Hutchens Investment Management

While sequester is not the answer to our debt problems, and as imperfect as it is, nonetheless it is viewed by many as a step in the right direction, according to David Minor of Hutchens Investment Management.

Earnings season is drawing to a close and according to the Bespoke Investment Group, barring any significant decline in beat rates this week, the EPS beat rate at 61.4% is the best since 4Q2010, reports David Minor of Hutchens Investment Management.

Looking back to early-March 2009, the outlook was for a lost decade for equities with a U.S. economy that would not foster investment and consumer spending, according to David Minor of Hutchens Investment Management.

The recent run-up since the beginning of the year and a more bullish sentiment for equities opens the possibility of a short-term technical correction.

As the stock market approaches five year highs, the outcry from both the “knowledgeable” and the “unknowledgeable” is for a correction, said David Minor of Hutchens Investment Management.

As earnings season moves into its second full week, the early results (101 companies) have shown a surprising 60.2% beat rate on revenues.

As we move through earnings season, the results will be overshadowed by the confusion in Washington.

Hutchens Investment Management announced today that Lipper MarketPlace has recognized the firm’s Large Cap Equity product as a top performing fund in its category.

With only December remaining, a quick review of 2012 is in order.

As Congress returns from their holiday break, investors are focused on the “fiscal cliff.”