Author: Ellen Le

What type of year was 2011? What will 2012 bring?

The intense volatility of the stock market seems to parallel the polarization of the good and bad news we are living with.

The inability of Congress and the Administration to take steps for economic improvement is troubling.

I typically wait until well into the fourth quarter before I write about tax planning. But, you can never plan too early and some investors may have sold some or all of their stocks during the recent market decline. There may be a few stocks you sold that you still have conviction about for the long term and you may be thinking about buying them…

If America is a big ship, our government seems to have a captain gunning for starboard with a crew positioning leeward. No one can fault you for being nervous about the economy.

We are now thinking more seriously about inflation.

Delay going after those benefits.

Stocks may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but they surely have a strong following these days.

It is interesting to see stocks do well in the face of such negative world events—rising oil and gasoline prices, inflationary pressures, interest rate concerns, European budget meltdowns, and growing federal deficits.

Concerns over disruptions in oil flow and subsequent price increases are real