Capital Highlights

AUG 2017: An Indicator of Future Home Sales Rebounded

Submitted by The Blakeley Group, Inc. on August 9th, 2017

"It's not hard to made decisions when you know what your values are."
~ Roy Disney

NOTE: Areas with blue text show the most recent market updates since the July Capital Highlights email.

JULY 2017: Gridlock in Washington Continues to Weigh on Economic Expectations

Submitted by The Blakeley Group, Inc. on July 23rd, 2017

"Happiness is not in the mere possession of money.
It lies in the choice of achievement and the thrill of creative effort."
~ Franklin Roosevelt

NOTE: Areas with blue text show the most recent market updates since the June Capital Highlights email.

JUNE 2017: Stocks Rallied for a Second Week

Submitted by The Blakeley Group, Inc. on June 19th, 2017

We want to thank everyone who dropped off paper documents to be shredded and recycled. Your participation saved about a ton of paper for repurposing and out of landfills. The Blakeley Group hopes to see you again next year for this event. We continually remind ourselves that each of us make the recycling system work for everyone.

~ Dick Blakeley, CEO/CIO

MAY 2017: Commodity Weakness Continues in the Energy Sector

Submitted by The Blakeley Group, Inc. on May 15th, 2017

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Feel free to drop off all your sensitive documents you wish to have shredded at our office from now until May 30th. On May 31, we will have ProShred, (www.proshred.com) a bonded insured shredding company come to our office and do on site shredding.

APRIL 2017: Home Prices Surged to Their Highest Level in Nearly Three Years

Submitted by The Blakeley Group, Inc. on April 10th, 2017

NOTE: Areas with blue text show the most recent market updates since the March Capital Highlights email.

MARCH 2017: Consumers Confidence at a 15 year high

Submitted by The Blakeley Group, Inc. on March 10th, 2017

FEB 2017: Job Growth Details

Submitted by The Blakeley Group, Inc. on February 10th, 2017

We are happy to have a new member joining The Blakeley Group. Reana Brady has joined the group assisting Dick and helping support the rest of the team. Please feel free to call or email Reana at 408-459-4911 or info@theblakeleygroup.com. She can help handle most requests and arrange time for calls in my calendar.

JAN 2017: Predictions

Submitted by The Blakeley Group, Inc. on January 6th, 2017

"Please email or call 408-459-4911 if you would like to schedule time to call or meet to discuss what The Blakeley Group is working on in 2017.”

~ Dick Blakeley, CFO

NOTE: Areas with blue text show the most recent market updates since the December Capital Highlights email.

DEC 2016: U.S. economy grew at the fastest pace in over 2 years

Submitted by The Blakeley Group, Inc. on December 12th, 2016

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
~ Benjamin Franklin

NOTE: Areas with blue text show the most recent market updates since the November Capital Highlights email.

NOV 2016: Uncertainty

Submitted by The Blakeley Group, Inc. on November 12th, 2016

Please look at the last page on Fig. 4, the ranking is at a 14 and a reversal will be in taken when the ranking is 17. Stay tuned and we will see which direction the portfolio needs/should be positioned.