Ignore Yield
Article By:
David Merkel
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 3:06 AM EDT
Why do I write this, this evening? I keep running into writers and investment advisors that say, “You need a certain yield? I can get you that yield!”
Inflation: Will The Fed Move To Soon?
Article By:
Lance Roberts
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 1:13 PM EDT
Lately, there have been more and more calls by mainstream analysts and economists that inflationary pressures are now set to rise in the U.S. economy.
Market Maven Warns Fed’s 3rd Bubble, This Century Heading For 20% Tumble
Article By:
David Stockman
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Monday, August 4, 2014 4:25 PM EDT
Mark Hulbert is the dean of market chart-watchers. So his warning that three key signals of a market correction are now flashing in unison, and that this condition has invariably led to a 20% market drop over the last 45 years, should not be taken lightly under any circumstance.
Substituting Debt For Income Is Not Success--It's Failure On An Epic Scale
Article By:
Charles Hugh Smith
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Thursday, July 31, 2014 4:22 AM EDT
The Fed's substitution of debt for income has only doomed the nation to a deeper, more painful realignment of real income and expenses.
Our Marginal Economy
Article By:
Charles Hugh Smith
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 12:43 AM EDT
Before you jump on the Bull market bandwagon of "don't fight the Fed," perhaps you should take a look at the quality of the debt the Fed has enabled and the diminishing returns on all that debt.
Earnings Preview: Bank Of Hawaii
Article By:
Matt Schilling
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Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:31 PM EDT
If Bank of Hawaii can surpass estimates when it announces earnings on July 28, there's a good chance trend behavior will reverse course giving shares the boost they need to break-out of their recent trends.
In this article: BOH
Understanding Insurance Float
Article By:
David Merkel
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Thursday, July 24, 2014 8:33 PM EDT
Warren Buffett has made such an impression on value investors and insurance investors, that they think that "float" is magic. But float is not an unmitigated good.
In this article: BRK-A
Battling Boko Haram
Article By:
Vivian Lewis
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Thursday, July 24, 2014 6:32 AM EDT
I have been advised by a marketing consultant to talk more about insights from my foreign travels. In London this summer there is a steady drumbeat of propaganda against female genetic cutting and the marriage of underage girls among the immigrant community, which of course I support.
In this article: CBI, GSK, MXF, NCR, NOK, PT, ALLRF, BKESF, DGRLY, ESFOF, FCGYF, PDYPF, ALKS, MSFT, FBASF
When All You Have Left Is The Cost Of Breakfast At McDonald’s
Article By:
Dennis Miller
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 1:42 PM EDT
Annuities are at the top of the list of complicated products that often profit insurance companies without adequately compensating the buyer in return. Put plainly, sometimes you don’t get what you thought you paid for.
Earnings Preview: AT&T
Article By:
Matt Schilling
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 2:56 AM EDT
With AT&T's earnings due out on Wednesday I wanted to highlight a number of catalysts that could help contribute to the company's upcoming earnings. Analysts are currently calling for AT&T to earn $0.64/share in terms of EPS $33.26 billion in terms of its quarterly revenues.
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Five Reasons To Buy And Hold Shares Of Great Companies
Article By:
Kendall J. Anderson
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Monday, July 21, 2014 2:55 PM EDT
The world is full of stock traders. They firmly believe that they can trade stocks and create unlimited wealth for themselves and their families. For most of us, there is a better way that is easy to implement and has a history of growing wealth.
Monday Market Movement – Do We Ever Go Down?
Article By:
Phil Davis
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Monday, July 21, 2014 9:51 AM EDT
There is just no way to win betting against this market! Well, actually, there is one way and that's betting that each pop is nonsense and tends to have a subsequent pullback intra-day but, long-term, the cumulative effect of all that low-volume pumping has been a rousing success, to say the least.
Bond Yield Carry Traders Need To Fade Upcoming Econ Events
Article By:
EconMatters
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Saturday, July 19, 2014 3:26 PM EDT
In two weeks though there is more than just the employment report for bond holders to fade in their overzealous addiction to yield carry trades as we finally get the first look at second quarter GDP.