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Regular contributor Sy Harding weighs in this week with three stocks that he believes have seen their tops for a little while… —- Three Stocks to Avoid Being Street Smart Sy Harding January 28, 2011 I’m not saying sell them short, but here are three popular stocks I sure would neither buy nor hold at […]

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Buy and hold sure doesn’t get the respect it used to!  Is it still a viable strategy today? Perhaps more importantly – does anyone even care? Guest contributor Sy Harding takes a look at the downtrend in holding periods for stocks – and talk about a bear market, this trend has been firmly entrenched for […]

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Regular contributor Sy Harding takes a look at the measures the Fed and Federal Government have taken to avoid the second coming of the Great Depression – they’ve thrown everything at it, including the kitchen sink. And to give credit where credit is due, Bernanke & Co have (thus far, at least) been successful in […]

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Sy Harding takes a look at the disappointing unemployment numbers – and shares why they are irrelevant when it comes to forecasting. —- The Dismal Jobs Report Is Not Important Being Street Smart Sy Harding January 8, 2011 Another month – another disappointment in the employment picture. But it doesn’t matter!  The economic recovery continues. […]

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Courtesy of our friend and frequent guest writer Sy Harding, here’s his 2011 economic and stock market outlook.  Regular readers know that Sy usually errs on the side of caution, so like me, you may be a bit surprised to see him casting his lot with the bullish forecast camp – though he does not […]

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Investors sure are in a good mood this Holiday season!  But how long can this extreme bullish mood last?  We turn to Sy Harding for his thoughts as we head into the Christmas holiday…but a quick heads up, these exuberant individual investors may have you reaching for the egg nog! —- ’Tis a Season To […]

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As most intelligent investors and business people can see, most of the recent stimulus and “quantitatively eased” funds are not really finding their way into the heart of the American economy.  Ironically, much of this money is heading overseas, with China being as hot a destination as any. So, while boneheaded American politicians hem and […]

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Courtesy of Sy Harding, who shares my bullish dollar sentiment (at least for the intermediate term). Sy writes in his latest Street Smart Report: U.S. Dollar. We remain on the buy signal for the dollar. Our buy signal was based mostly on the short-term charts and indicators. They turned positive when the dollar reached the […]

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Being Street Smart by Sy Harding An Encouraging Week For Investors! December 3, 2010. After a strong rally in September and October, the stock market topped out short-term four weeks ago, with the Dow then declining 4% in just seven days. In the process it broke below key short-term support levels that market technicians watch, […]

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Being Street Smart by Sy Harding Here’s What Investors Should Be Watching! November 19, 2010. The market is in what is usually its favorable season of November to May, when it typically makes most of its gains each year. But it hasn’t been that way so far. Among other worries, analysts are concerned that the […]

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