Last Friday in the Quarter

It's the end of the third quarter, and Wall Street fared well. While markets retreated a bit today, September saw stocks reach for previous highs. Today, reports of lower real income and higher inflation caused the 4 day up trend to end. Despite this, it's been a good quarter to own stocks, especially technology. If you're looking for a long-term approach to retirement, try http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/07/pf/retirement/retire0610_whatworks_hartmann.moneymag/index.htm. It seems that the biggest impediment to a nice nest egg is our spending. The weather is gorgeous in Mississippi. I spent my lunchtime outdoors. Enjoy the weekend. Dow -39.38 NASDAQ -11.59 S&P 500 -3.30