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Kathryn Hite Joins Allgen Financial Services

Posted on 05 May 2009 by Allgen Financial

We are pleased to announce Kathryn Hite as the latest addition to the Allgen Financial Services’ financial advisory team. Kathryn joins Allgen Financial Services, Inc. after five successful years as a Regional Leader with Primerica Financial Services, Inc, one of the largest personal financial services firms in the world. Kathryn brings a background of expertise in life insurance, debt consolidation, mutual fund investment, variable annuities, and long-term care insurance to Allgen’s retirement asset management practice.

Kathryn is a graduate of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with dual majors in Accounting and Computer Science. Kathryn began her career as an internal auditor and held various positions throughout her career including Y2K Technology Project Vice President for AmSouth/Regions Financial Bank.

Senior Partner Paul Roldan said, “We are excited about having Kathryn Hite on our team. She provides a great blend of strong analytical skills and practical solutions to those in need of financial planning and investment guidance. Our future looks even brighter with Kathryn as a member of our team.”

Kathryn can be reached at (407) 210-3888 or hite@allgenfinancial.com.

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Stocks Breaks into Two Month Highs

Posted on 02 April 2009 by Allgen Financial

The stock market had a positive day today in response to a few piece of positive news. The Financial Accounting Standards Board loosened the mark-to-market accounting rules which some say have severely hurt banks over the last year. Plus, Factory Orders came out better than expectations which increased optimism. The last piece of significant news today was that the European Central Bank cut its interest rate target.

From a technical perspective, the NASDAQ (chart below), which has been the leading index in the recent rally, hit two-month highs today. The NASDAQ is commonly believed to be a growth index. It broke above the resistance of 1600 and is approaching the next area of resistance its Jan. highs at 1665. Volume was robust which makes the move more significant. The recent rally has shown some bullish characteristics: Upward moves in the market have been on increasing volume and pullbacks have been on lighter volume. That means major market players (Pension, Mutual, and Hedge funds) are participating in the market more on the upside and when the market sells off it does so with less selling pressure.

Historically when the stock market comes out of a bear market the leading sectors will usually be growth oriented sectors. The stock market being a forward looking mechanism will anticipate what lies ahead and if you are currently in an economic contraction the next part of the cycle will usually be an expansion. Growth stocks usually perform well with the perception of upcoming expansion in the economy, thus if growth sectors lead it’s usually a bullish sign. Some of the growth sectors that have recently broke into new 4-month highs are Technology (chart below), Retail (chart below), Semi-conductors, Telecommunication and Internet Commerce.