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The Two Most Important Questions For Investors
Specific Answers Can Have Positive Impact On Net Worth
Weekends are a good time to address areas of vulnerability in your investment strategy. Many investors toss and turn at night ...
Why We Cut Stocks, Added Bonds Thursday & Friday
Investors were greeted with more “red” Friday morning. The S&P futures were down 11 points two hours before the opening bell rang. The extension of Thursday’s sell-off was ...
More “Experts” Predicting a Market Top
Most potential stock investors have been bruised by events over the last decade. They are receptive to a message of fear, and many pundits are happy to satisfy their urges. Calling ...
Don’t Fight Central Banks, But Be Afraid
Every once in a while someone summarizes the big picture in a simple way. Bill Gross of PIMCO noted the following in his most recent investment outlook:
Don’t fight central banks, ...
Trading the Amazon AMZN Retracement to Start December
Strongly trending stock Amazon.com (AMZN) is currently pulling back in retracement mode after six straight days of upside gains.
Let’s take a look at the current pullback, note key ...
Are We Heading for a Repeat of 2011?
Worst Week Since 2008 Financial Crisis
Below is a quick refresher course on the 2011 events that led to the “most volatile week in stocks since the 2008 financial crisis”. From ...
Will Washington Gridlock Scuttle Stocks?
The weeks of uncertainty continue, as we ask whether political gridlock threatens the economy and the markets.
Last week I predicted a week of focus on the Fed, including more clarity ...
Mr. Market Reconsiders Disinflation/Deflation Risk
Inflation expectations have fallen moderately this year, but the stock market has trended higher. Is this a sign that the new abnormal is history?
Before we consider how to respond, ...
Flexible Migration Strategy
Investors Flee Bond Fund
When the world’s largest bond fund sees over $7 billion in net outflows, it tells us the tide may have turned against the bond market bulls. From Bloomberg:
The ...
A Vacation Snoozefest?
In last week’s prediction for the week ahead I guessed that it was time for action. That was an accurate guess for the bountiful news flow, but not so much for the markets. We ...
