Pac Sun Reports

Nightmare on Wall Street or a Keith Richards Stock Market? When you receive your October investment statement you may be in for a shock. The S&P 500 Index was scared into a 10% fall this month after nine years of dreamy gains. The question is whether most...

There was a whole lotta shakin’ going on in the markets for the last six months…but not much really happened. Equities rode higher in January, then the DOW dropped 1,175 points on one day in February. We shimmied through the Korean conflict, felt a breeze from another...

When something is very delicious, in Hawaiian slang they say it "broke da mouth". As we lift off in 2018, let us briefly savor some of the tasty records from last year and try to put the low points behind us. Led by hurricanes Harvey and Irma, 2017 was horrific; a...

As we celebrate our independence this week, we can proudly wave the flag over our stock market’s first half results for 2017. The DOW and the S&P 500 indices gained 9% each…and the NASDAQ flew 14% higher. This is the strongest first half showing for the S&P...

“Most milestones of the human journey, good or bad, are foreshadowed by the sound of a ringing.”      Mitch Albom There were plenty of milestones ringing the bell on Wall Street in the first quarter of 2017. The DOW crossed both the 20,000 and 21,000 levels for the...

“The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet.” Mark Twain Saturday Night Live has been in rare form these past few weeks. Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon are so good imitating the candidates that...

“Let June 23rd go down in history as our Independence Day!” Nigel Farage, Leader of Britain’s Independence Party.  “Britain was already independent. In fact, it’s what many other countries celebrate their independence from.” John Oliver, HBO Last Week Tonight Show...

"She moves in mysterious ways. It’s alright, it’s alright." U2 When your statements arrive this week you may be in for some sticker shock. January was the worst month for the DOW in more than 5 years. If you feel a little poorer, even if it’s only for one...

“People should watch the extremes. On those big down days, hold your nose and buy.” Donald Selkin  The stock market made history this week. It was the worst start of a year for the DOW and the S&P 500 ever! In a precipitous free fall to begin 2016, courtesy of the...

“We called the correction! We saw this coming and got out before the fall! Our sell strategy worked!”  Have you been hearing these kinds of “told you so”, self-congratulatory expressions in the media lately? Do you believe them? In 1987, while working as a stock...