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Slowing, Slowing, Gone?

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

After a two month delinquency in updates we’re back.  And, wow - what a market to start writing about again.  Since our last post in April, the S&P 500 lost 9% of its value while the Dow surrendered a hefty 11%.  In fact, we are knee deep in recession as far as textbooks go - with the Dow crossing the 20% drop mark in early July.  So, what now?  To steal a line from the late great Douglas Adams - don’t panic.  The slow market days of summer are the perfect time to step back and reassess the situation. (more…)