Month: December 2018

Win a 10-week fitness challenge at The MAX Challenge of New Providence

We are so excited to announce our first giveaway with an amazing prize!

BuyLocalNJ has partnered with The MAX Challenge in New Providence for a chance to win a spot in their “”New Year, New You”” 10-week fitness challenge (a $500 value!!!) beginning on January 7th. This is the perfect way to kick start your year if fitness is at the top of your New Year's resolutions. BuyLocalNJ will spend the entire month of January focusing on health and fitness businesses. The first episode of 2019 will feature The MAX Challenge!

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Wall Street strategists bullish for 2019

This is one of my favorite posts to write every year as we get to look back on Wall Street predictions and see how they panned out. We have done this in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 so it is a tradition to see which strategists did well and which missed the mark.

Last year, the strategists predicted a bull market for 2018 with an average target of +6%, 2850, for the S&P 500. Those predictions looked pretty good heading into the fourth quarter, but after a sharp decline, all of them badly missed the mark as the S&P 500 suffered through a terrible stretch and hit a year to date low of 2346 on Christmas Eve. The best of the best was Citibank's Tobias Levkovich and UBS's Ben Laidler who both predicted a slightly down year. Now let's take a look at their thoughts on 2019…

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Leadership tries to instill calm but instead sparks fear

Since the end of September, the market has been shaken by the China trade dispute, Fed rate hikes and a government shutdown. On October 31st, I wrote “Is the Fed triggering the next bear market?” and Runnymede began taking some risk off the table for client accounts. We believe this is prudent given that we are in the 2nd longest economic expansion in history. While economic data hasn't shown signs of a recession as of yet, growth has certainly slowed and the government has less ammunition with its ballooning budget deficit. With stock market risks rising, the current administration is looking for answers and trying to instill calm, but it has had the opposite effect.

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Linda’s Creative Gifts | Unique Handmade Products with Inspirational Stories

Linda's Creative Gifts, originally TMC Boutique, was established in 2009. Being an artist herself, owner Linda Tribuna knew the challenges artists face in getting their work shown. That spurred her to open a store that would be a place that was “”Home to the Local Artist.”” The store has broadened its products which now also features other US and Fair Trade artists with inspirational stories behind their work. Linda is known for her beautiful pencil drawings, charisma, and an eye for accessorizing any outfit or offering ideas for the perfect gift.

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