Barker on the Market
December 1, 2006—Mike Barker, Investment and Retirement Management, discusses the housing market and if it has hit bottom, the rate of speed with which the economy is slowing and if it is slowing more rapidly than many seem to think. Barker talks about his expectations for corporate earnings in the upcoming earnings season, Friday’s ISM report, which revealed a contraction in the manufacturing sector and the factors investors may want to focus on prior to the end of the year.