Nasdaq Comp.

• With Lending Tight, It's Time to Buy the Lenders: Searching for Alpha, June 2010

  By Ben Warwick, Aspen Partners  |  June 1, 2010

  Let's face it - borrowing money is tough. Small and medium size businesses are paying more interest, and face much stricter underwriting guidelines, than at any time in the last twenty years.

• Will the Rally Continue? IA Searching for Alpha: April 2010

  By Ben Warwick, Aspen Partners  |  April 1, 2010

  Stocks extended their impressive run from last year

• Disappointment, Not Disaster: Searching for Alpha, February 2010

  By Ben Warwick, Aspen Partners  |  February 1, 2010

  There is nothing worse than a trading day that starts with the promise of big gains but instead results in a sell-off.

• Whither the Markets? The Devil Is in the Entrails: Searching for Alpha, November 2009

  By Ben Warwick, Aspen Partners  |  November 2, 2009

  Discerning the likely direction of the markets today is like reading a cleverly written mystery novel. In both cases a macro focus is essential, but the devil is in the details.

• Reviewing the Reviewer: Searching for Alpha, July 2009

  By Ben Warwick, Aspen Partners  |  July 1, 2009

  The biggest risk to equities may well be the attractive return offered by bonds.

• Mixed Messages on Earnings and Consumer Health

  By Ben Warwick, Aspen Partners  |  June 1, 2009

  What's the most likely direction of the markets in the next thirty days? As my family and I prepare for our departure on June 6th for an extended family trip

• Who Caught the Rally?: Searching for Alpha, May 2009

  By Ben Warwick, Aspen Partners  |  May 1, 2009

  The huge equity gains in April were a welcome respite from recent volatility.

• A Guarded Return to Risk Taking: Searching for Alpha, April 2009

  By Ben Warwick, Aspen Partners  |  April 1, 2009

  With current rates extremely low, the pain of holding cash at zero yield may be enough to convince investors to take a chance with some of the more battered asset classes.

• More Barometric Folly: Searching for Alpha, February 2009

  By Ben Warwick, Aspen Partners  |  February 2, 2009

  With the first month of the year showing horrendous losses for nearly every size and valuation segment of the market, the bear growl of the so-called "January Barometer" can hardly be contained.

• Currency Valuations on the Wane: Searching for Alpha, January 2009

  By Ben Warwick, Aspen Partners  |  January 5, 2009

  In this treacherous environment, one asset class seems to be the target of central banks - currencies.