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Burning The Fuel Of Economic Growth

Burning The Fuel Of Economic Growth

Last week when the relatively soft consumer credit data was released by the Fed, I recalled a rather humorous post in Forbes Credit Gets You a TV, Not Economic Growth which concluded …. Maybe credit really does drive growth. Maybe excess credit really does force a boom to turn into a bust. But no one has yet […]
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                        Sprinting Up A Mountain: Can Markets Catch Their Breath?

EC Sprinting Up A Mountain: Can Markets Catch Their Breath?

Podcast: Play in new window | Play in new window (Duration: 13:16 — 6.1MB) DOW – 18 = 17634 SPX + 0.49 = 2039.82 NAS + 8 = 4688 10 YR YLD – .02 = 2.32% OIL + 1.74 = 75.95 GOLD + 26.40 = 1189.30 SILV + .64 = 16.41 The recent rally in the S&P 500 has […]
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                        Is Gold On A Path Towards An Inevitable Rise?

E Is Gold On A Path Towards An Inevitable Rise?

With low cost producers being brought down along with the high cost marginal producers, many such as Gold Resource Corp (GORO), Yamana Gold (AUY), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Gold Corp (GG), and Silver Wheaton (SLW) look very attractive. As the video discusses, mining is a boring and ugly and expensive business which prevents many young investors […]
Stockbroker Charged With Fraud For Spending Investor Money

Stockbroker Charged With Fraud For Spending Investor Money

from the Securities and Exchange Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the owner of a Maryland-based real estate company with conducting an offering fraud and spending investor money on such personal expenses as his mortgage, country club dues, and season tickets to the Baltimore Ravens. The agency also charged a former stockbroker for […]
How Long Could This Stock Rally Last?

How Long Could This Stock Rally Last?

After you click play, use the button in the lower-right corner of the video player to view in full-screen mode. Hit Esc to exit full-screen mode. Running length 18:03
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                        Liberty, Fraternity, Inequality

E Liberty, Fraternity, Inequality

Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century won the 2014 Financial Times Book of the Year Award. The FT reviewer found many data problems but economists and businessmen agree with the French economist that inequality today is close to that of the era of Robber Barons. The top 3%, or 1%, or 0.1% or even […]
4 Steps To Mastering Momentum Stocks

4 Steps To Mastering Momentum Stocks

Legend has it that the notorious gangster Willie Sutton was once asked why he robbed banks. His answer was seemingly obvious, yet remarkably poignant: “Because that’s where the money is.” So when investors ask me why I prefer momentum stocks, I can’t help thinking about this same quote. To me, it’s obvious and I strongly […]
Seasonal Stock Market Investing

Seasonal Stock Market Investing

With decades upon decades of data to sift through, many stock market pundits will have you believe that markets can be bought and sold according to seasonal effects. Of course, as dividend growth investors we are more concerned with investing in the market at all times rather than trying to time the market. With the […]
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                        Oil Supplies Tightening, No Signs Of A Glut Despite Media And Market Signals

E Oil Supplies Tightening, No Signs Of A Glut Despite Media And Market Signals

For the past few weeks, I have been providing regular updates on the status of crude oil inventories and production in the United States.  Admittedly, this report is a bit late as it covers the week ending November 7 and I do apologize for my tardiness in getting this released. The prevailing trends in oil […]
Depression-Level Collapse In Demand: In Historic First, Glencore Shuts Coal Mines For 3 Weeks

Depression-Level Collapse In Demand: In Historic First, Glencore Shuts Coal Mines For 3 Weeks

In a historic move showing just how profound the collapse in global commodity demand and trade is, earlier today the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Australia’s biggest coal exporter Glencore (GLCNF), which last year concluded its merger with miner Xstrata (XSRAF) creating the world’s fourth largest mining company and world’s biggest commodity trader, will suspend […]