Weekly Viewpoint

  • November 2010

    08

    The Ducks May be Falling into Line for a Year-End Rally

    by Mike Schwager
    Week in Review 11/1/2010 – 11/5/2010 The major market indices finished the week broadly higher as investors received the perfect storm of investor friendly data. Performance for Week Ending 11/5/2010 The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) added 2.93%, the Wilshire 5000 Total Market IndexSM (Wilshire 500...
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  • November 2010

    01

    Big Week, a Big Reaction?

    by Mike Schwager
    Week in Review 10/25/2010 – 10/29/2010 The major market indices finished little changed as investors hugged the sidelines ahead of the upcoming FOMC meeting and midterm elections. Performance for Week Ending 10/29/2010 The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) lost 0.13%, the Wilshire 5000 Total Market IndexSM
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  • October 2010

    25

    The Calm Before the Storm?

    by Mike Schwager
    Week in Review 10/18/2010 – 10/22/2010 The major market indices finished higher for a third consecutive week and have now posted gains in seven of the past eight weeks. Performance for Week Ending 10/22/2010 The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) added 0.63%, the Wilshire 5000 Total Market IndexSM (Wils...
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  • October 2010

    18

    The Rally Continues But May Be in Need of a Pause to Refresh

    by Mike Schwager
    Week in Review 10/11/2010 – 10/15/2010 The major market indices finished higher for the sixth time in seven weeks. Performance for Week Ending 10/15/2010 The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) added 0.51%, the Wilshire 5000 Total Market IndexSM (Wilshire 5000SM) rose 0.99%, the Standard &...
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  • October 2010

    12

    Fed Likely to Come to the Rescue as Economy Remains Stuck in Neutral

    by Mike Schwager
    Week in Review 10/4/2010 – 10/8/2010 The major market indices finished higher for the fifth time in six weeks. Performance for Week Ending 10/8/2010 The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) added 1.63%, the Wilshire 5000 Total Market IndexSM (Wilshire 5000SM) rose 1.65%, the Standard & Poor...
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  • October 2010

    04

    Seasonals: Fall and Winter Period Usually a Spring for Higher Stock Prices

    by Mike Schwager
    Week in Review 9/27/2010 – 10/01/2010 The major market indices finished the week lower as ‘buyers exhaustion’ set in after recent gains. Performance for Week Ending 10/1/2010 The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) lost 0.28%, the Wilshire 5000 Total Market IndexSM (Wilshire 5000SM) finished l...
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Mike Schwager

Managing Director Chief Market Strategist

In his role as Chief Market Strategist, Mike is responsible for analyzing trends in the economy and financial markets. Mike joined Claymore in August 2006 as a Regional Vice President covering Connecticut and Westchester County, N.Y.

Prior to joining Claymore, Mike served as the Director of Private Client Research and Strategy at Merrill Lynch/Advest in Hartford, Conn., from 1997 to 2006. In addition to his research and strategy role, Mike was the co-manager of the Advest Select Portfolio, a large-cap growth portfolio with more than $180 million of assets under management. He also was a member of the management committee for the ETF Asset Allocation program as well as the Rules Based-Select program, a UIT-focused portfolio. Previously, Mike oversaw the Correspondent Research area at Stifel Nicolaus in St. Louis, Mo., and was an Institutional Equity Salesman at Moran & Associates in Greenwich, Conn.

Mike earned a B.S. from Bryant University and is Series 7, 24 and 66 registered.

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