Were not lighting the world on fire, but were seeingimprovement in the economy, said Mark Masterson, managingdirector and partner at HighTowers Masterson, Emma & Associatesin Naples, Florida. Hightower has over $25 billion in assets.The risk from the European situation has been reduced
"Clearly, the headline number was strong today. It beat pretty much every estimate, even the most optimistic," said Mark Masterson, managing director of Masterson, Emma and Associates at HighTower Advisors, in Naples, Fla. "For those looking for signals of explosive economic growth, the headline fee
"It sounds pretty exciting. As fast as we can get the money in the front door, it goes out to business through the back door," said Mark Masterson, executive director of the North Side Community Development Fund.