Ugly Quote of the Day
Here’s an ugly quote to start your day: "Our long-held conviction that the economy can’t sustain rapidly rising interest...
(Why) You Suck at Investing
USA Today had an interesting article this past week (it happens). The discussion was on the fact that Most Americans no good at...
Fund Flows
In the week ended Wednesday, stock funds had net cash inflows of $1.7 billion, according to AMG Data Services. Money-market funds pulled...
Stock Market Extremes and Portfolio Performance
John Kuran points us to a study on Stock Market Extremes and Portfolio Performance. click for larger graphic Graphic courtesy Towneley...
An Excuse for Bad Advice
This chart has been used primarily as an excuse for bad investment advice: Source: Marketwatch Why an excuse? It builds in an out for the...
Forward Earnings are Opinions
Doug Kass over at Street Insight mentions that: "With economic tailwinds now becoming headwinds, one can only infer...
Find Your Trading Edge
Yet another good list from Swing Trader Alan Farley: Farley notes the truism that "the market is a tough place to earn a living. The...
HedgedFund.org’s Internet Links of Interest:
This is one of the most comprehensive market related linkfests I have ever come across: HedgedFund.org’s Internet Links of Interest...
Be Wary of Anything approaching 140% of GDP
I have taken the position that Real Estate is not a bubble, but is merely a somewhat extended asset class, driven that way via easy Al...
Principal Protected Mutual Funds
The ideal time to buy these is not after the market has crashed . . . rather, do so when the market has been screaming. Locking in a...