Typically, as I’m sure you are aware interest rates and bond prices have an inverse relationship. That means when interest rates rise bond prices fall. But in today’s article we will look at a different type of bond fund that avoids that type of risk.
Anatomy Of A Stock Market Turn
August 28, 2014 by 2 Comments
Catch-22 Data Hits Tuesday Before we begin to examine the recent bottom in the stock market, investors were greeted with an eye-popping nugget of economic data Tuesday morning. From Reuters: The Commerce Department said on Tuesday durable goods orders, items ranging from toasters to aircraft that are meant to last three years or more, […]
Beware of Flashy Stock Repurchases When The Market Is on The Rise
July 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Retail giant Bed Bath & Beyond just announced plans to buy back another $2 billion in shares, which the company will start doing after it completes its current share repurchase program. You’ve seen it before: Press releases emphasize that buybacks return value to shareholders, analysts sometimes rely on repurchases to spot a stock to write up next, and management likes to tout their focus on shareholder returns. But what’s the real story?
Adjusting Your Investments
July 1, 2014 by 1 Comment
Regular readers know our approach involves meticulously paying attention to known information about the markets and making allocation adjustments when conditions change. Small caps provide a recent example of how this approach can be helpful to investors and traders.
It’s Difficult to Buy the Rumor
June 4, 2014 by
Rumor has it that the European Central Bank (ECB) fears low inflation or even deflation so what should we do with our investments? Should we, as the old saying goes, “buy the rumor, sell the news?” In today’s article Chris Ciovacco, looks at what is expected from Thursday’s ECB statement and what to do about […]
What Is Dow Theory Telling Us Now?
May 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Positive Message For Manufacturing Stock prices have a high correlation to economic activity and earnings. History tells us bear markets are often kicked-off by recessions. The head of one of the nation’s closely watched manufacturing indexes says a recession does not appear to be imminent. From ThomasNet News: In a one-on-one interview with ThomasNet News […]
Stocks: Four Reasons To Have Defensive Contingency Plans
April 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The stock market is nearing the typical length for a bull market and today Chris Ciovacco shows us four reasons caution is advised regarding the current market.
Elliott Wave Projecting Gold Bottom?
January 31, 2014 by 1 Comment
By David A Banister We have been writing about the bottoming process of the Gold Bear Cycle (Elliott Wave Theory) since December 4th 2013, and our most recent article on December 26th reiterated that the best time to accumulate the Gold/Silver stocks was in the December and January window. Specifically this is what we wrote: […]
Choosing a Binary Options Broker
January 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Tips on how to choose a binary options broker Choosing a binary broker is one of the most important decisions a non-US based novice trader faces. Which one should I trust? Which is the best? These are just a few examples to the questions arising when choosing your first broker. Before we try to answer […]
Litigation Finance- Investing in Lawsuits
January 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Wall Street and its resident big banks are always looking for new ways to make big money. The latest such attempt comes in the form of “Litigation Finance.” At its most basic, litigation finance involves third party funding, i.e. investing money in high profile lawsuits between corporations, effectively betting on winners and losers. Money can […]
