DOLLARS & SENSE

DOLLARS & SENSE

BY CHRIS HANLY   Time for Investors to Hunker Down  Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services First and most importantly, I hope that all of you are safe and made it through Hurricane Sandy with nothing more than minor damage and some inconvenience. My thoughts are with you all, as are everyone at Gary Goldberg Financial […]

Dollars and Sen$e — Insulation Strategy: Buy American

BY CHRIS HANLY Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services What was once the rallying cry of labor, it turns out, is a pretty good investment strategy for today’s environment, especially for investors who need income. You may be justifiably sick of hearing about Europe, and I will spare you the latest gory details. However, turning […]

Dollars & Sense: After a weak jobs report, more trouble ahead

BY CHRIS HANLY Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services Year over year, the S&P 500 has now risen nearly 20%, and is up over 11% year to date. Over the same time frame, corporate earnings have only risen about 7%. Although markets are cheering some of the recent economic data and the progress being made […]

DOLLARS AND SEN$E

DOLLARS AND SEN$E

Be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy BY CHRIS HANLY Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services So goes one of my favorite sayings by investment great Warren Buffet. To be sure, as money managers, we (Gary Goldberg Financial Services) have a much more deliberate approach to investing. However, as investor […]

DOLLARS AND SEN$E: What Now?

DOLLARS AND SEN$E: What Now?

BY CHRIS HANLY Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services The optimism and exuberance experienced during the first quarter of the year seems but a distant memory these days. While the S&P 500 gained nearly 12 percent in the first quarter, it has lost nearly 7 percent from April 2 through June 25. Moreover, market volatility […]

Dollars & Sen$e: Summer Hedging Strategies from the Pro’s

Dollars & Sen$e: Summer Hedging Strategies from the Pro’s

BY CHRIS HANLY Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services As markets and investors are roiled by the ongoing troubles in Greece and growing worries over Spanish banks, it may now be time to look at gold as an investment again. With the S&P down about 6 percent in May, and no sign of the European […]