Testing Your NervesWeekly Market Commentary 6-17-13Tim Phillips, CEO—Phillips & Company
Since the world misinterpreted the Federal Reserve Chairman's comments, we have seen a massive increase in volatility (also known as worry, anguish and second guessing by… More >>
There Is No Free Lunch: Correlations AboundWeekly Market Commentary 6-10-13Tim Phillips, CEO—Phillips & Company
Since the beginning of the year, the S&P 500 is up 16.2%, the Dow up 17.7% and the NASDAQ up 15.6%.[i]
Over the last several weeks, Wall Street has… More >>
The Onion Has More Than One Layer: Crying or smiling will depend on your sensitivityWeekly Market Commentary 6-3-13Tim Phillips, CEO—Phillips & Company
As discussed in last week’s blog, policy errors are all around us. The US equity markets have pulled back 1.44%… More >>
On Wednesday, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve gave a very slight indication the Fed would consider adjusting the amount of bonds they buy on a monthly basis from $85 billion.(source: Bespoke, 5/24/13) In that moment, the US Equity markets tanked. We lost approximately… More >>
Client EducationPlanning For Health Care in RetirementMay 22, 2013
As part of our ongoing mission to help our clients make educated financial decisions, we are now releasing our latest client education presentation. This issue focuses on a topic that many of our clients… More >>
The Most Undervalued Asset Class? Can Cheap get Cheaper?Weekly Market Commentary 5-20-13Tim Phillips, CEO—Phillips & Company
It seems like nothing will stop the US equity markets from rallying. I'm convinced Federal Reserve activity is creating distortions in market… More >>
A Chink in the Armor Weekly Market Commentary 5-13-13Tim Phillips, CEO—Phillips & Company
Amidst all the euphoria of a record stock market and plethora of earnings reports, it's easy to lose sight of how weak and cautious the consumer really is. We have written in… More >>
The Dividend Trump CardWeekly CEO Commentary 5-6-2013Tim Phillips, CEO—Phillips & Company
The most frequent question I'm being asked right now is, "Can this market continue to move higher?" The short answer, in my opinion, is yes. One basic rule of thumb on investing… More >>
The Consumer Did Its Job Weekly CEO Commentary 4-29-13 Tim Phillips, CEO—Phillips & Company
The much anticipated report card on the US economy was released last week and I would grade it a C overall. The US economy grew at an annualized pace of 2.5%.
The consumer… More >>
The Fed: Do we trust them?Weekly CEO Commentary 4-22-13Tim Phillips, CEO—Phillips & Company
“Inflation, not if, when"- A noted Wall Street firm
Like you, all of us at Phillips and Company are very sad at the events that occurred this week in Boston. Our hearts are… More >>