Author: Bonddad

1.) Fiscal Responsibility: Balancing the budget of the United States benefits the country as a whole, not just a selected few.  This benefit manifests itself in   – Lower interest rates from less government...

DIA +.38%, SPY +.07%, QQQQ +.23% 10-Year Treasury -4/32 to 4.16% Oil -61 cents to $60.01 Dollar +1.2% versus euro and yen The primary stock specific news today was an analyst upgrade of IBM.  Aside from that, stock traders...

DIA -.13%, SPY +.26%, QQQQ +.47% 10-year Treasury -11/32 to 4.15% Oil +$1.78 to $60.70/bbl Dollar -1%/euro -.8% versus yen The markets were mixed today, with the Dow dropping while the S&P and NASDAQ rose.  Oil’s...

“Encompassing everything from land surveyors to general contractors to loan officers, the sprawling sector has added 700,000 jobs to the nation’s payrolls over the last four years, according to an analysis by...

DIA +.68%, SPY +.62%, QQQQ +.35% 10-Year Treasury -3/32 to yield 4.11% Oil -71 cents to $58.92 Dollar -.8% versus euro, -.3% versus yen The markets continued their rally from last week.  There were several reasons for the...