New Fee Disclosure Rules Help Make Costs More Transparent Ask most retirement plan participants how much they pay to participate in their workplace plan, and answer will probably be, “Nothing.” But your retirement plan isn’t really free. While employees typically aren’t charged any out-of-pocket costs to participate in their plans, participants do pay expenses, many […]
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5 Stock Market Changers This Week – February 14 – 2011
Retail Sales: While slightly weaker than in November, retail sales still increased in December from the previous month, giving another indication that the economic recovery is on track. This week’s figures for January will show how much of an impact record snowstorms had on retail sales for January. New data come out Tuesday at 8:30 […]
AAM February 2011 Newsletter
URL: http://p0.vresp.com/M3XWWz Hello and thank you for reading my e-newsletter. Happy New Year! Let’s make 2011 a great year together! I hope you find the information useful. If you enjoy the newsletter please forward to a friend. Please also let me know what you like to see so that I may continue to provide […]
Five Stock Market Changers To Watch This Week – February 7 – 2011
Consumer Credit: Consumer credit rose $1.4 billion in November following a $7 billion increase in October. Strong vehicle sales point to continued strength for non-revolving credit in December’s numbers. New data come out Monday at 3 p.m. Fed Speaks: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to testify before the House Budget Committee on economic, […]
AAM Weekly Market Wrap – January – 30 – 2011
January 28, 2011 Weekly Market Wrap: Stocks ended the week slightly lower as a rally was halted by middle east instability, surging commodity prices and riots in Egypt. The S&P 500 index ended the week down 0.5% to close at 1,276. Commodity prices ended the week flat after a huge rally on Friday. Oil closed […]
5 Stock Market Changers this Week – January 24 – 2011
Consumer Confidence: Continued high unemployment pulled The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index down to 52.5 in December from 54.3 in November, tempering growing optimism about the economy’s recovery. Economists are hoping a tax deal reached in Congress before the holiday recess will fuel consumers’ optimism about the recovery. New numbers are due out on Tuesday […]
Five Stock Market Changers This Week – January 16 – 2011
Empire State Manufacturing: After dropping sharply into negative territory in November, the monthly survey of manufacturers in New York State conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed conditions improved in December for New York State manufacturers. New orders and shipments rose above zero, an indication the economy in the Empire State is rebounding. […]
AAM Weekly Market Wrap – January 15 – 2011
January 15, 2011 Weekly Market Wrap: Stocks continued to trend higher the second week into the new year. The S&P 500 finished the week up 1.7% to 1,293. Oil jumped another 3.5% to $91.54 per barrel. Gold ended the week about 1% lower at $1,361 per oz and the dollar finished the week down 2.5% […]
Five Stock Market Changers This Week – January 09, 2011
Wholesale Inventories: U.S. wholesale inventories, a key driver of the economy’s recovery, increased 1.9 percent in October more than twice as much as was forecasted as companies stocked up to meet the biggest sales gain in seven months 2.2 percent. Markets will be keeping an eye on new figures due out […]
AAM Weekly Wrap – January 8 – 2011
January 08, 2011 Weekly Market Wrap: The markets edged higher the first week of the new year as economic data continued to point to an recovering and expanding economy. The S&P 500 finished the week 1.1% higher to close at 1,272. Gold and Oil both moved lower on the week. Oil was down 3.2% to […]
