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  In last week's post (link) we discussed an inflection point in the markets that would likely play out over the course of the week. We wanted to see how market participants would react to a continued absence of corporate earnings growth vs. the growing U.S. Economy. We… More >>

  It sounds like the title to a really good suspense movie. While it's not a movie title, it certainly reflects this precise moment in time that the U.S. Economy and corporate earnings are at. On the one hand, we have continued strength in the U.S. Consumer. Retail sales… More >>

  Last week marked another inflection point in a series of volatile weeks for the stock market. [i] We still maintain one of the main drivers of the volatility is that global investors are realizing Q4 2015 corporate profits being reported are abysmal. While this should… More >>

  U.S. stocks stabilized and closed more than 2 percent higher on the last trading day of January. The market still posted the worst start to a year in at least seven years. That left investors on the edge with fears’; some real and some made up. In our post last week, we… More >>

  While “horriblization” is not a real word, it seems like it should be lately. Although there is no actual definition in the dictionary, I think I can loosely define it as taking something that is not that bad, and exaggerating it as way worse. It seems like investors are… More >>

  The start of 2016 has certainly been a tumultuous one. The S&P 500 is down almost 8%. [i] It's times like this when investor panic sets in. I hear statements like: “What happens if the market goes to zero?” “The world is a dangerous place and stocks are… More >>

  In the wake of the worst five-day performance to start a new year for U.S. stocks, ever (S&P 500 down 5.98%), it's a good time to review our Look Ahead. This week’s post reviews our 2016 Q1 Look Ahead. Please click on the following link to watch our video… More >>

  This time of year brings the traditional wishes of health, happiness, and prosperity for 2016. We at Phillips and Company certainly echo those wishes for you and your family. Another time honored tradition is the making of New Year's resolutions. In fact, 45% of… More >>

  This time of year brings out some of the strangest behavior Wall Street can exhibit. Despite being wrong year in and year out, Wall Street analysts continue to make wild guesses at where the markets will be in the coming year. We at Phillips and Company avoid this… More >>

  Now that the Fed has raised the Fed Funds rates from effectively zero to .25%, we can move on to the next item on the Wall of Worry to wring our hands over. In last week’s post, I laid out our broad perspective on where we are in the market cycle. In summary, we are in… More >>