Beacon Investment Management

#	Previous Friday Briefs	Date Published
287	Positive Signs	05/02/08
286	Dare to Believe?	04/18/08
285	The Storm Before the Calm	04/11/08
284	Don't Look Down	04/04/08
283	Government- the White Knight?	03-14-08
282	Call it - Time of recession is . . . .	03/07/08
281	No Credit	02/29/08
280	Slowing Continues	02/22/08
279	Negative Waves	02/15/08
278	Are We There Already? Part 2	02/08/08
277	Are We There Already?	02/01/08
276	It's Not That Bad	01/25/08
275	Will the Fed Act in Time?	01/11/08
274	The Last Shoe Just Dropped	01/04/08
273	Three-and-a-Half Shopping Days Left	12/21/07
272	Fed & Government Firepower is Diminishing	12/14/07
271	"the report of my death is an exaggeraton"	12/07/07
270	Is the Fed Coming to the Rescue?	11/30/07
269	Rough Patch Ahead	11/16/07
268	Watching the Data	11/09/07
267	Markets Focus on Earnings and Ignore Worries	10/26/07
266	Twenty Years Ago Today	10/19/07
265	Momentum Continues Despite Pessimism	10/12/07
264	Jobs Report Bodes Well for Economy	10/05/07
263	Despite Worries - A Good Quarter	09/28/07
262	A Half Percent Solution?	09/21/07
261	The Other Shoe Just Dropped	09/07/07
260	Steady as She Goes	08/24/07
259	Pre-Emptive Cut Should Help	08/17/07
258	Perspective	08/10/07
257	Stock Values Compelling if the Economy Holds	08/03/07
256	Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold	07/13/07
255	More Good Than Bad	06/29/07
254	"Hedge Hogs"	06-22-07
253	Wind Still At Our Backs	06/15/07
252	'Jibe!'	06/08/07
251	Has the Fed Actually Done It?	06/01/07
250	Taking the Bad with Good	05/25/07
249	Private Equity Still Snapping Up Wall Street 'Bargains"	05/18/07
248	Will the Fed Blink Soon?	05/11/07
247	Healthy Slowing Continues	05/04/07
246	Caution Lights Flashing for Now	04/27/07
245	The Global Economy's Lifeblood	04/20/07
244	Investors - The News is Not So Bad	03/30/07
243	Goodbye Inflation	03/23/07
242	Very Briefly	03/16/07
241	Confidence	03/02/07
240	The Best or The Worst of Times?	02/23/07
239	Tuning the Symphony	02/16/07
238	The Goldilocks Economy is Alive and Well	02/02/07
237	Fine Tuning	01/26/07
236	Eyes on Earnings & Inflation	01/19/07
235	Is It Time for Technologhy to Shine Again?	01/12/07
234	What Lies Ahead?	01/05/07
233	Perhaps Better Than a Soft Landing for Stocks in 2007?	12/15/06
232	Slowing Economy	12/01/06
231	Where To?	11/10/06
230	Will More Jobs Bring More Inflation?	11/03/06
229	Soft or Hard?	10/27/06
228	Is This Market For Real?	10/13/06
227	Bonds Say Hard Landing, Stocks Say Soft?	09/29/06
226	How Gentle Our Landing?	09/22/06
225	On Hold for Now	09/08/06
224	Is the Fed Listening to the Markets?	09/01/06
223	Will Inflation Spoil the Party?	08/18/06
222	Will Inflation Recede with Slower Economy?	07/28/06
221	Is the Fed Posturing for a Pause?	07/21/06
220	The Fed Blinks, or Winks?	06/30/06
219	Big Ben Utter, Markets Shudder	06/09/06
218	Inflation and The Fed	06/02/06
217	Will Inflation Spoil the Party?	05/19/06
216	Plenty of Global Growth Ahead	05/12/06
215	Where's The Risk?	04/21/06
214	It's A Bird, It's A Plane, No It's Super Bull	03/24/06
213	Long-Term Rates Are Finally Rising	03/10/06
212	Back To Normal	03/03/06
211	Wll Mr. Bernanke Make Monetary Policy More Transparent?	02/24/06
210	Good News is Good This Week	02/17/06
209	Stocks Awash Until the Fed Plots Its Course	02/10/06
208	The Wall of Worry	02/03/06
207	Katrina Felt, But Economy Still Strong	01/27/06
206	Beacon's Light Shines Despite Flood	01/20/06
205	If the Fed Gets It Right - 2006 Will Be A Happy NewYear	01/06/06
204	2006: Year-Ahead Outlook	12/23/05
203	Iraqi Voters Get It Done, Again	12/16/05
202	How Much Longer Will the Fed Ride the Brakes?	12/09/05
201	Will the U.S.Economic Strength Continue?	12/02/05
200	Google Gets It	11/18/05
199	The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day	11/11/05
198	Near-Term Slowdown	11/04/05
197	Market Remains a Value	10/28/05
196	October- The Month of Truth	10/21/05
195	Damn the Hurricanes, All Ahead 'Measured Pace'	09/23/05
194	How Much Economic Impact From Katrina?	09/09/05
193	Katrina-A Wake-Up Call on Many Levels?	09/02/05
192	Oil Rises, Economies Decline?	08/26/05
191	Economic Growth Remains Strong & Widespread	08/19/05
190	The Bulls May Take A Break	08/12/05
189	Do Rising Jobs & Payrolls Necessarily Mean . .	08/05/05
188	Humble Confidence	07/29/05
187	Conundrum Solved?	07/22/05
186	Where's the Slowdown? Where's the Inflation?	07/15/05
185	Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold	07/08/05
184	Second Quarter Beats Expectations	07/01/05
183	Oil Back in Driver's Seat?	06/24/05
182	Conundrum Continues	06/03/05
181	Eyes Still on Fed	05/27/05
180	The Fed May Signal a Pause in Rate Hikes	05/20/05
179	On Balance Still a Strong Economy	05/13/05
178	The Fed Holds The Key	05/06/05
177	Watch the Earnings and Listen to Management	04/29/05
176	Inflation a Problem	04/22/05
175	Hang in There	04/15/05
174	How High Will It Go?	04/08/05
173	Inflation and Oil Dominated the First Quarter	04/01/05
172	Inflation- Probably Overdone	03/24/05
171	Business Coming in Like a Lion	03/04/05
170	GDP Stronger Than Earlier Reported	02/18/05
169	What Do You Think Mr. Greenspan?	02/18/05
168	Long-Term/Short-Term Issues Moving Market	02/11/05
167	No Longer A Jobless Recovery	02/04/05
166	Will 2005 Be As Dreay as January?	01/21/05
165	New Year- Same Worries	01/14/05
164	What Lies Ahead	01/07/05
163	Here's to a Happy and Healthy New Year	12/31/04
162	Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus	12/17/04
161	Recovery Remains Bumpy	12/10/04
160	Investor's Moods Improving	12/03/04
159	Stormy Policy Debates Loom	11/19/04
158	Short and Sweet	11/12/04
157	Our Challenge Lies Ahead	11/05/04
156	America's Quadrennial Revolution	10/29/04
155	Eleven Days and Counting	10/22/04
154	We Are Only As Strong As We Feel	10/08/04
153	A Fresh New Quarter	10/01/04
152	Not Full Speed - But Clearer Sailing Ahead	09/24/04
151	Despite Much, Economy Continues Growth	09/17/04
150	in fláysh’n?	09/10/04
149	Employment Improving, Will The Trend Continue?	09/03/04
148	No Help For Bush or For Kerry	08/27/04
147	Future's as Clear as Oil	08/20/04
146	Market Pessimism Creates Opportunity	08/13/04
145	Slower Growth Not All That Bad	07/30/04
144	Will Earnings Drag or Push?	07/16/04
143	A Little Rain on the Parade	07/09/04
142	A Win-Win	07/02/04
141	A Steamroller Economy	06/18/04
140	Reagan's Greatness Can Be Put Into Words	06/10/04
139	Economy's Vital Signs Strong	06/04/04
138	Economy Gaining Strength	05/28/04
137	Will Terrorism Win?	05/21/04
136	News Flash- Interest Rates May Rise	05/07/04
135	Stock Buyers on Strike?	04/30/04
134	Little by Little, One Travels Far	04/23/04
133	Good Economic News Fails to Excite Investors	04/16/04
132	Economy Adds Jobs!	04/02/04
131	Employment is Improving	03/26/04
130	Recovery Continues But No Slam Dunks	03/19/04
129	What are iShare and Exchange Traded Funds?	03/12/04
128	Words Matter	02/27/04
127	This 'Bear's' Repeating	02/20/04
126	Mr. Greenspan Sends Investors	02/13/04
125	Jobs	02/06/04
124	Microscope or Telescope -Things Look Good	01/30/04
123	Half Full or Half Empty	01/23/04
122	Trends and Themes	01/16/04
121	Goodbye Bears	01/09/04
120	Happy New Year	01/02/04
119	Santa in January	12/19/03
118	Ho Ho Hum	12/12/03
117	Improvement in New Areas	12/05/03
116	It's The Policy	11/21/03
115	Lots of Cash	11/14/03
114	Economy Turning Positive, Investors Still Wary	11/07/03
113	Trick or Treat	10/31/03
112	Expectations Ahead of Reports	10/24/03
111	Guidance Falls Short of Earnings Expectations	10/17/03
110	Not a "10"	10/10/03
109	But No One Indicates	10/03/03
108	Flexibility is Key	09/26/03
107	It's a Little 'Breeezy' Around Here	09/19/03
106	Economy's Balance Improving	09/12/03
105	Recovery on Track	09/05/03
104	Progress Continues, But Slowly	08/29/03
103	The Bond Market Believes	08/15/03
102	Productivity - The Double Edges Sword	08/08/03
101	Watching Grass Grow	08/01/03
100	Hot Summer, Hot Earnings	07/25/03
99	Lazy Summer Days	07/18/03
98	Uneven, Uncertain, But Improving	06/27/03
97	Improving News Continues	06/20/03
96	Profits Will Tell the Story	06/13/03
95	Long Live The New Bull	06/06/03
94	Is The Market Right?	05/30/03
93	It's The Economy	05/23/03
92	The Best Growth Environment in World History	05/16/03
91	The Best Leading Indicator is Improving	05/09/03
90	Behind the Numbers	05/02/03
89	Improving Trend	04/25/03
88	If Its Not One Thing Its Another	04/11/03
87	When Confidence Returns	04/04/03
86	War Dampens Early Enthusiasm	03/28/03
85	Is Confidence Returning?	03/21/03
84	Mr. Market Can Be Emotional	03/14/03
83	Uncertainty of War Over Soon	03/07/03
82	Noise or Information	02/28/03
81	Opportunity Ahead	02/21/03
80	Duct Tape & Plastic	02/14/03
79	The Best of Times, The Worst of Times	02/07/03
78	Opportunity Just Beyond the Clouds of War	01/31/03
77	Stealth Performance	01/24/03
76	Threat of War Restrains Growth	01/17/03
75	Market Generally Strong Amid Mixed News	01/10/03
74	Happy New Year	01/03/03
73	Resolution of Conflict	12/20/02
72	The American Way	12/13/02
71	War Drums	11/22/02
70	Progress Continues	11/15/02
69	Peaceful Revolt	11/08/02
68	Baby Steps	11/01/02
67	Still Bumpy, But a Better View	10/25/02
66	Is The Bull Back?	10/18/02
65	Extremes this Time Are Good	10/11/02
64	Valleys and Mountaintops	10/04/02
63	Please Don't Feed the Bears-They've Had Enough	09/27/02
62	Boom to Bust and Back Again	09/20/02
61	Market Stability Gradually Improving	09/13/02
60	Measuring the Cost of September 11th	09/06/02
59	A Case for Better Times Ahead	08/30/02
58	The Stock Picker's Market	08/23/02
57	Will Our Economy Emerge Stronger from its Trials?	08/16/02
56	Recovery Any Slower and We Back Up	08/09/02
55	Recovery Much Slower Than Expected	08/02/02
54	The Bottom?	07/26/02
53	Is That a Towel in The Ring?	07/19/02
52	The Most Expensive Congressional Race in History	07/12/02
51	The Fever and the Thermometer	06/28/02
50	Not 'Til We See the Earnings	06/21/02
49	Time to Throw in the Towel	06/14/02
48	Darkest Before the Dawn	05/31/02
47	War is Hell	05/31/02
46	Slowly, But Surely	05/24/02
45	The Weighing Machine	05/17/02
44	A Tale of Two Markets	05/10/02
43	The Labyrinth	05/03/02
42	The Times They are A Changin'	04/26/02
41	Things Not So Bad	04/19/02
40	Headlines Miss the Real Story	04/12/02
39	Earnings Improvement?	04/05/02
38	What Recession?	03/28/02
37	Steady as She Goes	03/22/02
36	Beware the Ides of March	03/15/02
35	Out With the Old and In With the New	03/08/02
34	Economy Up Stocks Down	03/01/02
33	Buy Straw Hats in the Winter	02/21/02
32	The Consumer vs. The Investor	02/15/02
31	Enron 'ron ron da doo ron ron'	02/08/02
30	From Guttenberg to Google	02/01/02
29	No January Effect This Year?	01/25/02
28	Earnings Time Again	01/18/02
27	Trees are as Important as the Forest	01/11/02
26	Happy New Year	01/04/02
25	'Twas the Night Before Christmas and All Through the Senate	12/21/01
24	'Tis the Tax-Selling Season	12/14/01
23	Recovery Ahead? - The Market Believes	12/07/01
22	The 'R' Word is Out	11/30/01
21	Strong Signs the Worst is Over, But Recovery Remains Elusive	11/16/01
20	Money Goes Where It Is Treated Best	11/09/01
19	Patience and Confidence	11/02/01
18	Fall Back and Spring Forward	10/26/01
17	Letters of Terror and the Waning Influence of Mr. Greenspan	10/19/01
16	The 'CNN' Effect	10/12/01
15	Half Full or Half Empty	10/05/01
14	Hope	09/28/01
13	Capitulation	09/21/01
12	God Bless America	09/14/01
11	It's Time to Watch the Trees and Not the Forest	09/07/01
10	Get Ready for the Next Bull Market	08/31/01
9	"As Goes General Motors, So Goes America"	08/24/01
8	The Bear	08/17/01
7	Observations	08/10/01
6	Economy Nearing Bottom?	08/03/01
5	Slow But Still Growing	07/27/01
4	Out of the Stormy Night and Into the Fog	07/20/01
3	Observations	07/13/01
2	Observations	07/03/01
1	Observations	06/29/01