Insights
By Donna L. Marsella, WB Smith Companies
By the end of the first quarter 2008, it was apparent that the Federal Reserve’s unprecedented efforts in mid-March to restore confidence and provide stability to the markets was working…at least for now. After the near failure of investment bank Bear Stearns, the Fed’s actions had a positive effect among investors by stemming the downward motion of the dizzying rollercoaster experience which began during 2007. [read more...]
In the News -
The Recent "Bear" Market - March, 2008
By Donna L. Marsella, WB Smith Companies
Since mid-2007 the investment community has been mired in negative news … and now, roughly 8 months later, the plot has thickened, as news of the near collapse of Bear Stearns added a new dimension to the current financial crisis! [read more...]
Stock Market Superstition and Super Bowl Theory – Good News/Bad News - February, 2008
By Donna L. Marsella, WB Smith Companies
There’s Good News and Bad News. First the Bad News …(that is, if you’re a N.E. Patriots fan)... the NY Giants won the Super Bowl. The Good News is, according to stock market lore and Super Bowl Theory, that a victory by an NFC (National Football Conference) Team or an original (pre-1970 merger) NFL Team points to a bullish stock market in the upcoming year.
