Trying to rationalize an irrational market is causing a lot of indecision and anxiety lately. Seems like many investors are having a hard time deciding whether to buy into the Bull or wait for the Bear. What are you going to do?
Between this week and last week it seems as though investors have reached a point of indecision. Last week the markets ended slightly lower and this week they ended slightly higher. Are the markets starting to falter?
To get a clearer picture of where we are headed, I turned to a couple of motivational speakers that [...]
The stock markets took a tumble this past week on a bevy of poor economic reports, news that retail sales slumped for the sixth straight month, and deteriorating credit quality and record losses in the financial sector.
According to Briefing.com, for the week, the DOW ended down 3.7% at 8281, the NASDAQ down 2.7% at 1529 [...]
Being the frugal person that I am, I’m always looking for ways to save money. I just happen to come across a few books selling at significant discounts for some unknown reason.
Any takers?
Actually, I’m just using this joke to make a point.
When the economy was flourishing and the stock market was climbing, investors’ logic became [...]
I guess the Weekly Wrap at Briefing.com sums up this week pretty well:
Oil prices came within a hair of $128 this week, industrial production was reported to have declined 0.7% in April, Moody’s expressed new concerns about the financial strength of the bond insurers, Fed Chairman Bernanke said conditions in the financial markets are [...]
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My Short-term Perspective
Although I sometimes speculate and invest in the markets using contrarian investment strategies, it’s usually because I feel pretty confident about my forecasts or where we’re headed.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any of that confidence right now. I’m not too sure what to make of the markets lately and I really don’t have any strong clues [...]