Published January 9, 2012
2011 started with hope that the economy would recover and unemployment would drop. After a roller coaster of a year, the broad market ended flat but with a positive outlook for 2012.
In the first quarter of 2011, the S&P finished up 5 percent; however, hopes were soon dashed. The “Arab Spring” may [...]
Published December 12, 2011
As officials continue to struggle to save the European Union, save the euro and resolve sovereign and bank debt issues, global leaders are making concessions.
The long simmering sovereign debt crisis in Europe has brought the EU to the verge of breakup. Some analysts have been predicating its demise in the very near [...]
Published November 11, 2011
Previously, Europe was in the lurch, and U.S. markets were whipsawed by events in Athens. Turmoil ensued in Greece, one of the smaller economies in Europe, as the government called for a referendum on the European bailout, which may in fact turn out to be a referendum on the Greek role in [...]
On May 25, Rutherford Investment Management was featured in the Oregon Financial section of Forbes magazine (Portland subscribers only).
