Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Data Group Is Really Cheap
TM editors’ note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence. Data Group provides print marketing (e.g. direct mail) and other document management services for businesses, with six locations across Canada. I have been watching this company for a few of years, because I […]
This Time Is Likely Different For The S&P 500 With Rising Margin Debt
A recent article in Business Insider by Jesse Felder from TheFelderReport.com raised a loud alarm bell over rising margin debt levels in the U.S. stock market (see “A closely followed indicator says a 20% drop in stocks could be coming soon“). The article used the following chart as part of an analysis concluding that a […]
How To Save Money And Make Smart Financial Decisions
What are the best ways to save money and manage your investments successfully? Behavioral finance categorizes investors into five different categories. Where are you, and where should you be? Learn why timing the market does not necessarily make you a better investor. In order to save money, you need to make effective financial choices. Professor […]
Best Performing Bond ETFs Of Q1
Chances for the 33-year bull run in the bond market to fall flat in 2016 increased when the Fed enacted a rate hike in December 2015 after almost a decade. But in reality, bonds kept bouncing throughout the first quarter on a low-yield environment in most developed markets across the world. Thanks to China-led global […]
Morning Call For April 7, 2016
OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM16 -0.61%) are down -0.51% and European stocks are down -0.51%. Energy producers are lower with crude oil down -0.19%, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is down nearly 3% in pre-market trading and is leading automaker stocks lower after it said it is indefinitely laying off 1,300 employees at a Michigan factory. Cautious […]
Will The Model 3 Keep Tesla’s Stock Momentum Going?
The CEO of Tesla (TSLA), Elon Musk, had unveiled the new Model 3 Tesla on March 31 in Los Angeles. The CEO presented the company’s new electric car which boasts up to 200 miles of travel, and a $35,000 price tag. Tesla is known for creating a lot of hype for its new electric car […]
Testing Asset Allocation Results With Random Market Selection
Skill is a slippery concept in finance, courtesy of the shady influence of chance in asset pricing. It’s also an awkward topic in just about every corner of money management because discussing it in detail invariably raises serious doubts about our ability to engineer investment results that are satisfactory much less stellar. But ignored or […]
DAX 30 Halts Its Decline, But Strong Gains Are Also Absent
The DAX 30 (FXCM: GER30) is little changed at the time of writing. The biggest drag to the index is from car-makers, who are part of the Consumer Discretionary Sector which is currently lower by 1.27% in today’s session. The Health Care Sector, up by 0.74%, is the current winner. The DAX 30 index itself […]
E The Daily Shot And Data – April 7, 2016
Greetings, We begin with the energy markets where the Energy Information Administration (EIA) confirmed yesterday’s API report showing a larger than expected draw on US crude oil inventory. NYMEX crude oil rallied 5% during the day in response and is up another 1% in the after-hours trading (boosting global equity markets). The fact that the […]
How Much Of S&P Earnings Growth Comes From Buybacks
Having pounded the table on buybacks as the only marginal source of stock purchasing since some time in 2013, we were delighted one month ago when Bloomberg finally got it, writing an article titled “There’s Only One Buyer Keeping S&P 500’s Bull Market Alive.” The answer: corporate stock repurchases of course. This is what it […]
