Market Watch with Tom Waitt

April_11th_2012.mp3 Taxing Markets    Nothing is certain but Death & Taxes! Once again it's tax time, it could be worse, individual tax rates are 48 % higher in Spain, 40% higher in France. Individual Tax Rates 2008-2012 (Click For Larger Picture) Tax obligations and the financial health of Euro-zone countries continue to weigh on Global Markets despite improving economic news. So far this year U.S. equities have risen 8.8% and pulled back half that gain over the last five days. The Dow Jones Industrial Index surpassed 2011 highs and is set to challenge the all time high of 14,198.10. It does not go straight up the recession ended in 2009, current growth is positive. Recent activity is influenced by earnings season which Alcoa kicked off yesterday with excellent results. Many more companies will report with various outcomes these events must be analyzed as to how it affects individual stocks that will benefit from this ever changing economy There are many opportunities to make money