Weekly Commentary

Weekly Market Commentary 4-9-12 The market has rallied off of its lows from the third quarter of last year, but the jobs report last Friday is a reminder that the global economy still has room for improvement. Economists were expecting 201,000 new jobs, and the actual result was only 120,000. The unemployment rate did drop […]

Weekly Market Commentary Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company Since Jim O’Neill’s paper on the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) economies in 2001, there has been a lot of emphasis on growing economic countries because of their rapid GDP growth and the potential for significant investment returns. Over the next few weeks I […]

Weekly Market Commentary 3-27-12 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips & Company We all know we need to save for retirement; the fuzzy part is how much we need to save. Most experts these days will say you need about 70 to 80% of your current income for retirement but this number can vary based on […]

Weekly Market Commentary 3-19-12 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company Last week the S&P 500 had its best weekly gain of the year and economic data continued to show signs of an improving economy (albeit slowly). While this was happening last week, you might have noticed something else that happened (I sure did). Wall […]

Weekly Market Commentary 3/12/12 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company Last week’s economic data was overall positive. The most notable piece of economic news last week was the Nonfarm Payrolls Report. Last month nonfarm payroll rose by 227,000 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS also revised up the nonfarm payroll […]

Weekly Market Commentary 3-5-12 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company For the last four years I’ve believed that in order for the economy to improve, we must at least see an improvement in jobs and income. Depending on the lens you choose to look through, it appears we might be seeing just that. Bloomberg […]

Weekly Market Commentary 2-27-12 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company Warren Buffett released his annual shareholder letter this week. Among the facts and ramblings was an interesting opinion on gold: “…Gold, currently a huge favorite of investors who fear almost all other assets, especially paper money (of whose value, as noted, they are right […]

Weekly Market Commentary 2-21-12   Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company     There has been a lot of talk about a slowdown in the Chinese economy. A slowdown which could have possible broad based implications as China is the third largest global economy (behind the European Union and United States).   Although, before […]

Weekly Market Commentary 2-13-12 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company Markets have been on a rip roaring rally these last few weeks. The S&P 500 was up 4.48% in January and is up 6.98% YTD. Under normal circumstances coming off a year like last year where returns seemed non-existent, one would expect a strong […]

Weekly Market Commentary 2-6-11 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company Is Facebook worth it? Without a doubt, this will be the biggest question we get asked as advisors over the coming weeks. So, could investing in Facebook once it becomes publically traded be the path to fortune or could it be another version of […]