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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If you were contemplating an investment at the beginning of 2014, which of the two assets graphed below would you prefer to own? Data Courtesy: Bloomberg In the traditional and…
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“Hello I Mr. Ed. A horse is a horse, of course, of course, And no one can talk to a horse of course That is, of course, unless the horse…
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Labor Day Weekend has ended, and the year is two-thirds over That means it’s a good time to assess what has happened and where we stand in the markets. It’s…
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The longer one lives, the mustier the memories. I often ponder the past; it makes me sad how as years go on, personal events regardless of pain or pleasure, dissolve…
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With the markets closed yesterday, there is little to update you on with respect to the technical backdrop from this weekend’s missive. However, this is a good opportunity to review the…
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I have been, and remain, bearish on emerging markets for three reasons: As discussed yesterday, the U.S. is closer to the next economic downturn than not. When the U.S. enters…
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“Only those that risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot I was reminded of that quote recently as I was reading…
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We would like to introduce you to Sam and his finances. Currently, Sam does well for himself, earning $100,000 a year. Sam loves the good life, and to maintain it…
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If you’re concerned about President Trump’s influence on the stock market you’re concerned about the wrong thing. That’s not because political leaders – and their problems — don’t influence stock…
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Back in April, I penned an article laying out 10-reasons why from a fundamental and technical perspective the bull market may have ended. To wit: “I think the 9-year old…
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Listen, I get it. When markets are rising everyone wants to be bullish. Why not? As Bob Farrell’s Rule #10 states: “Bull markets are more fun than bear markets.” It…
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The S&P 500 hit an intraday record of 2,876.16 on Friday, surpassing its January 2018 peak that occurred before the violent 12% correction that ensued in February. The official reason…
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Yesterday, the President stated: “If I ever got impeached, I think the market would crash. I think everybody would be very poor. Because without this thinking, you would see, you…
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In a famous Indian parable [here] a group of blind men encounter an elephant. Since each blind man encounters a different part of the elephant (e.g., the tusk, the leg),…
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In July of this year, James McCusker penned an article entitled “Don’t Fear The Yield Curve” in which he stated: “There are always a lot of things to worry about…
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Asset manager Cliff Asness recently wrote an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal wondering if those who decried companies buying back their stock didn’t suffer from “buyback derangement syndrome.”…
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The Uncivil Civil War discussed the sanguine approach many investors take towards equity risk despite clear signs of domestic political turbulence. The article put the upcoming elections and the growing…
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Are you one of the 8 million consumers who noticed a credit score improvement and wondered how it happened? Here’s the scoop: Beginning in March 2015, The National Consumer Assistance…
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Last week, I discussed a recent article by Mark Hulbert on “8-Measures Say A Crash Is Coming.” In that article, we discussed the issue of valuation and forward returns specifically. To…
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