Markets

Jan 03, 2013 at 16:52

One of the first axioms of analysis is: "Garbage In, Garbage Out"! If your data is flawed, everything you do with it and the decisions stemming from it are flawed…

Jan 03, 2013 at 16:49

It seems like only yesterday. Ok, it seems like sixteen months ago. Are we really going to do this again?

Jan 03, 2013 at 15:00

Look at each investment you currently own and see how it stacks up. Safety is a major concern for two reasons. First, retirees and people approaching retirement cannot afford to…

Jan 03, 2013 at 14:57

Hours before the December 31 deadline, U.S. lawmakers reached an agreement to avoid the "fiscal cliff." When trading resumed on January 2, most markets around the world opened higher. EUR/USD,…

Jan 03, 2013 at 10:33

With the possible exception of the New York Times' editorial board (and the cast of The Jersey Shore), everyone on the planet understood that the United States Government needs to…

Jan 03, 2013 at 10:30

Of course rising taxes for the rich or poor is not good for a market economy, but the bureaucracy's price managers have the public so corrupted and confused at this…

Jan 03, 2013 at 08:47

Here is a quick time-lapse video of some of the major comparative patterns we introduced and utilized in the markets in 2012. We tend to gravitate towards comparatives of influential…

Jan 03, 2013 at 06:17

What's the single most important financial knowledge that seems to have been lost today? After having studied the great economists of all times, we'd say it's the fact that money…

Jan 03, 2013 at 06:04

With the return of Shinzo Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party to power in Japan, the market for US Treasuries may be losing its last external pillar of support.

Jan 03, 2013 at 05:37

With all of the volatility of the past nine months, few market observers would think the gold equities have begun a series of higher lows or even a new bull…