Markets

Jun 04, 2011 at 09:58

According to Dow theory, each bull and bear market period has three separate phases. This phasing is an important aspect of the Dow theory that is most often over looked.…

Jun 04, 2011 at 09:34

The market is oversold reaching levels that usually mark the beginning of rallies and some breadth indicators failed to confirm Friday's low. I expect the major averages to be higher…

Jun 04, 2011 at 08:26

The Bureau of Labor Statistics pushes the Old Maid above the other cards in its hand each month. It takes five seconds to type "net birth death" into the BLS…

Jun 04, 2011 at 08:16

It now appears that a "troika" of the ECB, the EU, and the IMF will bail out Greece yet again. They clearly cannot go to the private market. But what…

Jun 04, 2011 at 08:14

Our stock market and economy are now increasingly vulnerable to a self-reinforcing confidence problem. QE2 effects boosted stock prices, and a strong market bolstered confidence. Policy led the markets which…

Jun 03, 2011 at 14:46

Despite the full onslaught of Keynesian economic policies, including the injection of unheard of sums of printed money into the financial system, state sanctioned accounting tricks, negative real interest rates,…

Jun 03, 2011 at 14:32

What is the most dangerous word in the investment world? Using this word is almost assuredly first step toward owning an investment with issues that ultimately lead to unhappiness. That…

Jun 03, 2011 at 12:31

Storing value, rather than trying to grow it, is taking the lead once again... Gold goes up when cash and bonds fail to beat inflation. True in the Seventies, and…

Jun 03, 2011 at 12:11

In what has to be a collection of some of the dumbest quotes of the year by an Eclectic Mix of Idiots: 20 Percent Mortgage Down Payment Under Fire. To…

Jun 03, 2011 at 12:07

Nearly a year has passed since Molycorp hit the stock markets with its IPO. And considering this stock's popularity today, it's astounding that this IPO had flown under the radar…