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  Precisely InaccurateWeekly CEO Commentary 1-7-13 Tim Phillips, CEO—Phillips & Company This is the time of year when firms roll out their predictions for 2013. Honestly, if they were so accurate they wouldn't need clients, nor would they share their information. It… More >>

  All The Times I Thought I Should Sell: PanicWeekly CEO Commentary 12-31-12Tim Phillips, CEO—Phillips & Company As of this writing (Sunday Night) the Political Class in this country has failed to come to terms with over 500 billion in tax increases and spending cuts… More >>

  Really? Weekly CEO Commentary 12-24-12Tim Phillips, CEO—Phillips & Company While I was traveling through India in April I snapped the photo you see on the header of this blog. I've looked at it several times over the course of this year and I finally figured out what… More >>

  Don't Look Down: The GDP Growth Cliff Weekly CEO Commentary 12-17-12 Tim Phillips, CEO—Phillips & Company This week the Federal Reserve took another step in encouraging risk taking by shifting their communication policy. They effectively went to a rules-based… More >>

  It's Never Quite What You ExpectWeekly CEO Commentary 12-10-12Tim Phillips, CEO—Phillips & Company If you followed your instincts and sold out of your equity positions 3 weeks ago, you would have missed a 2.25% return. Certainly you would have been reacting to your… More >>

Stock Buybacks: Headline Investing or Looking Under the Hood? Weekly CEO Commentary 12-3-12 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips & Company Stock buybacks are expected to be on the rise, according to a report in the New York Times. We have already seen Starbucks, Procter &… More >>

  The All Consuming Fiscal CliffWeekly CEO Commentary 11-26-12Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips & Company It's clear that Thanksgiving dinner could barely wrap up as the shopping began. Stores opened as early as 8 PM on Thursday to get a jump on the most important tradition… More >>

Fear or Rationality Weekly CEO Commentary 11-19-12 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips & Company With the markets down 3.7% in the last three weeks, it's easy to think investors are fearful. Or, they could also be rationally pricing in some legitimate issues. Let's take the… More >>

  The Emotional Cliff: Jumping is not a StrategyWeekly CEO Commentary 11-12-12Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips & Company Before I get into my market commentary, I want to take a minute to extend a thank you to all of our veterans and active duty military personnel for all… More >>

Does It MatterWeekly CEO Commentary 11-5-2012Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company Of all the times to not be political, now is one of the best. In what looks like a very close election and polls suggesting an evenly divided country, I am sure emotions are running… More >>