The Best Dividend ETF: Data-Driven Answers

The Best Dividend ETF: Data-Driven Answers

Charlie Munger has a fitting analogy for investing markets; racetrack betting. “The model I like to sort of simplify the notion of what goes on in a market for common stocks is the pari-mutuel system at the racetrack. If you stop to think about it, a pari-mutuel system is a market. Everybody goes there and […]
Silver Outbreak: Investment Demand Will Totally Overwhelm The Market

Silver Outbreak: Investment Demand Will Totally Overwhelm The Market

It’s no secret to the precious metal community that silver is one of the most undervalued assets in the market, however 99% of Mainstream investors are still in the dark. This was done on purpose to keep the majority of individuals invested in Wall Street’s Greatest Financial Ponzi Scheme in history. You see, this is […]
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                        When Bond Kings Short Emerging Market Equities

EC When Bond Kings Short Emerging Market Equities

“If you’re going to do something in emerging market equities, my recommendation is to short them. They may fall a further 40%.” – JJ Jeff Gundlach hates Emerging Markets. So does almost every other pundit on financial TV. So do the rating agencies. Can you blame them? Over the past five years (through February), while […]
‘Bounce Longs’ Updated

‘Bounce Longs’ Updated

I thought the pattern was sneaky bullish and that is why I held BSX as I sold the others last week. Today it boinks the 50 day moving averages. As noted earlier in the week, MSCC was bought back at support after being sold just below target. So far, so good although also uninspiring as yet. […]
QE Honesty

QE Honesty

The Bank of Japan had previously “disappointed” last December when it failed to announced more “stimulus.” Setting aside who might actually have been frustrated by the lack of renewed distortions, the Japanese central bank did make some minor alterations to its QQE regime at that time. They expanded the list of eligible collateral and extended […]
Great Graphic: Canadian Dollar Trendline Approached

Great Graphic: Canadian Dollar Trendline Approached

The Canadian dollar’s advance continues. Neither the widening of interest rate differentials in the US favor nor a poor employment report has managed to buckle the Loonie. Oil and the general risk-on mood trump the other concerns. In addition, investors are concluding that fiscal stimulus will reduce the possibility of additional monetary stimulus. The implied […]
Confessions Of A Trading Guru

Confessions Of A Trading Guru

When you hear the word “trading.” perhaps you think of it as an acquired skill whereby savvy victors consistently outwit the minions of others whose knowledge and abilities are insufficient in today’s complex global markets. Look up the word “guru” and you find it refers to someone who’s an expert, a specialist, a leader or […]
IEA Flops On Oil Price Prediction

IEA Flops On Oil Price Prediction

The IEA is good for one thing only, compiling data… their predictive skills ought be ignored. “Davidson” submits Tracking what some authority said over time provides a good means of assessing whether their analysis is valuable or not. The IEA in my opinion simply reacts to price change and does not provide much value to […]
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                        The Fed Did One Thing Right In The Great Recession. But It Wasn’t Enough

E The Fed Did One Thing Right In The Great Recession. But It Wasn’t Enough

The Fed actually did something right during the Great Recession. It created the Commercial Paper Funding Facility. The CPFF contributed to liquidity in the commercial paper markets.  The facility was closed in 2010. Commercial paper funded real estate loans, and with the stricter guidelines implemented after the real estate crash, commercial paper actually has slowed […]
Silver Could Be Poised To Come Out Of The Shadows

Silver Could Be Poised To Come Out Of The Shadows

While there’s been a lot of attention focused on gold over the last few months, silver has remained in the shadows. The white metal has lagged a bit behind as the gold market turned bullish over the last few months. But there are some good reasons to take a close look at silver. According to Bloomberg, […]