Bouchey Blog
Over the weekend finance ministers and central bank governors from the top 20 industrialized countries (G-20 countries) met to discuss financial topic relating to the global economy. One of the primary areas of discussion was the recent devaluation in currencies, most recently with the British Sterling and the Japanese Yen. The Yen has declined almost…
Tune in for “Lets Talk Money” Saturday February 16th at noon for a candid conversation with Congressman Paul Tonko concerning the Fiscal Cliff, Debt Ceiling and how far will Congress go with making some difficult choices on fixing the debt problem of our country. WGY News Talk Radio AM 810 or FM 103.1 or listen live at www.wgy.com or…
Our investment team was fortunate enough this past week to travel to Boston to attend Charles Schwab’s Investment Outlook 2013 Conference. It was a great opportunity to hear the economic and investment outlooks from some of the world’s leading portfolio managers. The trip also afforded our investment committee an opportunity to meet for an extended…
Following Apple’s mixed earnings report Wednesday night (revenue fell slightly short and earnings beat expectations), the stock price took a hit in after-hours trading which lasted through Friday, finishing the week at $443/share. Although Apple’s earnings were a disappointment to most, there were many positive elements to the report and the sharp decline is primarily…
Experts: Economy slowly healing, but jobs are key to recovery – saratogian.com.
For the investor looking for a calm, headline free year, they certainly didn’t find it in 2012. From the potential impact of the Fiscal Cliff, to continued concerns of a spread of the European crisis, the possibility of an Israel and Iran conflict and weakness in emerging market economies, there were plenty of reasons and…
Sequestration and the Aftermath
The sequestration deadline has come and gone with most people probably thinking to themselves “now that wasn’t so bad.” To take a phrase from PIMCO’s Mohamed El-Erian and use it in a different context, it feels as though we’re finally getting used to Washington’s “New Normal.” We saw it with the Fiscal Cliff and we’ve…