Investing
Is There a Bogey-Man Out There?
In 2008, we knew that the mortgage-backed securities depleted the cash reserves at banks to the point that they were insolvent. In… Read more
Don’t Let Short Term Volatility Ruin Your Long Term Plan
It's been a wild ride lately. I think this two year chart of the Russell 2000 Small Cap Index pretty much sums it up.
Read moreThe Rise of the Machines (MSFT, NOG)
For the second time in a week, we had a “margin call” day. That’s what I’ve started to call those days where the market … Read more
Stocks Get Crushed
How badly did investors want to put their cash into safe-havens during yesterday’s huge sell-off? Money market rates went negative at one… Read more
Is a Recession Coming?
Financial markets like money. When the Fed was
pumping cash in to the system via QE2, stocks moved relentlessly
higher.
… Read more
Why Companies Aren’t Hiring
China’s got a heck of a nerve. Yesterday, CNN reported that the Chinese government’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange published the following… Read more
Q2 Earnings Season Starts Today
When it comes to conspiracy theories, and the theorists who theorize them, I definitely fall into the armchair variety. Sure, conspiracy theories… Read more
Small Cap Stocks: Most Active for June 28 (HAWKQ, NWBI, NWLI, LOJN, VISI)
Small cap stocks have been leading this week Read more
The End of QE2 (FDX)
Today is the first day of the post-QE2 economy. We’ve been living under the influence of liquidity… Read more