Bouchey Blog
Charles Schwab tells us that we are in the top 10% of all firms in the country because of our dedicated team and the investment we’ve made in technology. With that being said, we aren’t sitting on our laurels and have invested in a trading / CRM platform that is second to none so we…
Happy New Year!!! I have been helping clients manage their wealth for more than 21 years and I can’t remember a year that was as crazy as 2011 was. With that being said, let me start out by saying goodbye 2011 and HELLO 2012. Since 1926, the S&P 500 index has returned 11% during an…
It’s only a couple hours into the trading day but the markets are up over 3% and some near 4%, wiping out more than half of last week’s losses (its early and who knows where we will be at 4:00). Long-term investors need to take notice that trying to time the markets is a losing…
Because of all the recent headlines, I wanted to share some mid-quarter observations which may be stirring up unwanted emotions. First of all, the US and global economic outlook has deteriorated since my last letter, and I believe there’s a lot of bad news built into stock markets. This isn’t the first time investors have…
Rain, rain, go away, please come back another day. Unfortunately, we have no control over Mother Nature and the chaos she can create so let’s pray that she takes a break and all of the people who have been sadly affected by her actions can get their lives back in order sooner than later. What…
After seeing nothing but red arrows facing down today for any and all types of investments, I wanted to share my views. Today gold lost its luster, commodities are lower, the yield on the 10 Year US Treasury is only 1.72%, and there isn’t one stock that’s up in the Dow, to top it off…
2nd Quarter Update
Investors saw red during the 2nd quarter and it wasn’t from the fireworks, rather it was the never ending headlines that added to the volatility and made for a down quarter. The Dow was off – 2.5%, S&P 500 down – 3.3%, Nasdaq giving back the most – 5% and the Russell 2000 small-cap index…