What hope can there be for motivated stock pickers to outperform the low-cost index funds that simply mechanically track the market? Well - in spite of the absurd rise of the Nobel-acclaimed, and highly promoted, Efficient Market Hypothesis that claims that individual investors can't beat the market - it turns out there is plenty! [Let me explain.] Words: 1574
Read More »Bull Market In Gold Won’t Begin Until We Have A Bear Market In Stocks – Here’s Why (+2K Views)
History, as well as recent action, suggests that weakness in the stock market is more crucial to gold’s future than weakness in the US Dollar.
Read More »Financial Terminology Deciphered (+2K Views)
"I have no idea what you are talking about!" If that is your expression when you [listen to the commentators and] look at figures and terms scrolling on CNBC or any other business or finance news channel, this article is specifically designed to suit your needs. Words: 782
Read More »Should We Be Bullish or Bearish On U.S. Economy & Equity Markets?
Equity markets in the U.S. have bounced back over the past couple of weeks and have shown strong momentum to the upside. We are now well into the fourth year of a rising equity market and we might now reasonably ask the obvious question, "When might this end?"
Read More »Experts Say Our Financial Markets Are Primed For A Fall
For the moment, things are looking pretty good in the United States but...our financial markets are perfectly primed for a fall. Sadly, most people did not see the crash of 2008 coming, and most people will not see the next one coming either.
Read More »Interest Rates Play A MAJOR Role In the Behavior Of the Stock Market – Here’s Why
To understand how the stock market behaves it is imperative to realize that the stock market is overwhelmingly influenced by interest rates. It’s difficult to overstate this key fact. Interest rates are the bone and marrow of the stock market. More specifically, the stock market is ruled by long-term and short-term interest rates creating an overriding framework for what drives the market in which different sectors do better or worse at different points in the economic cycle. This article explains the behavior more fully.
Read More »Dow About to Correct 14-18%, Then Increase 111-122% Into 2017
The stock market has topped. It got stretched too high, for too long, and needs to pull back and wash out some diehard bulls and refresh itself before heading any higher. We are now in a bear market that could last anywhere from 3-10 months and the significance of it all is crucial to not only understanding what is going on, but also to protecting and growing your wealth. This article does just that!
Read More »Believe It or Not: Both Bulls & Bears Playing In Current Market
The current U.S. equity market has something for everyone. Whether you are bullish or bearish, there is no shortage of indicators or charts you can use to support your thesis.
Read More »Market Returns to Be Dismal Over Next 10 Years! Here’s Why
If you have 401k assets, are a financial professional or individual investors looking to construct portfolios and not move monies very often, and looking to beat inflation over an extended period of time, the chart below is well worth being aware of.
Read More »Taking the Temperature of the U.S. Stock Markets: What’s Hot, What’s Not (2K Views)
[Given the] big swings in enthusiasm for owning common stocks [we thought it timely to present] our opinion on the current temperature of the U.S. stock markets as to what's hot and what's not and the reasons why that is the case.
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