Archive
2012
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February
3rd 8.3%
1st Two markets...two tales
January
30th The Dividend Play
26th If you want less of something, tax it!
19th The EPA
12th Blinding glimpse of the obvious
11th Hypothetical PE
9th Skepticism rules
4th Good Start
2nd Tumultuous 2011 comes to an end.
2011
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December
22nd A Tax Holiday
15th Best House on the block.
14th Looking for another fix.
13th Forcasting Hurricanes...and Markets
7th déjà vu all over again!
1st Uncle Ben to the rescue???
November
22nd Bring a case of beer to a fraternity house.
17th Is Washington getting the wrong message?
14th Kicking the can, again and again and again.
8th Great Mystery
October
31st Euro Doubts...already!
31st MF Global Bankruptcy
28th Most Solid!
28th Who's hair got cut?
27th Euro Relief...for now!
26th New "Offer" from Bondholders
26th Get out of the way!
25th Wishful Thinking
24th Earnings continue to roll
21st Memphis City Blues
21st What spemding cuts?
18th Rhetorical Question
14th Tanning Beds and the "Mega Rich!"
12th So what's changed?
5th Who's on first
5th Headline
September
29th It could be worse!
28th Remember the first TARP vote
26th Desparate for something
19th Good News...Italy downgraded?
12th Message to Greece
6th Ping Pong
2nd Zero!
August
25th I love Goolllddd!
22nd Set up for disappointment?
19th No Vote of Confiedence
11th Scared to death...Good!
9th Doing the job for the Fed!
9th Over/Under Answer
9th 5 Reasons to still like stocks
8th Over/Under
8th Got Stimulus?
8th Reaction to Downgrade?
4th Ironic
4th Wake Up Call
2nd Putin...Economic Expert
2nd It's a deal! A very modest deal!
July
28th Greece, here we come!
26th Calling the bluff.
21st The player to be named later
19th Too Negative?
15th The exact time and date of default
15th Lucy at the Fed
13th Where's the Trust Fund?
12th Freddy Kruegar...He's baaacck!
June
30th I am not a math major.
30th Amazing Resilency, but battle just beginning
24th Who's the Evil Speculator now?
22nd The Consequences of Risk
21st What's the point of having a limit.
15th The Behavior of Petulant Children
13th Big Numbers Week
9th OPEC's Fraternity House
9th Good News Rally?
7th Bond Market Battle Royale
3rd Extending the extended period of time.
1st It's conclusive, we are in a slowdown.
May
30th More than a day off
23rd Kidding ourselves?
23rd What is the bond market telling us?
18th The pause that refreshes
13th Hooray! Oil is only $100 a barrel.
11th Confused...again
6th Shouting Fire!
5th Big Report
5th That was quick!
3rd Avoid Complacency
3rd Great News
April
28th Low Interest For Ever! No Way...Way!
27th What time will you be home?
26th Bernanke Watch
25th QE 2 and 1/2
20th Willie Sutton: "Because that's where the money is!"
18th Hey, wait a minute!
18th S&P Realty Check
13th I feel strongly both ways!
12th End of the Oil Trade?
7th When is a limit a limit?
6th Raising rates for the Fed.
1st Energy Policy
March
31st Recovery or Bubble
31st Budget Battles
29th Mixed Signals
25th Incredible Resiliency!
18th Dominating Headlines
17th Opposite
16th Uncertainty Rules
15th Market Timing Folly
14th Japan Energy Aftershocks
11th Where is John McEnroe when you need him?
10th Market Weakness
4th Uninspiring Unemployment Number
2nd I'm shocked...Part II
February
24th The Devil you know...
17th Slow and Steady
8th Global Unsynchronicity
4th Damn the snow!
1st "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!"
January
31st Look! Another Black Swan
27th Baby Sitter for Nassau County
26th "too risky for the private sector"
26th Ignore the man behind the curtain!
25th Big Raise and a Freeze
21st Muni Madness
20th Beating Drums
14th "Strategic"
10th Unintended Consequences
7th Disappointing Employment Number
5th Setting up for Friday
4th USA! USA!
2010
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December
22nd Census Movement
17th Tax "Cut" Hyperbole
16th Where's the bond money going?
14th Business as Usual
10th The Sport of Kings
8th The Great Tax Compromise
7th Three people can keep a secret...
6th 100% Confident
3rd Time for a cheese burger
3rd Jobs disappointment
2nd Not all Central Banks are created equal
1st There really is some good news out there.
November
22nd Everything was fine a week ago.
18th Time for Root Canal Surgery!
10th Ignoring History
8th Let the trade wars begin!
5th Confused...again!
4th For Better or Worse
2nd Diving into the deep end of the pool.
1st Election Day Set-up
October
26th Actions speak louder than words
20th Where are the equity investors?
19th Currency Games
19th What was that?
15th If a tree falls in a forest...
15th Lending to yourself
14th Could this be the beginning?
12th Will Housing ever bottom?
8th More Disappointment
1st Freddy Krueger
September
29th So, I guess I'm Stupid!
28th Bernanke's Put Option
20th Another Solution
16th The govenrment giveth...and taketh away.
15th Retirement Blues
14th Money in the Mattress?
9th Targeted and Temporary
3rd Better Unemployment Number
2nd The "Safety of Bonds" Myth
1st Just like that!
August
31st Ugly August
30th Bright Side of Double Dip Fears
27th All eyes on Wyoming
26th Lack of Business Confidence
24th Are bonds forecasting a double dip?
17th Are rates too high?
12th Slowdown?
10th Fed Day
6th Another disappointing Jobs Report
4th RAMMING SPEED!!!
July
29th Still tough sledding ahead.
26th Fading Double Dip Fears.
23rd Everyone passes...I'm shocked!
22nd The trend continues
21st Tumbling Walls
20th Diappointed Market
13th Off to a good start!
13th Long live the Boss
9th Something to look forward to?
8th Negativity
7th Scared Bond Market
7th Premature Legislation
6th Double Dipping?
June
29th Worried about the future?
28th G20 Clarity
23rd One Confused Market
21st Currency Politics
18th Political Theatre
16th BP cuts the dividend
15th Good News Continues
9th Cutting BP's Dividend?
8th Energy Reality Check
4th Ugly Unemployment Number
2nd Strong Day
2nd And more good news...
1st More Good News
May
28th Analyzing Unemployment
27th Where are they going to go?
26th More Positives
24th Something Positive
21st Feeling sorry for the Germans
20th Disbelief
13th The new reserve currency.
11th Seven Dirty Words!
10th Delaying the Game.
7th Just when you thought it safe to go back in the water!
6th Greece Fire!
4th Market Correction
3rd Government Goose Egg!
April
30th In Praise of Derivatives
27th Euro Contagion
23rd You can't be serious!
19th Definition of a Market Maker
13th Lackof Small Business Confidence
8th China Thaw
6th A sign of things to come?
5th Why are intrest rates rising?
2nd Good Employment Report
March
31st Interesting Next Few Days
30th Slow and Steady
25th Tightening for the Fed
23rd Healtcare Impact
19th Taxing Investment
18th Risk trade Game on!
16th Encouraging News
11th They're Back...Again...Evil Speculators!
9th Happy Anniversary!
8th I want my OSCARS!
2nd Beware the Snowman
February
26th Tough Week
18th SURPRISE!
16th Watch the Trend
12th Tightening without Tightening
11th Declaring Fiscal Emergency
4th Blame the Greeks!
2nd Are stocks back?
January
28th The Accuracy of a Weatherman
27th Monday Morning Quarterbacks
26th Do these guys talk to each other? Part II
22nd Do these guys talk to each other?
21st Outragous Severence Package
21st Forced Exit Strategy
19th Stunning Upset...Good for Stocks?
19th Bond Buyers beware!
15th Politics at its worst.
14th Something is missing?
13th Wow! A productive meeting in D.C.
12th "Targeted"
7th Are higher rates good for stocks?
6th The most powerful force in the universe!
2009
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December
31st Remarkable Roller-Coaster Ride of 2009
28th Climbing the Wall of Worry
22nd Who will fine the FAA?
21st Double Diamonds
16th Still searching for an exit strategy
15th "Fat Cat" Bankers
10th Economic Bully
8th Discipline Disappointment
7th The door has been opened.
4th The end of the gold rush?
2nd Where are the jobs?
November
27th The world is still a dangerous place
24th The Return of the Multinationals
23rd I'll take the devil I know.
20th Someone is going to be horribly wrong!
19th Let me get this straight?
17th Headline vs. Pipeline Inflation
12th Political "Tools"
6th 10.2%!
4th Defining "Extended"
2nd Cash, Cash, Everywhere
October
30th VIX Complacency
29th Gyrations
27th "Public" Competition
26th The Yankees win! Theeeeeeeeee Yankees win!
23rd Earnings Surprise
22nd I'm Confused (again!)
19th Age of Enlightenment
16th The Market's Mixed Bag
14th Dow 10,000!
13th Rate Fatigue
9th Look how much I saved!
8th Reason for Optimism
7th Death of the Consumer?
2nd Economic uncertainty heading into earning season
September
29th Merger Mania?
25th Those Ivy geeks ain't that smart!
23rd Fed Day. Calling all English Majors!
21st Beware "Mini Bubbles"
18th Correction Time
15th Employment Blues
11th Let's Go Red!
10th Inflation or Deflation Threat
9th Government Competition
8th Mixed Market Messages
4th Ugly Headline...Better Trend
3rd Unemployment Airwaves
2nd September Blues
August
31st China Syndrome
26th Obama Dilemma
25th Bernanke Returns
24th V vs. W
21st Double Dip Worries
20th Better Deficit Numbers?
19th Oil up...Equities up?
18th Financial Media Bias
17th Recovery Catalyst?
14th Interpreting Bond Auction Results
13th Good New...Bad News
12th Fed Day
7th Oil Market Message
3rd Cash for Clunkers
July
31st Impressive Performance
29th They're Back!...Evil Speculators
28th Economic recovery?
27th Healthcare Reform and the Rally
21st Trust Me!
17th Good Earnings for Banks?
15th Cutting to the bone?
14th "Cha-Chingo!"
10th Three Strikes&You're Out!
9th The Latest and Greatest
7th Good News?
6th Earnings Season
3rd Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
June
30th No longer a wind in our face.
29th If no one is worried, I'm worried!
24th Between a rock and a hard place
23rd Tug of War
19th Need for More Stimulus?
18th Who will regulate the regulator?
17th Who will regulate the politicians?
15th Uphill Climb to get more difficult?
11th Failing to learn from history?
9th Good News&Bad News
4th How do you reduce the deficit?
3rd GM Bankrupt&Dow up 200?
1st Bipolar Disorder
May
29th Free Market Failure?
27th The Return of the Bond Vigilantes
27th GM Bankruptcy
26th Confidence vs. Spending
22nd Remember
21st $40 Billion
20th Armageddon Shelved
15th Support your national park.
14th Sitting on the fence.
7th Bond Auctions and Budgets
1st Delaying the Stressed Out Game.
April
29th Bad News...Good News
24th Too Much or Too Little Credit?
23rd A "Stressed" Catch 22
21st "ONLY" Part II
20th "ONLY"
17th A Tale of Two Markets
7th Managing Expectations
3rd Bad number...Flat Market
March
31st Running GM
30th CEO Exit
25th A Sure Bet
23rd Finally, A Plan.
20th March Madness
16th Happy Anniversary Bear Stearns
14th Chinese Premier wags his finger.
11th Get Shorty!
5th Looking for the light.
4th Econ 101
2nd Fingers in a dike.
February
27th Now that's a revision!
26th A Full Plate
23rd Piece by Piece
20th Baseball and Banking
13th The Definition of "Bipartisan."
13th Targeting the Problem
10th Hurry up and wait!
9th You can't make this up!
6th Ugly News...So why is the market up?
4th Slippery Slope
3rd Uncertainty rules for the moment.
January
30th The Evil of Profit
27th Time Release Capsule
26th Death of the Buy and Hold Strategy.
24th In the name of "Stimulus"
21st Delaying the Game.
20th Power Transfer
15th I wish I were an English major.
13th Going Green in Detroit
9th Weakening Economy
7th Overseeing the Overseers.
6th Forecast Folly
5th Hey, It's a start!
2008
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December
31st 2008 What a Year!
23rd Bailout Satire (Sadly, not far from the truth!)
18th Dollar Demise
17th Madoff Madness
16th WOW! Throw the Kitchen Sink, Ben!
15th Who is dependent on Oil?
12th Auto Disaster?
11th Armageddon v. Road to Recovery
10th Washington Hubris on Display
9th Zero Percent!!!????
9th Unintended Consequences
5th Ugly Unemployment
4th Defining Risk
2nd Great News! We are officially in Recession.
1st Buyer's Strike
November
20th Beware of "Average" Returns
17th Credit markets improve, caution still prevails!
12th Banks Not Lending????
7th Looking Forward
5th All things being equal...
4th Happy Election Day!
October
28th Consumer confidence is down? What a shock!
27th There is something different this time?
22nd Hey, It's Cheap! (I think?)
20th Got Steroids?
17th Credit markets are improving...slowly.
16th The Death of Equities?
13th It's still volatility when it goes up 936 points!
10th What a Difference a Week Makes!
9th He did it...No he did it...No she did it...No the dog did it!
8th Return of the Shorts
8th Irrational Pessimism
6th ALL BANKS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL.
2nd Main Street vs. Wall Street II
September
30th Main Street vs. Wall Street
29th Embarrassing
29th Imminent vote, Long-term Fix
26th Alphabet Soup
25th $700,000,000,000.00
24th Who came up with this one?
24th No matter what happens, We (the taxpayer) are on the hook.
23rd CAUTION: Politician in front of camera!
23rd Media Nonsense
22nd Life (on Wall Street) as we know it...is over.
21st It's not the Gun, It's the User
19th The Seatbelt Sign is still on.
19th Bernanke and Paulson use the Bazooka!
18th Is this time different?
17th The Seat Belt Sign Is On
17th Down 450! Is there any light at the end of the tunnel?
17th It's Cool to be a Commercial Banker?
17th Booing at the NYSE
16th The Energy Seesaw
15th Energy Price Movement
14th How Many Egg Baskets Does It Take?
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KEN ENTENMANN, CFA
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND
THE DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Ken is a Senior Vice President and the Director of the Trust and Investment Services at Alliance Bank, N.A. He has more than 25 years of investment experience and oversees the management of assets totaling $1 billion. He holds a B.S. in Applied Economics and Business Management from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester. He has also earned his Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Trust Division of the New York Banker's Association. He is also a director of the Central New York Community Foundation.
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