The short-term technical picture does not look strong for stocks, although certain plays could enter a buy zone on the next correction. Above all, MoneyShow’s Tom Aspray suggests investors remain patient through the upcoming storm of volatile economic news.
By Plan B Economics:
As the S&P 500 (SPY) hovers around the 1400 level, after sinking as low as 1277 just a couple months ago, many investors have been left on the sidelines. Those investors are wonde…
Byakaralph:
In previous articles, we have discussed the concept of the Protected Principal Retirement Strategy, addressed the need for a well thought out portfolio allocation process, and presented information relative to each of the different asset classes that tog…
By George Acs:
I hear that from my wife all of the time. She can call it selective hearing, but I don’t really listen to much of anything other than what most people think of as “background” noise.
I have CNBC on all day and, although I may not always appear to be lis…
Even the hardiest investors have been lamenting that gold prices have been stuck in a rut for a long time. Others with less experience have watched the market waiting for something to happen. And as always, many bailed out of the market entirely, licking their wounds.
But some, including me, have been stocking up. We’re…
By Leonid Kanopka:
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding Knight Capital Group, Inc. (KCG) lately, with many views being expressed here on this we…
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By ZetaKap:
If your goal is to bring in supplemental income from your investments, it can be useful to scan dividend stocks to find moderate to high yielders. This can give you an idea of how different companies compare with each other in terms of yields and reliability. To …
By Jiang Zhang:
On September 7, lululemon athletica inc. (LULU) reports 2Q12 results. The Street expects:
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By Robert Broens:
Shares of H. J. Heinz Company (HNZ) ended the week roughly flat. On Wednesday, the food manufacturer announced its first quarter re…
By Jacob Steinberg:
Mapping business is one of the three core business segments of Nokia Corporation (NOK). In the last and current quarter, the managemen…
The year is now officially two-thirds over, so let’s look at how our Buy List is doing so far. Our set-and-forget Buy List has outperformed […]
Iron Ore inventories to the roof; steel production still ramping; food and energy prices soaring; economy deteriorating rapidly. So why no major stimulus from the PBoC? Too busy in-fighting or perhaps waiting on The Fed or The ECB to rescue us all; we suspect neither of the above. This chart, via Goldman Sachs, indicates the relative looseness of fin…
Companies that miss Wall Street’s earnings expectations typically see their stock prices tumble. So why has bad suddenly become good?
The court-appointed receiver sifting through the assets of Russell Wasendorf Sr. plans a multiday auction this fall to liquidate the Peregrine Financial CEO’s personal property.
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Why would France suddenly prohibit shale gas exploration? Sure, there are environmental issues with horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, the methods used to extract gas from porous shale deep underground: flammable drinking water, earth quakes, cows that die, radioactive sludge in sewage treat…
If you aren’t careful, your email account, Twitter handle and other ‘digital assets’ could be in danger after you die.
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