The short term outlook for companies tied to the middle east doesn’t look good.  Due to the escalating tensions in the region, companies that are heavily involved in these areas are seeing rampant volatility today.
If you are a long term stock holder, as most strategies suggest, then you’ll see no lasting effect from this issue.  [...]

With the recent craziness of this week’s markets, it’s refreshing to see a calmer day on Wall Street today.  The Nasdaq, an exchange that is rather tech heavy, fell slightly on the news that Bill Gates would reduce his day to day involvement at Microsoft after 30 years at the helm.  Instead, Gates wants to [...]