SFA ‘Green’ Event Results Are In…
On Saturday, May 18, Security First Advisors held a free ‘green’ shred, electronics recycle and ‘ask the organizer’ event. If you were one of the clients who came by and dropped off paper or electronics we would like to thank you for your participation. In all, we learned that in your efforts to offload in […]
Round Numbers, Do They Matter?
Weekly YTD 12 month 3-May-13 26-Apr-13 % Change % Change % Change S&P 500 Index 1,614.42 1,582.24 2.03% 13.20% 17.92% Dow Jones Industrial Average 14,973.96 14,712.55 1.78% 14.27% 14.85% Nasdaq Composite 3,378.63 3,279.26 3.03% 11.89% 14.28% Russell 2000 954.42 935.25 2.05% 12.37% 20.53% MSCI EAFE (International) 1,749.86 1,729.64 1.17% 9.09% 16.37% 10 Year U. S. […]
Midpoint Earnings Update
We are now just past halfway through earnings season, as 269 of the 500 S&P 500 constituents have reported results… Our economy and the corporate earnings picture remains in slow growth mode. Of the companies that have released results so far, earnings have grown at about 3.8%, year-over-year, according to Standard & Poor’s. It’s not […]
Facts and Misconceptions Behind Our Tax Code
Another tax day is behind us. Here are some interesting facts and misconceptions behind our tax code… 1) The saying “The only constant is change” applies to taxes as well. Our current federal tax policy is complex. It contains around four million words and there are over 400 tax forms on the IRS’s website. It […]
2013 Strong Out of the Gates
In the first quarter, the U.S. stock markets led the world. Large cap stocks, represented by the S&P 500 index of large company stocks gained 10.03% for the quarter and celebrated a new closing high of 1,569.19 on the last trading day of the quarter. The broad-based EAFE index of larger companies in developed economies […]