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Buyers & Sellers
Viridian Investments | May 21, 2013 | No comments

We devote this commentary each week to assessing the many reasons markets may rise or fall. But at the heart of it, all markets come down to just one thing: buyers and sellers. Taking a look at who is buying and who is selling can tell us something about the durability of the market’s performance

Category: European Markets, Financial Planning, Fixed Income - Bonds, Market Commentary, Uncategorized | Tags: Barclays Aggregate Bond Index, bond market, bonds, company net share repurchases, European Central Bank, European Investers, fed, federal reserve, Federal Reserve (Fed), fiscal cliff, great recession, hedge funds, ICI, Investment Company Institute, mutual funds, New buyback announcements, pension assets, Pensions, Pensions and Investments, re-allocation of pension fund assets, S&P 500, Treasury Department, U.S. equities, U.S. Stocks

The Rally Is Getting Old, but a New Trend May Be Emerging
Viridian Investments | May 16, 2013 | No comments

Will stocks have a pullback? Eventually sure — but when? This past Friday, May 10, 2013 marked 176 days since a 5%+ pullback in the S&P 500, tying the record for stretches without a pullback in this 50-month-old bull market [Figure 1], so it may be close. Also, in the spring of each of the

Category: European Markets, Market Commentary, Uncategorized | Tags: Citigroup Economic Surprise Index, cyclicals, defensive stocks, European recession, fiscal cliff, S&P 500

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