Using Your NCAA Bracket to Help Your Investing
Regular readers know that I love using sports to find investment insights. Using Your NCAA Bracket to Help Your Investing
View ArticleHow to Handle a Big Gain
Here is a happy problem: You have a large instant gain from one of your stocks. What should you do How to Handle a Big Gain
View ArticleWeighing the Week Ahead: Fluff or Fundamentals?
Sometimes markets emphasize simple themes, rejecting even modest efforts at nuance. Weighing the Week Ahead: Fluff or Fundamentals?
View ArticleFaceoff on Greece: An Interim Update
About two years ago the situation in Greece was at a flashpoint. It was at the top of the list of investor worries Faceoff on Greece: An Interim Update
View ArticleStrategy in the Face of Volatility(NYSEARCA:VXX)
I planned to take tonight off since it is my Birthday and Mrs. OldProf is preparing my favorite dinner Strategy in the Face of Volatility(NYSEARCA:VXX)
View ArticleWeighing the Week Ahead: A Volatility Cocktail!
This week brings the makings of an explosive volatility cocktail Weighing the Week Ahead: A Volatility Cocktail!
View ArticleWeighing Week Ahead: Will Springtime Bring Some Optimism?
Some weeks feature a contrast between past and future -- a possible inflection point. Weighing Week Ahead: Will Springtime Bring Some Optimism?
View ArticleWeighing the Week Ahead: Time to Sell in May?
Can positive economic trends overcome the weight of market seasonality? Weighing the Week Ahead: Time to Sell in May?
View ArticleIs the Ukraine Crisis a Market Crisis?
How worried should we be about the Ukraine crisis? Is the Ukraine Crisis a Market Crisis?
View ArticleShould We Fear Market Divergences?
The latest bearish meme is the focus on market divergences. Should We Fear Market Divergences?
View ArticleSeasonality and the Tuesday Lesson
How should traders and investors take advantage of seasonal patterns Seasonality and the Tuesday Lesson
View ArticleWhat Does Bond Rally Mean for Stocks?
To the surprise of most, bonds have rallied while stocks have move sideways What Does Bond Rally Mean for Stocks?
View ArticleThe Sound of Silence
The insightful investor develops solid indicators and then follows the data. The Sound of Silence
View ArticleWill a Sluggish Housing Sector Derail the Economy?
In a holiday-shortened week, there is plenty of data Will a Sluggish Housing Sector Derail the Economy?
View ArticleMORE CLARITY FROM THE MARKET MESSAGE?
Do you have an opinion about stocks or bonds or foreign exchange MORE CLARITY FROM THE MARKET MESSAGE?
View ArticleYoung Investors Neglected by the Financial Institutions
The investment industry has neglected young people Young Investors Neglected by the Financial Institutions
View ArticleMarket Breakout Next Week?
In sharp contrast to last week, the punditry has less to chew on Market Breakout Next Week?
View ArticleThe Fed and Inflation
Once again, the market focus has turned to the Fed. The Fed and Inflation
View ArticleHealth of Economy to Take Center Stage
With the stunning decline in Q1 GDP, the health of the US economy has once again taken center stage Health of Economy to Take Center Stage
View ArticleTime to Pause and Reconsider
After an event-filled 3 ½ day trading week, it is time to pause and reconsider Time to Pause and Reconsider
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