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Beware of Predictions - May 1, 2013
Predictions are easy to make but extremely...

Investing Humility - April1, 2013
The majority of the inexperienced investors ...

Keynesian Economics - March 1, 2013
Keynesian economics also called Keynesianism ...

Defining Risk - February 1, 2013
Investing and stock market risks do not ... 

New Year Investing Checklist - January 1, 2013
Every investor's situation is unique ...

Corn the Next Year's Big Hitter - December 1, 2012
This prediction seems to be based ...

Economic Terms - November 1, 2012
The following terms pertaining to the economy ...

The Size Effect - October 1, 2012
Large-cap, small-cap and mid-cap ...

Momentum Investing - September 1,2012
Momentum investors look for stocks ...

The Earnings Season - August 1, 2012
The part of each yearly quarter where ...

Types of Investing Risks  - July 2, 2012
Corrections and bear markets inflict ...

The Best Stock Pick - June 1, 2012
Contrary to what you may think ...

The Warren Buffett Method of 12 - May 1, 2012
When Buffett invests, he sees a business ...

Investing and Anchoring - April 1, 2012
There is neither assurance nor any real ... 

Stocks or Mutual Funds? - March 1, 2012
Conventional wisdom does not apply ...

The Basics of Futures Trading - February 1, 2012
Futures contracts are agreements to buy or sell ...

Old and New Financial Rules - January 1, 2012
If you can stomach the ups and downs ...

Supply, Demand and Prayer - December 1, 2011
The economy is in trouble, as evidenced by the ...

Well Managed Risks - November 1, 2011
We often listen to people who hesitate to invest ...

Credit Default Swaps - October 1, 2011
A credit default swap (CDS) is similar ...

Day Trading Strategies - September 1, 2011
If patience is the golden key to trading ...

Bollinger Bands - August 1, 2011
Bollinger Bands are a technical trading tool ...

Investing and Asset Allocation - July 2, 2011
Sometimes you spend sleepless nights ... 

Investing and Saving for Retirement - April 8, 2011
There once was a hawk, ferocious and ...

A Decade+ to Remember - March 21, 2011
Let’s briefly recap …

Stock Market Timing - February 1, 2011
It has become accepted wisdom in financial ...

Supply, Demand and Prayer! - January 5, 2011
The economy is in trouble, as evidenced by ...

Worrisome Aspects of Investing - December 3, 2010
If you are going to be successful as an investor...

Rules of Financial Security - September 22, 2010
If you can stomach the ups and downs...

Dollar on the Cusp of a Major Reversal - June13, 2010
To keep the dollar moving to ever-impressive heights... 

Structured Bonds - May 5, 2010
Structured bonds are so called because they...

Efficient Market Hypothesis - February 2, 2010
In investing the market is said to be efficient...

U.S.A. Ends Offshore Tax Rules - May 4, 2009
U.S.A. President Barack Obama will propose ...

European Central Bank Cuts Rates - April 2, 2009
The European Central Bank (ECB) today cut ...

Stocks: Buy and Hold? - March 18, 2009
Today's uncertain markets may be ...

USA Unemployment Rate - March 10, 2009
The U.S.A. jobless rate will reach 9.4% ...

Davos Global Cooperation - February 2, 2009
As world leaders in Davos called last week ...

U.S.A. Job Losses - January 4, 2009
The U.S.A. economy lost more jobs in 2008 ...

Wealthy Tighten their Belts - December 23, 2008
Faced with the sharpest decline in net worth ...

Recession Just Beginning - December 2, 2008
The U.S. economy, now officially in recession ...

Secular Stock Markets - November 8, 2008
The stock market cycles from periods ...

Elections and the Stock Market - October 27, 2008
Regardless of claims to the contrary ...

The 1987 Stock Market Crash - October 6, 2008
On Monday, October 19, 1987, the Dow ...

Lehman Files for Bankruptcy - September 15, 2008
Lehman Brothers, the fourth-largest ...

Dollar Rise Not Over - August 26, 2008
The dollar's rally over the past month ...

Investing and Economic Indicators - July 13, 2008
As an investor it is important to understand ...

Worrisome Aspects - June 9, 2008
If you are going to be successful as ...

Food Crisis - May 8, 2008
Is the world really headed for a food ...

Crude Oil Record - April 14, 2008
Crude oil was near a record settlement ...

Investing and Expectations - April 2, 2008
It is true that everyone who is involved ...

The Laws of Supply and Demand - March 1, 2008
Most of us have a knowledge of economics ...

Irrational Exuberance - February 23, 2008
An attempt to explain the present stock ...

The Subprime Loans - February 11, 2008
Subprime loans, also called "B" loans or ...

Interest Rate Reduction - February 1, 2008
The central bank reduced its benchmark ...

Buying Stocks During Corrections - January 22, 2008
Investors can use the recent turmoil ...

U.S. Jobless Rates and Recession - January 7, 2008
The U.S. economy may be on the verge ...

Cyprus and Malta Adopt the Euro - January 2, 2008
Cyprus and Malta became the latest ...

Trichet: Inflation Pickup - December 19, 2007
European Central Bank President ...

Crude Oil Prices Decline - December 4, 2007
Crude oil fell after an OPEC delegate ...

Why You must Use Options - November 6, 2007
Options can be used in many ways to profit ...

Invest or Pay off Your Debts? - October 4, 2007
Many of us carry debt on our credit cards ...

Credit Markets and Pressures - September 3, 2007
The steps by central banks to add liquidity ...

Structured Bonds - August 6, 2007
Structured Bonds are so called because they ...

Forecast for the Third Quarter of 2007 - July 20, 2007
We believe that the global equity markets ...

Characteristics of Successful Investors - July 4, 2007
The techniques and the characteristics of ...

The Breadth of Market Indicators - June 1, 2007
The Breadth of Market Indicators theory is a ...

Stock Markets: Bull or Bear? - May 3, 2007
In a bull stock market, it's very easy to make ...

What Motivates Investors? - April 17, 2007
We are not as rational as we think we are ...

Carry Trade - March 6, 2007
Imagine that you could borrow money at an ...

The Economy Is Healthy ... - February 21, 2007
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on ...

Gold Futures and Oil Prices - January 25, 2007
Gold in New York climbed to the highest in seven ...

Your New Year Investing Checklist - January 3, 2007
Every investor's situation is unique, and you have to ...

The U.S.A. Debt and the Dollar - December 22, 2006
The Increasing U.S.A. Debt and the Falling Dollar

Investing Essential Truths - December 13, 2006
Markets are notoriously hard to read and people ...

Weak Dollar ... - December 4, 2006
The greenback has plunged recently against ...

The China Syndrome - October 27, 2006
The recent Chinese growth offers no doubt ...

Dogs and Puppies! - October 17, 2006
There is a way to build a reliable portfolio of ...

Oil Over US$ 100? - July 10, 2006
Oil prices will soar to well over US$ 100 a barrel ...

Favoring Silver - May 7, 2006
Silver is a consumable precious metal ...

Gold Ready to Take Off? - November 21, 2005
Gold will now with certainty eventually rise ...

Katrina and the US Markets - September 6, 2005
With the US markets back online following ...

The Irresponsible US Congress - August 29, 2005
Increasing US debt ...

ECB Keeps Rates on Hold - August 9, 2005
The European Central Bank (ECB) held its main ...

Earnings Season ... Again! - July 29, 2005
It is this time of the year ...

Dollar Rebounded - July 12, 2005
After posting its steepest decline in 18 months ...

U.S. Economy and Rates - June 24, 2005
In Washington, Greenspan and Snow outlined their ...

U.S. Economy and Rates - June 2, 2005
The U.S. economy is too leveraged to allow the Fed ...

Special Reports from January 4 to May 16, 2005
Special Reports from March 3 to December 27, 2004

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