Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Monday, April 28, 2014
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, April 25, the S&P 500 closed @ 1863, and that was...
+6.2% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1755.
+4.8% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1778.
+0.5% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1855.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend is NEUTRAL
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.
Friday, April 25, 2014
Increasing Tax Rates Does Not Necessarily Lead to Higher Income Tax Receipts
Tax cuts can create incentives for individuals to work, save, and invest, which can generate more revenue.
The most dramatic decline in the top individual income tax rate, from 70 percent to 28 percent, occurred during the Reagan Administration, during which tax receipts remained relatively constant as a share of the economy.
The most dramatic decline in the top individual income tax rate, from 70 percent to 28 percent, occurred during the Reagan Administration, during which tax receipts remained relatively constant as a share of the economy.
PERCENTAGE OF GDP
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Monday, April 21, 2014
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, April 18, the S&P 500 closed @ 1865, and that was...
+6.3% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1755.
+5.1% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1774.
+0.7% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1852.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend is NEUTRAL
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.
Friday, April 18, 2014
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Monday, April 14, 2014
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, April 11, the S&P 500 closed @ 1816, and that was...
+3.8% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1749.
+2.4% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1773.
-1.8% BELOW its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1849.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend is NEUTRAL
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.
Friday, April 11, 2014
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, April 4, the S&P 500 closed @ 1865, and that was...
+6.3% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1755.
+5.7% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1765.
+1.3% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1842.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.
Friday, April 4, 2014
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
25 Million Small Businesses in U.S. Employ Fewer than 10 Employees
In 2007, the last year for which we have data, according to the Census Bureau, there were 21.7 million businesses in the United States with no employees—meaning they were sole proprietorships, or free-lance businesses employing only their owner.
Of the 6 million remaining businesses in the U.S., more than 3 million had 1 to 4 employees, and 1 million had 5 to 9.
So, all in all, small businesses run by 1 person employing fewer than 10 numbered an astonishing 25 million.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, March 28, the S&P 500 closed @ 1858, and that was...
+7.3% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1732.
+5.7% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1758.
+1.2% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1835.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Monday, March 24, 2014
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, March 21, the S&P 500 closed @ 1867, and that was...
+7.6% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1734.
+6.5% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1752.
+1.8% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1833.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.
Friday, March 21, 2014
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, March 14, the S&P 500 closed @ 1841, and that was...
+6.4% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1730.
+5.4% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1746.
+0.6% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1830.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, March 7, the S&P 500 closed @ 1878, and that was...
+8.2% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1736.
+7.9% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1741.
+2.7% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1829.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.
Friday, March 7, 2014
Getting Long In The Tooth? The Bull Market Celebrates It's 5th Birthday...
A 5-year anniversary should give pause to anyone who lends much credence to stock market history. Going back to 1921, the current bull market's rally is only 2 percentage points shy of the average performance. And the average bull market has lasted only 6 weeks longer.
The median bull-market return and duration are +115.4% and 50 months, respectively—leaving the current bull market looking long in the tooth indeed.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, February 28, the S&P 500 closed @ 1859, and that was...
+8.7% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1710.
+7.2% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1735.
+1.8% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1826.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.
Friday, February 28, 2014
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Monday, February 24, 2014
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, February 21, the S&P 500 closed @ 1836, and that was...
+7.6% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1706.
+6.2% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1729.
+0.8% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1822.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL
and the LONG-Term trend is UP.
Friday, February 21, 2014
The Truth About The Minimum Wage...
Just 2.5% of American workers (3.6 million out of 143.2 million workers) were earning the minimum wage ($7.25 per hour) at the end of 2012 and 51% of them were less than 25 years old!
(Source: Department of Labor)
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