by Financial Professionals, Inc | Apr 12, 2018 | Current Commentary
2018 1st Quarter Commentary ALARMISM SELLS! Yes, alarmism sells when you are trying to sell newspapers or air time on television and radio. However, it is not always helpful to us as investors. Lately, we are being told that we should be alarmed about the...
by Financial Professionals, Inc | Jan 15, 2018 | Current Commentary
2017 4th Quarter Commentary “IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID” Bill Clinton, 1992 During Bill Clinton’s first run for President in 1992, his campaign slogan was, “It’s the Economy, Stupid.” It was a good campaign strategy. In general, if the public is experiencing a...
by Financial Professionals, Inc | Oct 11, 2017 | Current Commentary
2017 3rd Quarter Commentary THE GOLD RUSH! In 1849, gold was discovered in California. Back east, the media picked up on it and began to publish stories about people getting rich overnight in the California gold fields. As a consequence, thousands of people sold...
by Financial Professionals, Inc | Jul 18, 2017 | Current Commentary
2017 2nd Quarter Commentary – WHAT IN THE WORLD IS “WANNACRY” RANSOMWARE? In 1988, the first computer plague was developed – a small program written as an experiment by computer scientist, Robert Morris, Jr. This plague, or worm, effectively shut down the...
by Financial Professionals, Inc | Apr 20, 2017 | Current Commentary
2017 1st Quarter Commentary POLITICS AND THE ECONOMY We realize that many people supported the Trump presidential campaign, and many did not. However, since Mr. Trump was elected President of the United States, his agenda matters in terms of the economy. As we listed...
