Why $19 Trillion In Debt IS A Problem
According to the World Economic Forum, the United States has achieved a new TOP 10 ranking. Tell us what we’ve won Bob: “Coming in at #10 – the United States, at 104%, gets nothing but the privilege of...
View ArticleTechnically Speaking: The Market To Nowhere?
“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 ArticleThe Retirement Transition Plan – Day 1
“I Read The News Today. Oh, Boy!” The initial step of a retirement journey is scary and exciting. Securing a foot hold in tenured habits of a working past is a strong psychological comfort factor...
View ArticleOdds Are Stacked Against Equity Investors
Editor Note: Michael Lebowitz of 720 Global Research is an investment consultant, specializing in macroeconomic research, valuations, asset allocation, and risk management. He is a regular contributor...
View ArticleInterview: Danielle DiMartino-Booth –“Let Them Eat Rate”
This past week, Danielle DiMartino-Booth revisited the “Lance Roberts Show” to discuss the Federal Reserve and the ongoing “monetary policy dilemma” they face. Danielle spent nine years as a Senior...
View Article3 Things: Housing Problem, Import Signal, Wage Warning
“3 Things” is a weekly post of thoughts I am pondering, usually contrarian, with respect to the markets, economy or portfolio management. Comments and thoughts are always welcome via email, Twitter,...
View ArticleWeekend Reading: Should I Stay Or Should I Go
It has been interesting as of late reading the numerous views espousing the value of “indexing” and lamenting the short-term underperformance of some fund manager. What is more interesting is a large...
View ArticleShould I Stay Or Go 05-06-16
For Daily Updates Follow Me On: Twitter, Facebook, Linked-In REGISTER NOW FOR THE NEXT WEBINAR: Why Dave Ramsey Is Wrong & What You Can Do To Build A Tax-Free Nest Egg. Over the last couple of...
View ArticleThe Problem Of Excessive Optimism
Commercial bankruptcies are skyrocketing, oil prices have collapsed, profits have declined and Central Banks globally are pushing negative interest rates in hopes of keeping economies afloat. At any...
View ArticleTechnically Speaking: Importance Of Duration Matching
“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 Questions To Survive Retirement
In the AMC’s hit drama “The Walking Dead,” where the world is overrun by rotting corpses with a desire to feed on the living, there’s something even greater to fear. The survivors. Staying alive in a...
View Article3 Things: Explaining The Consumption-Disfunction
“3 Things” is a weekly post of thoughts I am pondering, usually contrarian, with respect to the markets, economy or portfolio management. Comments and thoughts are always welcome via email, Twitter,...
View ArticleWeekend Reading: Going Nowhere Fast
Another week of choppy market action and the end result was a move to “nowhere.” As I stated previously, the current action is either a consolidation process or a topping process. To wit: “First of...
View ArticleGoing Nowhere Fast 05-13-16
For Daily Updates Follow Me On: Twitter, Facebook, Linked-In REGISTER NOW FOR THE NEXT WEBINAR: How to protect your retirement from Government overreach, taxes, and market debacles. Another week of...
View ArticleEconomy In Pictures: Weakness Continues
As we begin to wrap up the 2nd quarter of the year, I thought it was time to revisit the economy as the backdrop against expectations for stronger economic growth, rising inflationary pressures and an...
View ArticleTechnically Speaking: Maybe You Should “Sell In May”
“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 ArticleLayoff Survival – Weathering The Fiscal Storm
Getting laid off is an emotional as well as financial challenge. Pervasive in the media is how economic conditions have recovered from the Great Recession. The news is partially true. However, the...
View Article16 Months & Counting
Editor Note: Michael Lebowitz of 720 Global Research is an investment consultant, specializing in macroeconomic research, valuations, asset allocation, and risk management. He is a regular contributor...
View Article3 Things: Everyone Gets A Trophy, Inflation & RCube
“3 Things” is a weekly post of thoughts I am pondering, usually contrarian, with respect to the markets, economy or portfolio management. Comments and thoughts are always welcome via email, Twitter,...
View ArticleWeekend Reading: Yellen’s Line In The Sand
This past week, the big news for the market was the release of the April 27th FOMC minutes which once again suggested the Federal Reserve may be on a path to hike rates sooner rather than later. The...
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