This has certainly been an exceptional year. The index surged to record highs that no one had expected. High oil read more

This has certainly been an exceptional year. The index surged to record highs that no one had expected. High oil prices played a pivotal role in the market's magnificent run, as they did in stock markets in neighboring oil-rich Gulf States.

When you treat a kid as an adult, they start to act as an adult in the way they commit read more

When you treat a kid as an adult, they start to act as an adult in the way they commit crimes.

There are moments when you have to just walk away and cry.

There are moments when you have to just walk away and cry.

And the shadows of tree-trunks and shadows of leavesInterlace with low voices and footsteps and sunlightTo divide us forever.

And the shadows of tree-trunks and shadows of leavesInterlace with low voices and footsteps and sunlightTo divide us forever.

All has been looted, betrayed, sold; black death's wing flashed ahead.

All has been looted, betrayed, sold; black death's wing flashed ahead.

We're ecstatic that we got things off the ground.

We're ecstatic that we got things off the ground.

We've been telling our clients that their portfolios should be over-weighted in investment services and credit cards. Those are the read more

We've been telling our clients that their portfolios should be over-weighted in investment services and credit cards. Those are the two segments of the financial services industry that we think have the best fundamentals. And we stick by that advice right now.

We just have to keep playing hard. We can't get all excited about where we are now, then come out read more

We just have to keep playing hard. We can't get all excited about where we are now, then come out and not play well. If we just come out each game and play our hardest, then we can stay in control.

We're trying to have the old school and new school combined in this location. Some might want to come here read more

We're trying to have the old school and new school combined in this location. Some might want to come here for recreational needs, to listen to artists, listen to musicians. We're going to have that, too.