A flurry of FLIR Systems shares traded hands during Wednesdayâ??s after-hours session, the last of the new year, as the maker of infrared technology moved onto the S&P 500.

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives or the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” —Charles Darwin2008 in Review: Has the Easy Market Call Come and Gone?As regular readers know I've had a cautious even bearish view towards equities and credit over the past couple of years. The handwriting was on the wall and both seemed woefully overvalued. That being said my long-standing target for the S&P 500 of 750-800 was reached this autumn a level that has held even in the face of awful economic news. ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Peter Cieszko, who was due to take over as president and chief executive officer of Evergreen Investments on Jan. 1, is leaving the mutual fund firm.

Itâ??s scary to think that despite all of the financial misfortune weâ??ve faced this year it could have been so much worse without a few well-placed investments by the 78-year-old sage Warren Buffett.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The Treasury yield curve flattened further Wednesday, bringing the gap between short-and long-term rates a full percentage point lower than a month ago, as investors kept up their buying binge of longer-dated Treasurys.

NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Bridgewater Equity (BWE).