Bob Farrell’s Illustrated 10-Investment Rules
Over the weekend, it was interesting to see the number of advisors/analysts quickly rushing to defend their “buy and hold” investing philosophies following the sharp decline on Friday. As I wrote this...
View ArticleTechnically Speaking: 5 Charts For Fully Invested Bears
“Technically Speaking” is a regular Tuesday commentary updating current market trends and highlighting shorter-term investment strategies, risks, and potential opportunities. Please send any comments...
View ArticleDiversify At Your Own Risk
In “What Me Worry” we noted that the closely watched equity volatility index (VIX) was at a level of investor complacency rarely seen, not only in election years but over decades of market history. We...
View Article3 Things: Latest NFIB Survey Trips Economic Alarms
NFIB Survey Suggests Weak Economic Prospects Earlier this week, the National Federation of Independent Businesses released their monthly Small Business Survey. While this data is much overlooked by...
View ArticleWeekend Reading: Volatility Returns With A Vengeance
Ironically, last week I titled the reading list “Market Stasis” with respect to the 43-days of sideways market action with relatively minor price fluctuations. That publication marked the respective...
View ArticleWalking A Fine (Trend) Line 09-16-16
Get Daily Updates: Twitter, Facebook, Linked-In, Sound Cloud Register Now – By Clicking Here MISS ONE? See Our Previous Web/Seminars Here In last week’s missive I noted: “While it seemed for a while...
View ArticleBusiness Insider Unwittingly Exposes BLS Employment Error
Since the end of the financial crisis, economists, analysts, and the Federal Reserve have continued to point to the monthly employment reports as proof of the ongoing economic recovery. Even the White...
View ArticleTechnically Speaking: Not Out Of The Woods Just Yet
“Technically Speaking” is a regular Tuesday commentary updating current market trends and highlighting shorter-term investment strategies, risks, and potential opportunities. Please send any comments...
View Article#FPW: Smart Money Moves For The Fall
With a change of season imminent, a refreshing breeze (hopefully) ahead, you don’t need to look far to begin autumn on strong financial footing. As colorful as the season is, the following moves will...
View Article3 Things: The Fed’s Missed Window & Failed Realizations
The Window Is Closed I have previously written a series of articles has to the Fed’s inability to hike interest rates this year. (see “Fed At Risk Of Missing Window To Hike Rates” , “The Window...
View ArticleWeekend Reading: Fed Saves The Bulls
As I noted on Thursday, the Fed non-announcement gave the bulls a reason to charge back into the markets as “accommodative monetary policy” is once again extended through the end of the year. Of...
View ArticleAnd…We’re Back Where We Started 09-23-16
Get Daily Updates: Twitter, Facebook, Linked-In, Sound Cloud MISS THE LATEST WEBINAR? See All Our Previous Web/Seminars Here As I noted on Thursday, the Fed non-announcement gave the bulls a reason to...
View ArticleDon’t Blame “Baby Boomers” For Not Retiring
In business, the 80/20 rule states that 80% of your business will come from 20% of your customers. In an economy where more than 2/3rds of the growth rate is driven by consumption, an even bigger...
View ArticleThe QE Premium
It has been eight years since the great financial crisis of 2008, and the Federal Reserve (Fed) is still maintaining an unprecedented level of accommodation in monetary policy. The Federal Funds rate...
View ArticleTechnically Speaking: Still Not Out Of The Woods
“Technically Speaking” is a regular Tuesday commentary updating current market trends and highlighting shorter-term investment strategies, risks, and potential opportunities. Please send any comments...
View Article3 Things: Confidence Peak, Dumb Money & Bonds Are Dead?
Confidence Peak It was interesting to see the markets reaction to the Consumer Confidence report on Tuesday, along with some of the media headlines, to wit: “Consumer confidence just surged to its...
View ArticleWeekend Reading: Back Where We Started
In last weekend’s newsletter, I discussed the “round-trip” move of the market following the Fed’s latest announcement to NOT hike rates. “It is not surprising the Fed once again failed to take action...
View ArticleGot Volatility? 09-30-16
Get Daily Updates: Twitter, Facebook, Linked-In, Sound Cloud MISS THE LATEST WEBINAR? See All Our Previous Web/Seminars Here Thursday night on the “Real Investment Hour” radio show, I noted it was...
View Article4-Tools Used To Win The “Beat The Estimate Game”
Over the weekend, I got a few tweets talking about some technical analysis currently being passed around the Internet suggesting the S&P 500 is about to make a significant move towards 2400. While...
View ArticleTechnically Speaking: 2400 Or Bust!
“Technically Speaking” is a regular Tuesday commentary updating current market trends and highlighting shorter-term investment strategies, risks, and potential opportunities. Please send any comments...
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