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Jul 24, 2002 at 00:00

Earnings season is now in full force. For the most part earnings are okay - not stellar - but not horrible. Interestingly, forward guidance seems improved over last quarter's also.…

Jul 23, 2002 at 00:00

Recently, I wrote an article describing the progress of the current secular bear market compared to previous ones. Events have moved so quickly since then that another update is…

Jul 21, 2002 at 00:00

On the way down, bubbles always overshoot their launch point. There will be many rallies and false hopes of a new bull market, but the Dow will break 4,000 before…

Jul 19, 2002 at 00:00

The unfolding financial crisis hit the blue chips especially hard this week. For the week, the Dow and S&P500 were hit for 5%.…

Jul 19, 2002 at 00:00

Most American investors are probably feeling more than a little down right now. Since early 2000 the magnificent promises of legendary stock returns running into perpetuity for all have proven…

Jul 17, 2002 at 00:00

Second quarter earnings reports are flooding in. This gives us an opportunity to observe how the economy is doing through the eyes of companies at the micro level. Reading earnings…

Jul 15, 2002 at 00:00

In two previous articles [1] [2], I described how I have been employing the secular trend concept for asset allocation in my 401K. I described what allocations I…

Jul 12, 2002 at 00:00

The unfolding Credit market dislocation took direct aim at the blue chips and financials this week. For the week, Dow, S&P500, and Transports were all hit for 7%. The Utilities…

Jul 12, 2002 at 00:00

For as long as humans have enjoyed huddling around a warm campfire and enjoying fellowship with their friends, people have always craved a good story. From the epic poetry of…

Jul 10, 2002 at 00:00

This week kicks off earnings season for the second quarter, but really heats up next week. So far there have been few earnings surprises. However, there have been a couple…