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5 Best-Performing High-Yield Muni Bond Mutual Funds Of Q1

5 Best-Performing High-Yield Muni Bond Mutual Funds Of Q1

After a dream run in 2015, high-yield municipal bond mutual funds or high-yield muni bond mutual funds continue to impress this year. Among the muni bond fund categories, the high-yield ones emerged as the top performers in the first quarter, according to Morningstar. These funds – considered one of the safest choices in deriving tax-exempted […]
Risk Premia Forecasts: Major Asset Classes – April 4, 2016

Risk Premia Forecasts: Major Asset Classes – April 4, 2016

The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index (GMI) ticked higher in March—the first increase in five months. GMI—an unmanaged market-value weighted mix of the major asset classes—is projected to earn an annualized 3.0% over the “risk free” rate in the long term. (For details on the equilibrium-based methodology that’s used to generate the forecasts […]
My “Wisdom” On The Being An Optimist About The Future

My “Wisdom” On The Being An Optimist About The Future

Tadas ends his blogger wisdom series asking what we’re excited about that no one else is talking about.  I said: I am excited about how great the future is going to be. We live on a rock spinning 1,000 mph through space in a universe where we might be the only creatures fully aware of it. The […]
WTI Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecast – April 4, 2016

WTI Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecast – April 4, 2016

WTI Crude Oil The WTI Crude Oil market initially rallied during the day on Friday but fell significantly and ended up breaking below the $37 level. On top of that, we close at the very bottom of the candle which of course is always a very bearish sign. With that being the case, I believe […]
Further Euro Upside Possible Without ECB Interference – A Big ’If’

Further Euro Upside Possible Without ECB Interference – A Big ’If’

Fundamental Forecast for EUR/USD: Neutral – EUR/USD quickly moved into a bullish breakout posture after Fed Chair Yellen’s comments. – Despite a ‘good enough’ US jobs report, EUR/USD’s ascent was only momentarily stalled intraday. – As market volatility ebbs, it’s a good time to review risk management principles. The Euro finished out the quarter on mostly strong footing, rallying further against recently […]
Global Stocks Rise, Europe Rebounds As Oil Halts Decline

Global Stocks Rise, Europe Rebounds As Oil Halts Decline

In a quiet start to the week following last week’s surprisingly strong rebound which followed a stronger than expected jobs report (perhaps to demonstrate that good news is once again good news), Japan stocks continued to sink as the USDJPY dropped to fresh lows, while commodities declined for a fifth day as the supply glut […]
Expected Euro Correction To 1.1350

Expected Euro Correction To 1.1350

Last Week’s Trading: The euro on Friday updated the week’s maximum due to demand for the currency in the cross pairs. After the release of strong American labour market data, the buyers’ position began to waver. The euro weakened against the dollar by one figure to 1.1334 on the news and from here it was […]
An Upside Bias Prevailed In Global Markets Last Week

An Upside Bias Prevailed In Global Markets Last Week

The crowd was in a buying mood last week, with most of the world’s markets posting gains, based on a set of proxy ETFs for the major asset classes. The main exception: commodities overall, which slipped back into a familiar bearish pattern. Otherwise, the trading week through Apr. 1 dispensed returns far and wide. Last week’s big […]
Weekly Forex Forecast – 4/4/2016

Weekly Forex Forecast – 4/4/2016

GBP/USD The British pound initially tried to rally during the course of the week, but sold off drastically during the day on Friday. This resulted in a shooting star on the weekly chart, but I still believe that this market will continue to go back and forth overall, and consolidate between the 1.40 level on […]
Insider Trading Report Edition 302: Notable Buys And Sales

Insider Trading Report Edition 302: Notable Buys And Sales

Welcome to edition 302 of Insider Weekends. Insider buying declined last week with insiders buying $26.94 million of stock compared to $38.86 million in the week prior. Selling more than doubled with insiders selling $1.32 billion of stock last week compared to $635.25 million in the week prior. Sell/Buy Ratio: The insider Sell/Buy ratio is calculated by dividing the […]