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• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (June 29 - July 5, 2009)

  Published 05 July 2009 | viewed 2,925 times

  "Words from the Wise" this week again comes to you in a shortened format as I am still on the road in Europe (also see…

• Consider the Components of Equity Returns

  Published 30 June 2009 | viewed 3,381 times

  The raison d'être of investment or wealth management is to maintain, or hopefully improve, one's standard of living, i.e. to earn a real return on…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (June 22 - 28, 2009): Part II

  Published 28 June 2009 | viewed 1,932 times

  Asha Bangalore (Northern Trust): Existing home sales - inventories are declining "Sales of all existing homes increased 2.4% to an annual rate of 4.77 million…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (June 22 - 28, 2009)

  Published 28 June 2009 | viewed 3,433 times

  "Words from the Wise" this week comes to you in a shortened format as I do not have access to my normal research resources while…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (June 15 - 21, 2009): Part II

  Published 21 June 2009 | viewed 2,009 times

  The Capital Spectator: A bull market in false dawns? "Flat to a slight upside bias. That about sums up the prevailing state of inflation at…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (June 15 - 21, 2009)

  Published 21 June 2009 | viewed 3,685 times

  Caution last week crept back into investors' vocabulary for the first time in more than three months as they faced up to President Barack Obama's…

• Stock Markets: Retreat in Store?

  Published 18 June 2009 | viewed 4,281 times

  It seems as if the spring rally has probably exhausted itself. And it is about time given the extent and rapidity of the move. The…

• Have Stock Markets Run Away From Reality?

  Published 16 June 2009 | viewed 3,947 times

  The predictions of the members of the Barron's mid-year Roundtable discussion over the weekend were in agreement that the March lows of the stock markets…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (June 8 - 14, 2009): Part II

  Published 14 June 2009 | viewed 1,803 times

  John Authers (Financial Times): Fed's monetary policy - too soon for increases "William McChesney Martin, the longest-serving chairman of the Federal Reserve, said it was…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (June 8 - 14, 2009)

  Published 14 June 2009 | viewed 3,296 times

  "Words from the Wise" this week comes to you in a shortened format as "day-job" responsibilities precludes me from doing a comprehensive commentary. However, a…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (May 25 - 31, 2009): Part II

  Published 31 May 2009 | viewed 1,913 times

  Asha Bangalore (Northern Trust): Durable goods boosted by defense orders "Orders of durable goods increased 1.9% in April, after a 2.1% drop in the prior…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (May 25 - 31, 2009)

  Published 31 May 2009 | viewed 4,469 times

  Government bonds dominated action on financial markets during the past holiday-shortened week, as angst about inflation and massive issuance propelled yields to six-month highs in…

• Dollar's Slide Hurting Foreign Investors

  Published 27 May 2009 | viewed 3,439 times

  With the US dollar trading at a five-month low, spare a thought for non-US investors invested in US stocks and bonds. The graph below compares…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (May 18 - 24, 2009): Part II

  Published 24 May 2009 | viewed 1,880 times

  John Hussman (Hussman Funds): Stock market advance - "leadership by losers" "As of last week, the market climate for stocks remained characterized by mixed valuations…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (May 18 - 24, 2009)

  Published 24 May 2009 | viewed 4,707 times

  "Words from the Wise" this week comes to you a bit later than usual and in a shortened format as my "day-job" demands keep me…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (May 11 - 17, 2009): Part II

  Published 17 May 2009 | viewed 1,898 times

  Asha Bangalore (Northern Trust): Food prices raise wholesale price index "The Producer Price Index (PPI) of Finished Goods increased 0.3% in April, following a 1.2%…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (May 11 - 17, 2009)

  Published 17 May 2009 | viewed 3,742 times

  A long-awaited reversal in the monumental global stock market rally since early March finally arrived last week. As the first-quarter earnings season started winding down…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (May 4 - 10, 2009): Part II

  Published 10 May 2009 | viewed 1,941 times

  Financial Times: Obama's offshore tax crackdown "President Barack Obama prosposes tax code changes that would eliminate rules that allow businesses and wealthy individuals to defer…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (May 4 - 10, 2009)

  Published 10 May 2009 | viewed 4,388 times

  One of the definitions of "stress" offered by the Merriam-Webster dictionary is "bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent…

• Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (April 27 - May 3, 2009): Part II

  Published 03 May 2009 | viewed 1,896 times

  Barron's: Big money poll - the long view "After the worst stretch for stocks in decades, America's money managers say they're bullish. But do they…