Structural Decay
We continue to observe weakening pockets in certain sectors of the markets. Momentum continues to fade. In particular, the Nasdaq has...
Chart of the Week: Nasdaq A/D Volume Line
Nasdaq’s A/D Volume Line for the Nasdaq Composite broke below the trendline from the start of the rally. This indicator also broke...
You’re taxes have ALREADY gone up!
Yet another taxing article, this one overlooked from Friday’s WSJ, “Taxes Divide National, State Republicans.” The...
Walter Deemer: cyclical bull, secular bear market?
Technician Walter Deemer is the focus of a terrific interview in Barron’s this week. Deemer hits the nail on the head in his...
Tax Increases, part III
On Friday, we discussed the realities of tax rises in the coming years. Also mentioned were some of the Tax Scams which the IRS...
Saved by Manicurists!
Huzzah! We are saved: The economy is being rescued by manicurists! At least, that is the proposition put forth by Virginia Postrel in the...
UK Albums Have a Record Year in 2003 (yet the U.S. is...
Here’s an interesting little factoid you may not have noticed: In 2003, the number of artist albums sold in the UK in 2003 rose...
Predicting tax increases AND higher interest rates
Jon Burnham, portfolio manager (Burnham Financial Group) is on CNBC this instant, predicting tax raises and higher interest rates post...
Tax Increases Ahead
Today, apparently, is Taxing Friday. Since linking to a WSJ article yesterday (“View From the Right: Tax Increases Ahead“),...
Tax me if you can!
You are paying about 15% too much in taxes due to illegal tax cheats. That’s the conclusion of Charles O. Rossotti, who was...