afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, medication and a government bureaucracy to administer it."

Thomas Sowell

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

On Friday, May 18, the S&P 500 closed @ 1295, and that was...
  
    -0.9% BELOW its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1307.
    +1.0% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1282.
    -6.0% BELOW its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1378.


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

Next Domino To Fall in Europe: Spain's Unemployment Rate Is Over 24%