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A Strategy For This Market

A Strategy For This Market

(Video length 00:08:51) Stocks melt higher in very low volume trading. You may want to watch this video now for a very low risk strategy with massive potential that is perfect for this kind of market…  
Another Way Of Looking At The Pension Crisis: As “A Stealth Mortgage On Your House”

Another Way Of Looking At The Pension Crisis: As “A Stealth Mortgage On Your House”

Money manager Rob Arnott and finance professor Lisa Meulbroek have run the numbers on underfunded pension plans and come up with an interesting – and highly concerning – new angle: That they impose a “stealth mortgage” on homeowners. Here’s how the Wall Street Journal reported it today: The Stealth Pension Mortgage on Your House Most […]
Wait Until You See The Price Of Gold In Venezuela Right Now

Wait Until You See The Price Of Gold In Venezuela Right Now

Last month in Venezuela’s capital city of Caracas, a cup of coffee would have set you back 2 million bolivars. That’s up from only 2,300 bolivars 12 months ago, meaning the price of a cup of joe has jumped nearly 87,000 percent, according to Bloomberg’s Café Con Leche Index. And you thought Starbucks was expensive. […]
5 Reasons Your Company Should Offer A 401(k) Plan

5 Reasons Your Company Should Offer A 401(k) Plan

Many business owners are reluctant to offer a 401(k) retirement plan due to concerns over ongoing administration, costs, and compliance. Another layer of complexity is that the value of a 401(k) plan can vary widely depending upon how well it is run and if it’s being used. Among clients that we work with, here are […]
Staar Surgical – Chart Of The Day

Staar Surgical – Chart Of The Day

The Barchart Chart of the Day belongs to Staar Surgical (STAA). Staar Surgical Company has evolved to become a developer, manufacturer and global distributor of products used by ophthalmologists and other eye care professionals to improve or correct vision in patients suffering from refractive conditions, cataracts and glaucoma. Barchart technical indicators: 100% technical buy signal 232.50+ Weighted Alpha 280.36% […]
Oil Market Update – Monday, August 6

Oil Market Update – Monday, August 6

By the end of next year, the United States is set to become the world’s biggest oil producer. Once you grasp this, you understand that it has an incentive to promote higher oil prices, both to further its own oil industry and to generate big fat profits for the oil majors and bulging bonuses for […]
4 ETFs In Focus Post July Jobs Data

4 ETFs In Focus Post July Jobs Data

Hiring in America cooled down in July but remained in an expansionary mode. The economy added 157,000 jobs, falling short of analysts’ expectation of 195,000 as surveyed by MarketWatch. This marks the lowest reading since March. However, the shortfall is well accompanied by upward revisions to May and June numbers from 244,000 to 268,000 and […]
Marriott International (MAR) Q2 Earnings Top Estimates

Marriott International (MAR) Q2 Earnings Top Estimates

Marriott International (MAR – Free Report) just came out with quarterly earnings of $1.73 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.36 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.13 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 27.21%. A quarter ago, it was […]
Deflationary Decade(s)

Deflationary Decade(s)

I’ve seen a lot of commentaries lately describe conditions as if things are calmed down. There was a bit of growth scare, a little T-bill indigestion earlier in the year. The Chinese are somehow both stimulating their export sector by devaluing CNY, and also controlling the price of gold while they do it. The contradictory […]
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                        Sunday File And Double Dutch

E Sunday File And Double Dutch

The Monday Barron’s was short on closed-end fund data but long on Royal Dutch Shell, a dual national share which trades no less than 4 ways in the USA. On the Big Board, we have RDS-A and RDS-B, respectively the Dutch and British versions of the share, both equal to two shares in Europe. Your broker may use something other […]