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Winning Percentage - Not The Whole Story -
Kevin Davey (24)    
Kevin Davey  
We all have the need to be right. Think about when you were in school - you did your best to be right, and you were graded on your efforts. You took standardized tests to measure how right you were. All your life, you have tried to pick the right career, the right spouse, the right place to live.... ( added 5 days 13 hours ago.) |
How Much Can I Contribute to a Roth IRA? - Case Study -
 - Rocco Beatrice (5,648)  
Rocco Beatrice
Tammy has recently opened a Roth IRA. Having never had an IRA account, she must learn what the contribution limits are for the account. She has already been told that each year, the IRA rules change and one of those changes is the contribution limits for the year. One of the main questions Tammy... ( added 5 days 23 hours ago.) |
High Yield Roth IRA -
- Rocco Beatrice (5,648)
Rocco Beatrice
For many years, people invested in high yield savings accounts to increase their earnings on their balance. Since the interest rates have been so low through banks, these same investors are finding that the once called high yield accounts do not really exist anymore. While this may be a cause for... ( added 12 days 21 hours ago.) |
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International Term Life Insurance vs. Cash Value Insurance -
- Rocco Beatrice (5,648)
Rocco Beatrice
Domestic and/or International Term Life vs. Cash Value Insurance Policies There are two forms of life insurance policies available. The first is Domestic/International Term Life insurance, which is the most basic form of insurance. It offers insurance death benefit coverage and that's it. With a... ( added 12 days 21 hours ago.) |
Build and Preserve Your Wealth With Gold Bullion -
- Christina Goldman (2,686)
You've heard it all before: don't invest in gold bullion . Over the last century, gold has averaged a neglible rate of return. It's the late night cable television investment "snuggie."
I'm sure you've heard these statements before by popular investment gurus, who either don't understand or... ( added 14 days 14 hours ago.) |
Investment Retrospective A Preemptive Portfolio Protection Strategy -
- sanserve (110)
A participant in the morning Working Capital Model (WCM) investment workshop observed: I've noticed that my account balances are returning to their (June 2007) levels. People are talking down the economy and the dollar. Is there any preemptive action I need to take?
An afternoon workshop... ( added 14 days 15 hours ago.) |
Two Previous S&P 500 Corrections -
Arthur Eckart (341)
Within two weeks, SPX reached a high at 1,326.70 and a low at 1,256.28. Consequently, a correction may be underway that's not yet complete. The first three daily charts below show the SPX 1994 correction, the current 2006 SPX, and the initial SPX 2000 correction. Generally, the three charts show... ( added 3 years 171 days ago.) |
SPX Short Term Trading Range -
Arthur Eckart (341)
SPX fell sharply Fri on slightly stronger than expected employment reports. Short-term technical indicators suggest a trading range next week. Financial markets will be closed Apr 14th for Good Friday, and the week after next is options expiration week. However, after the next week or two, a... ( added 3 years 213 days ago.) |
SPX: Trading Below Major Resistance -
Arthur Eckart (341)
The three charts below may indicate SPX direction over the next one to three months. The first chart is a 2 1/2 year chart of SPX with its 20-day MA (black and blue lines), VIX 20-day MA (red line), and CPC 20-day MA (green line). There's generally negative correlations between SPX and VIX and... ( added 3 years 220 days ago.) |
SPX to VIX and CPC Ratios -
Arthur Eckart (341)
The first chart is an SPX daily chart that shows the rising 10-day MA generally held recently. If the 10-day MA continues to hold, then SPX should continue to bounce off that MA and rise higher. However, there are many resistance levels between 1,305 and 1,316, and the 10-day MA is rising... ( added 3 years 228 days ago.) |
Volatile Options Expiration Week -
Arthur Eckart (341)
Next week is options expiration week, which is typically volatile. Also, important economic reports next week may generate even greater volatility. The Fed (i.e. Federal Reserve) has adopted a "data dependent" policy, which makes inflation related reports most important for the stock market. Next... ( added 3 years 270 days ago.) |
SPX Megaphone Pattern -
Arthur Eckart (341)
On Friday, SPX fell over 23 points, while the Dow declined over 210 points, and Nasdaq fell about 55 points. Oil rose $1.52 to close at $68.35 a barrel. Earnings generally only met expectations, after the market became overbought, and recent economic reports gave mixed signals. Moreover, SPX, the... ( added 3 years 291 days ago.) |
Will the Cyclical Bull Market End in 2006? -
Arthur Eckart (341)
The first two charts below are same period weekly charts of the Nasdaq 100 to Nasdaq 100 Volatility Index and the Nasdaq 100. Over time, the Nasdaq 100 will rise, while its Volatility Index will trade in a range. So, the ratio will rise over time. Also, there's generally a negative correlation... ( added 3 years 326 days ago.) |
PPH Chart & Components -
Arthur Eckart (341)
The PPH (Pharma Holders ETF) weekly three-year chart below shows a consolidation around 75, from October 1st 2002 to September 30th 2005. PPH began a rally in the previous three Octobers, and didn't stay below 70 for long. However, the Stochastics (Full STO) may indicate PPH will fall to around... ( added 4 years 37 days ago.) |
SPX (S&P 500) Intermediate-Term Trend Predictor -
Arthur Eckart (341)
The FOMC tightened the money supply on Tuesday by raising the Fed Funds rate 25 basis points to 3.75%, for the 11th time in about 18 months. Consequently, SPX fell over 30 points Tuesday through Thursday, and closed the week down about 23 points, to just over 1,215. Price stability is the main... ( added 4 years 46 days ago.) |
The Perfect Economy? -
Arthur Eckart (341)
The U.S. economic data reported this week showed strong output growth with tame inflation. Industrial Production expanded at about 1% in June, three times greater than expected, while both the June Consumer and Producer Price Indices were unchanged. Also, the June Capacity Utilization rate rose... ( added 4 years 116 days ago.) |
SPX (S&P 500) Trading Range -
Arthur Eckart (341)
European stock markets fell sharply Thu after several bombs exploded in London causing the U.S. stock market to open low. However, the U.S. market finished with a gain at the end of day. It's uncertain why the U.S. market held up so well. Perhaps, a terrorist attack was priced-in, investors were... ( added 4 years 122 days ago.) |
Shrinking Economy: Don't Hedge Your Bets on Blaming the Big Risk Takers -
Jeff Brown (9,928)   
Jeff Brown 
Most look at hedge fund managers as speculators who left their wife and children back east to strike gold in "them thar hills." They see the increased ranks of the leveraging-short-selling-derivative playing cowboys running roughshod over billions of dollars with little regard for the average... ( added 198 days 9 hours ago.) |
Good People Pray For the Losers. -
Robert Melaccio, Sr. (5,185) 
Robert Melaccio, Sr.
I just reviewed a segment on a 90 year old man who lost his fortune to the tune of $700,000 to Madoff. He is back at work as a greeter at 90 making $300.00 a week and trying to stay a float. Madoff, the alleged thief, w ell he sits in a swanky pent house and at his age he may never see the inside... ( added 260 days 10 hours ago.) |
Have Financial Markets Incurred Permanent Damage? -
Terry Mitchell (4,981)  
Terry Mitchell
During this latest round of economic woes, our financial markets may have incurred permanent damage. Even after a complete recovery, who will be able to look at them quite the same again? Indeed, I believe most investors have become a little more cynical and suspicious as result of the current... ( added 269 days 16 hours ago.) |
My Advice to Bernie Madoff- Run! -
Ken McCreless (1,693) 
Ken McCreless
Greetings Fellow Travelers, this is a note to someone we all have heard of, especially lately.
Run, Baby, Run!
That's right, run. Even though we have never met, Mr. Madoff, I feel as if I know you. After all, I have encountered a few thieves in my day, and you are no different than... ( added 297 days 2 hours ago.) |
How Madoff Made Out -
Joel Hirschhorn (2,835) 
Joel Hirschhorn
With our economy crumbled it is appropriate to replace "In God We Trust" on our currency with "In Greed We Trust." Delusion is the opiate of Americans, which is why they do not seem to truly comprehend the monumental extent of the failure of all our institutions, public and private. Our economic... ( added 302 days 16 hours ago.) |
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The American Investigation - Day Eight -
Ieuan Dolby (1,244) 
Ieuan Dolby
I've been on a ship for a few days doing my day job of superintendency and its been great not to have read any newspapers or listened to any experts blowing hot air into a faded wallet! I have though heard snippets from the television as the credit-crisis turns into unmitigated disaster... ( added 1 year 29 days ago.) |
The Secondary Art Market – a Useful Notion For the Art Investor -
Michael De Bruges (11) 
Michael De Bruges
As there are secondary markets in the trade of goods or wares, there is a secondary market in the trade of art. The great difference is that art doesn’t depreciate with age, even if subject to wear, and that prices on the secondary art market aren’t determined by singular usability but by their... ( added 1 year 120 days ago.) |
My Internet Trading Account -
Ieuan Dolby (1,244)
Ieuan Dolby
I could get 5%
interest in the Teeny Tots savings bank down the road eh? I get 0.25% more if I
leave it there and dont use it for the whole year! If I open an ISA with the
government indexed something or other I might (or I might not) get a little bit
more than whatever somebody said I would... ( added 1 year 336 days ago.) |
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