Election Distortion

By Ted Schwartz If you tune in to politics recently, you are encouraged to take sides in a false dichotomy. You are asked to choose between the people who believe in the free market and the people who believe in government (AKA “Socialism”). This is an absurd choice...

Is this year going according to form?

By Kevin Starkey and Ted Schwartz Sell in May and go away for the summer this year? Maybe not, according to data compiled by our research partner Hidden Levers. In a recent study they conducted of Election Year markets, this year has gone amazingly well to the script...

What Makes Today Different (or is it really different?)

What makes today different  (or is it really different?) By Ted Schwartz June 18, 2012   One of my most knowledgeable, savviest investors asked a great question the other day. What is driving all the volatility we see in the market? There are some great culprits...

Politics, Reality, and the Markets

  Clients can’t help but have concerns this year. Will Greece self destruct? Will Spain be the next to fall? Will the EuroZone Collapse? Will we enter into a double dip recession? Will the current Facebook flop further erode confidence in Wall Street? Is...

ABCNews Articles

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