Investing and Trading News, with a Contrarian, Sarcastic Twist!
While individual investors are as bullish as they’ve been in over a year – no doubt buoyed by the price action of the S&P – the Fed appears to be quite worried about a host of things. Â You know – deflation, high unemployment, the moribund economy – stuff only a real worrywart would care about. […]
This is absolutely hysterical – Phil Davison, Republican candidate for Stark County Treasurer, goes absolutely nuts in his nomination speech: There are so many gems in this beauty, it’s unbelievable! In a sad post mortem, I read that Phil lost the nomination đ Hard to believe – it’s a cruel, cruel world. But he’s welcome […]
When a CEO constantly bemoans the fact that his/her stock price is wildly undervalued by Wall Street – why don’t they just jack up the dividend, and/or buy back stock hand over fist? Intel’s Paul Otellini is constantly scratching his head about the lack of air under INTC’s price action – and he’s not alone […]
The AAII sentiment survey – an informal gauge of short term bullish/bearish/neutral sentiment amongst individual investors – has hit a 13-month high, with 50.89% of investors describing themselves as bullish. While not an extreme reading, it is worth noting, as this is one more data point that may indicate we’re in for at least a […]
Famed market forecaster Robert Prechter has been, over the last 15 years, pioneering  research in a new field called Socionomics – a blending of âsocial moodâ measurements, and economics.  Prechterâs thesis is that the social mood of society rises and falls intrinsically, in wave-like patterns. During waves up, people feel good about life, and they bid up […]
On Friday I chatted with Jeremy Louder, the Founder of QuadWealth.  Jeremy and his team work with individuals and financial planners to educate them on “less understood” wealth management strategies – that is, rather than the stock/bond/mutual fund mantra we hear touted by mainstream financial planners, Jeremy’s group focuses on alternative strategies that are employed by […]
Here’s a great piece of stock analysis by our good friend and reader Shaun Noll, Founder and Managing Partner of Stirling Capital Management.  Shaun was kind enough to let us republish here.  Enjoy! *** This is a very simple idea, a very small company and is perhaps the most pure âdollar for .50â Iâve seen in awhile. […]
Yesterday there was an article in the Wall Street Journal that outlined 10 Reasons To Buy a Home – I personally disagreed with many of the points outlined, which is not a surprise for those who read my polarizing Renter’s Manifesto. While we are all entitled to our own opinion, I am going to take […]
I don’t normally comment much on politics, preferring to focus on the markets as best I can – though admittedly the two are becoming more and more intertwined by the day (sadly enough). But this was a very interesting piece from George Friedman at Stratfor, which we were fortunate enough to be allowed to reprint […]
If you hold gold in your portfolio – be it as an insurance policy, a hedge against inflation, or a speculation – you’re probably always considering the risk of the government cracking down on gold ownership. Â And if you’re not worried – you probably should be! Not to sound the alarms too loudly, but it’s […]
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