“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” – Warren Buffett Bear markets and steep corrections reveal the bad actors. The recent market schmeissing has…
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Technology has touched our lives in so many ways, and especially so for investors. Not only has technology provided ever-better tools by which to research and monitor investments, but tech…
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Throughout modern financial history, the ability to borrow at a 5% rate on a 30-year mortgage was considered a great deal. Over the past ten years, mortgage rates falling to…
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In this past weekend’s newsletter, I touched on the outcome of the mid-term elections and why it would likely not be as optimistic as the mainstream media was portraying it…
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We’ve all been conditioned to think the balanced portfolio is a touchstone of investing. For many investors, it provides enough exposure to the stock market (60%) to produce a healthy…
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Market Rally Fails Key Resistance Daily, Weekly, Monthly View Actions Taken Sector & Market Analysis 401k Plan Manager Follow Us On: Twitter, Facebook, Linked-In, Sound Cloud, Seeking Alpha Market Rally Fails…
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With some bit of relief, I am glad to see the mid-term elections now behind us as another cloud of uncertainty is removed. However, in reality, I suspect the outcome…
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In last Tuesday’s technical update, I discussed why a rally last week was highly probable from a psychological, technical, fundamental, and seasonal perspective. However, the key message of that discussion…
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Though we will hear many “after the fact” explanations, I can not (with any confidence or with honesty) explain the magnitude of yesterday’s remarkable market ramp: Perhaps it is as…
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Market sentiment has shifted significantly now that the U.S. mid-term election is over and Congress is gridlocked. The S&P 500 jumped 2.12% and the Nasdaq Composite surged 2.64%. The S&P…
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“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu In a tiny first step on December 16, 2015, the Federal Reserve (Fed) did something they had…
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“As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it, Words are to confuse, so…
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Last week, I visited with Peter Boockvar, Chief Investment Officer at Bleakley Advisory Group and Editor of The Boock Report. He previously was the Chief Market Analyst for The Lindsey Group, a…
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This article contains some thoughts in regards to tonight’s election results. RIA Pro customers will receive a cheat sheet today in which 3 election scenarios are analyzed and the expectations,…
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I recently spent some time with Chris Martenson from Peak Prosperity about the market, the economy, and the “Great Reset” which is approaching. Chris Martenson, PhD (Duke), MBA (Cornell) is an economic…
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Last week, General Electric (GE) did something that many never thought would happen. They slashed their dividend to just $0.01 per share. We are talking about GE. A company which…
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J. Brett Freeze, CFA, founder of Global Technical Analysis. Each month Brett will provide you their valuable S&P 500 Valuation Chart Book. This unique analysis provides an invaluable long term…
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Market Stalls At Resistance Daily, Weekly, Monthly View Actions Taken Sector & Market Analysis 401k Plan Manager Follow Us On: Twitter, Facebook, Linked-In, Sound Cloud, Seeking Alpha Market Stalls At Resistance…
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After last week’s sharp decline, stocks bounced a bit this week, and the talking heads on TV could hardly contain themselves. Unfortunately, this week’s bounce does absolutely nothing to negate…
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I have written about the “problem with passive” previously which mostly fell on “deaf ears.” Such should not be surprising after one of the longest advances in market history with virtually…
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