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Opportunities from Interventions

David F Durham — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:24:42 +0100

“The Fed wants to kill all signs of inflation to hide the damage they're doing to the middle class. First the Fed leaves food and energy out of the CPI, and then they get the Labor Department to lie about the figures. Their last trick -- smash the price of gold and silver. What are they going to do when the bond market (fearful of inflation) collapses? You can't fool all of the pe...

Housing Market’s On Fire; Why It’s Not Time to Buy

gloriasimmon — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:43:55 +0100

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The housing market continues to vault ahead. We are seeing strong housing starts and the flow of building permits in the pipeline. Home prices are also steadily moving higher.

The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, comprising the 20 largest U.S. metropolitan cities, increased a better-than-expected 9.3% in February, representing the 13th straight up month for prices.

Looking at the ch...

How the Coming Shift in Monetary Policy Will Affect Your Investments

gloriasimmon — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:43:00 +0100

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One of the most interesting debates regarding monetary policy is emanating from the Federal Reserve members themselves. The Federal Reserve’s current monetary policy program includes an $85.0-billion monthly asset-purchase program. Recent comments made by many of the Federal Reserve members indicate that they are as ...

Consumers Spending Less; Just Ask Wal-Mart

gloriasimmon — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:10:23 +0100

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All of the talk about the negative impact of the sequestration on consumer spending appears to have some validity.

While the rich consumers are continuing to spend on luxury items, those who are making less money and are influenced by the fragile jobs market and flat income levels continue to worry, which could likely impact...

Divergence Between the S&P 500 and Current Economic Recovery Grows; Are Investors Too ...

gloriasimmon — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:09:02 +0100

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There continues to be mixed data regarding the strength of the economic recovery in America. This is creating an interesting divergence between the level of the S&P 500 and the growth rate of the economic recovery, which is far less than many had expected so far....

Why This Market Is Reminiscent of 2000

gloriasimmon — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:04:09 +0100

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There is simply nowhere else to put your money to work, which is why the stock market continues to edge upward to new record highs.

You can earn a yield of 0.23% on a two-year U.S. Treasury, 0.79% for five years, 1.90% for 10 years, and up to 3.13% if you extend it to 30 years. (Source: “United States Government Bonds,” Bloomberg, May 17, 2013.)

Of cou...

Is Wal-Mart Stock in Danger of a Pullback?

gloriasimmon — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:03:20 +0100

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We all know that the stock market has moved up significantly over the past few months. The real question is: is the move up based on the belief that there is enough economic growth available for corporate earnings to continue rising, or is it simply due to a flow of funds?

Let’s analyze this question by taking a look at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE/WMT). Wal-Mart just released its...

Changes to International Tariffs Giving This Stock a Boost

gloriasimmon — Sat, 18 May 2013 04:05:55 +0100

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When it comes to buying stocks for long-term investing, the short-term gyrations can be difficult for investors. It’s important from a long-term investing viewpoint to look out onto the horizon over many years, and search for short-term pullbacks and opportunities that might allow ...

How Understanding the Investment Climate Equals Stock Market Success

gloriasimmon — Sat, 18 May 2013 04:04:52 +0100

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If you invested all of your money in the stock market, you would be exposed to extraordinary risk of a market retrenchment.

Of course, you could also make a lot of money, especially with how well things are going in the current bullish s...

Biggest Bubble About to Burst

David F Durham — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:45:07 +0100

“Nothing is normal: not the economy, not the financial system, not the financial markets and not the political system. The system remains still in the throes and aftershocks of the 2008 panic and the near-systemic collapse, and from the ongoing responses to same by the Federal Reserve and federal government. Further panic is possible and hyperinflation is inevitable.

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A year ago, I was able to take a close look at a cool-looking electric-powered sports car. I even got to sit in it. I noticed that it was not made by a manufacturer that I had recognized—it was built by Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ/TSLA), but I really didn’t give it a second thought.

Well I wish I had now, as Tesla is seeing ...

The New Hidden Eurozone Risk

gloriasimmon — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:04:44 +0100

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Well I wish I had now, a...

SEC Raises Requirement for Chinese Companies for U.S. Listings; Chinese Companies Looking Elsewhere

gloriasimmon — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:46:15 +0100

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Chinese initial public offerings (IPOs) could be hot again this year, but don’t look to America as the breeding grounds: the flow to the U.S. is dead.

The big market for Chinese IPOs will be at home in China where there could be as many as 349 IPOs t...

Weak Global Economic Growth Hits McDonalds; What’s Next for Your Stocks?

gloriasimmon — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:35:48 +0100

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One of the biggest worries for investors is the anemic economic growth globally. This has made it extremely difficult to generate corporate earnings going forward. As investors, we are constantly looking for signs that a firm has the ability to increase corpor...

The Dow Is at a Record High, but Institutions Are Selling

gloriasimmon — Wed, 15 May 2013 02:58:08 +0100

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The shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ/AAPL) have been on a steady climb since plummeting to $385.10 on April 19; but my sense is that the buying has largely been driven by retail investors and not from where it counts with the institutional money, based on my stock analysis.

Insiders and the institutional money are not as s...

Is It Time to Book Profits in Bank Stocks?

gloriasimmon — Wed, 15 May 2013 02:55:48 +0100

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Bank stocks have been one of the strongest sectors in the market over the past year. Bank stocks have rallied sharply after many investors dumped shares on fears that the financial crisis might worsen. Those fears obviously never materialized, and many bank stocks have...

Junk Bond Demand Soars: Is This the Time to Be Raising Cash?

gloriasimmon — Tue, 14 May 2013 03:15:32 +0100

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With the aggressive monetary policy plan implemented by the Federal Reserve in place, it’s not just retirees who are seeking yield and can’t find it; large institutional funds are in the same predicament.

I believe that one of the goals of the Federal Reserve in enacting its current monetary policy plan is to entice investors into ass...

Are Lower Oil Prices on the Horizon?

gloriasimmon — Tue, 14 May 2013 03:14:40 +0100

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The oil sheiks at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) must be at their wits’ ends these days, with oil prices showing some downward pressure.

While the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) spot is in the mid-$90.00 range, there’s a sense we could see a downward move in oil prices, including gasoline prices at the pumps, on the horizon.

Over the past decades, OPEC’s decisions were largel...

Great Time to Play Stocks? Maybe Not for Everyone

Abby Joseph — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:26:54 +0100

By George Leong, B.Comm. for Profit Confidential

Great Time to Play Stoc...
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<h1>China’s Economic Reporting: Fact or Fiction?</h1>
<p>gloriasimmon — Mon, 13 May 2013 08:23:36 +0100</p>
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There’s something fishy going on with China’s economic data—at least with those figures that are reported by the Chinese government. The reality in those numbers has always been questionable.

Are the economic data compiled and reported by the Chinese governmen...