Market Comment

Santa Claus Rally and 2012 January Effect

January 14, 2012

Two old sayings can harm your investment returns and your 401k at work: “January sets the tone for the entire year” and “the first five trading days set the tone” for the whole year do not always work. We are off to a good start so far in 2012, but predictions are a slick way [...]

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Managing Money in 2012: What Investors Need

January 3, 2012

I have been helping individuals manage their money for over twenty five years. Actually longer — if you count the days I spent with EF Hutton, before becoming a licensed stockbroker. I have seen everything, so I will not recount the glory days and the gory days here. We all have our war stories. Along [...]

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Insurance Companies and the Enstar Group – ESGR

November 22, 2011

In this video, recorded November 18, 2011, we take a look at Enstar Group, ticker symbol ESGR. And by way of comparison, also take a peek at other insurance companies in the sector. All insurance companies are unique, so it is very hard to line up peers when trying to compare names. But it is [...]

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Are Point and Figure Sell Signals Bad?

November 15, 2011

What generates a sell signal on a point and figure chart? The easy answer is “the price going down!” And you would be right. But that’s kind of a “flip” response. The number one question I get asked is “Tom, tell me WHY the stock is going down!” That’s a tougher question to answer. Since [...]

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Green Mountain Coffee

November 15, 2011

Avoiding a big loss can go a long way toward improving the managing your 401k account or your investment portfolio in general. What we try to do at Mullooly Asset Management is manage the risk in your investments. Green Mountain Coffee (GMCR) really collapsed last week, after reporting earnings on November 9th. But the trouble [...]

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Positive Trend Can Be Your Friend

November 1, 2011

After a good run in late October, the last day of October AND now the first day of November are off to a thud. What’s happening? There is a significant difference between the market action in late July – early August and now. The drop in August was enough to break support lines. But at [...]

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FOCPX: Fidelity OTC Fund Analysis October 25, 2011

October 25, 2011

Is the Fidelity OTC Fund (symbol FOCPX) available in your retirement plan at work? FOCPX may be available in your deferred compensation plan or your 401k plan. In the many retirement plans I have reviewed, the Fidelity OTC Fund is one of the more popular funds — meaning, it is often offered as one of [...]

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Doctor Copper, the Economist

October 18, 2011

Copper has often been regarded as a great economic indicator, since copper has so many uses. When the economy typically begins to pick up, copper is in DEMAND. When we have slack (or slow) times in the economy, demand for copper drops. So what is copper, as an economic indicator, saying right now? Keep in [...]

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Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund (MGEMX)

October 11, 2011

Is the Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Index Fund (symbol MGEMX) available in your retirement plan at work? MGEMX may be available in your deferred compensation plan or your 401k plan. In the many retirement plans I have reviewed, this Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund is one of the more popular funds — meaning, it is [...]

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