by Mark Sachs
It’s been a frustrating and volatile year for stock market investors. Just when we thought we were out of the woods after the financial market crisis, trouble in the Eurozone reintroduced the possibility of a global double-dip recession. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 [...]
by Jeff Friedman
The first half of the year has been pretty awful for stock market investors. The S&P 500 was down about 5.5 percent in June, down 12 percent for the second quarter, and down about 8.5 percent for the year. We could experience another choppy quarter, but there is too much [...]
Join us for a webinar event with renowned author, economist and blogger Peter Schiff, recorded on June 18, 2010, at 12:00 p.m. CT. A licensed stock broker, Schiff is the president of Euro Pacific Capital, headquartered in Westport, CT. He is the author of the bestseller, “Crash Proof: How to Profit in the Coming Economic [...]
by Aaron Fennell
It was a wild first week of May for the markets as investors’ fears about debt problems in the Eurozone intensified. A nearly $1 trillion bailout package quickly brought market stability, but I think it might prove to be just a band-aid for the Eurozone and not a cure.
by Aaron Fennell
News that Greece was in danger of defaulting on its sovereign debt created quite a stir in the markets back in February, and the contagion has now spread to other Eurozone countries, creating a renewed wave of investor panic. The big question now is whether the latest troubles in Greece, Spain, [...]
by Drew Shaw
This month the Canadian dollar broke parity with the U.S. dollar, an exciting development. Will these gains continue for the Canadian dollar? I think so, but commodities are key to the equation, as are interest rates.
by Aaron Fennell
The disheartening events taking place in Greece over the past few weeks have been a setback to the global financial recovery. You might be surprised to learn that Greece’s debt-to-GDP ratio isn’t actually the highest in the Eurozone. It’s interesting to compare countries’ debt-to-GDP ratios, and see how dire the situation really is. [...]
By Ted Phillips
Often, traders focus too much on price, and not enough on time. Time brings change. It’s time, or time cycles that cause short-term or long-term reversals or changes in trend. I want to emphasize how important it is for you as a trader to focus on time, and share techniques to improve your [...]
MF Global Research just released its “2010 Financial Market Outlook” as well as an extensive paper titled, “10 Macro Themes For 2010.” You can sign up for a free two-week trial to receive MF Global’s outstanding services and view the full research pieces. A brief excerpt of its Macro Themes paper is given below.
The financial [...]
