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How Do You Find Partners To Invest In Real Estate?

How Do You Find Partners To Invest In Real Estate?

A real estate investment partnership can work wonders, or it can be a nightmare. The challenge is finding the right investment partner. Find a real estate partner and there is a likelihood that you can complete twice as many deals or more. Some methods for finding the right fit include an online search, word of […]
3 Patterns That Identify Market Leaders To Buy On Market Pullbacks

3 Patterns That Identify Market Leaders To Buy On Market Pullbacks

Market pullbacks to major moving averages provide a great opportunity to find the stocks and ETFs that will provide great trades when the market recovers or even before! Here are 3 patterns that will help identify which stocks or ETFs are market leaders, because when a market resumes its uptrend the leaders usually provide the […]
Could The Dollar Rise By The End Of The Year?

Could The Dollar Rise By The End Of The Year?

The Dollar We don’t know for sure what caused the dollar’s weakness, but one aspect that is probably hurting the dollar is the accelerating growth in China, Japan, and Europe. Looking at future price performance, we must consider the possibility of a dollar rally. The chart below shows the speculative positioning in the dollar. When […]
US Risk Alive And Well On Debt Ceiling Per T-Bills, UK Data Sours

US Risk Alive And Well On Debt Ceiling Per T-Bills, UK Data Sours

If there is one thing you can say about markets, it is that they keep you on your toes. If you were sitting with a long position in GBP or USD toward the end of 2017, you had reason to hope that there would be more money in your pocket by mid-2017 than if you were short. However, the […]
EUR/USD – Which Way Will It Break Out?

EUR/USD – Which Way Will It Break Out?

Tomorrow could be a key breakout day for the EUR/USD. The market will be fixated on Jackson Hole speeches especially one by Mario Draghi. As we noted earlier today, “Mr. Draghi, on the other hand, must dampen any expectations of an immediate taper despite the fact that conditions in the Eurozone have improved materially and […]
Seagate (STX) Hits New 52-week Low On Dismal Q4 Results

Seagate (STX) Hits New 52-week Low On Dismal Q4 Results

Share price of Seagate Technology PLC (STX – Free Report) dropped to a new 52-week low of $30.60 yesterday, eventually closing a tad bit higher at $31.01. The underperformance can be attributed to the company’s disappointing fourth-quarter fiscal 2017 results. Non-GAAP earnings plunged 41% on a sequential basis, primarily due to a 10% decline in revenues. Revenues amounted to […]
Is The Financial Crisis Really Over?

Is The Financial Crisis Really Over?

The major economies of the world keep expanding. According to official statistics, output is increasing, unemployment rates are declining, while stock and house prices edge higher. Investor risk aversion, which rose to very high levels in the period of financial market turmoil, has come down considerably, lending a boost to credit transactions and pushing asset […]
Sears Announces Plans To Close Another 28 Kmarts As SSS Drop 11.5%

Sears Announces Plans To Close Another 28 Kmarts As SSS Drop 11.5%

Shares of Sears Holdings (SHLD) gained in morning trading after the company’s results were better than analysts were expecting despite a decline in comparable store sales. Sears also announced plans to close an additional 28 Kmart stores. EARNINGS: Before the market open, Sears reported an adjusted loss per share for the second quarter of ($1.16), […]
Will Friday Be Yellen’s ‘Irrational Exuberance’ Moment?

Will Friday Be Yellen’s ‘Irrational Exuberance’ Moment?

All eyes are obviously on Jackson Hole, where Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi will pontificate on how to “foster a dynamic global economy” tomorrow. There’s considerable debate about how much Friday’s speeches will actually matter and although I don’t have any data to back this up, anecdotally it seems like “level of anticipation” has become […]
The Economic Futurist: The Labor Force Of The 2020s

The Economic Futurist: The Labor Force Of The 2020s

Shutterstock As an economic futurist, I try to deal in highly likely projections, and population trends are the likeliest. Who will be available to work for your company in 10 years? The news here is bad, at least for business owners and executives with a vision of growing their companies. There won’t be much growth […]