For the past 10 years I have done extensive investment research as a member of the Pearson Capital management team. My background consists of a degree in Finance from the University of South Florida with a minor in Economics. My everyday activities as a research stock analyst consist of analyzing data available through a multiple of sources as it applies to the companies we are researching. With this information I can then make short-term and long-term evaluations on a company’s present and future performance. There are many other variables today that also impact the performance of these companies and the over-all stock market. Each month I will share with you my thoughts on the segments and issues I believe to be the most important and the impact they are causing on today’s economy. Economic flows of money, earnings and cash flows of companies are extremely important in the day-to-day performance of the stock market. Economic flows involve the action of the Federal Reserve, the 10 year bond, the valuation of the dollar and other economic factors. Earnings flow focus on the strongest stocks and sectors reporting in the market, while cash flows focus on those companies that take in more money then they spend. Each month I will go into more detail about these specific subjects and summarize my day-to-day evaluations in a monthly article.