A Simple Recipe for Beating the Market 3 to 1
Over more than eight decades of stock market history, a dividend focused approach has been a winning investment strategy. Consider that if you invested...
Netflix: The Risk of High Expectations
Most of you are no doubt familiar with Netflix—the leading DVD and video-streaming rental business in America. Up until recently, Netflix was a high...
Home Prices Tumble and Confidence Plunges
The commerce department released September new home sales yesterday. The number of new homes sold in September came in at an annual rate of...
Did the Fed Just Signal QE3?
Are you ready for another round of reckless money printing from the most activist Federal Reserve in U.S. history? Last week, the doves (easy...
A Truly Terrifying Chart
The chart below is the spread between French and German government bonds. Equity markets have rallied on hopes that an American-styleshock and awe bailout...
3 Reasons Dividends Trump Buybacks
In September, Warren Buffett announced that the Berkshire Hathaway board authorized a multibillion-dollar share-buyback program. Berkshire shares soared as much as 12% on the...
Disturbing Jobs Data
Weekly jobless claims, a leading indicator of both the labor market and the U.S. economy were released this morning. Claims came in at 404,000,...
Coping with Manic Markets
The S&P 500 leapt higher by 3.4% today on yet another plan-to-make-a-plan out of Europe and on news that the Chinese government will boost...
Diverging Performance
The S&P 500 hit a cyclical bull market high on April 29 of this year. During a volatile session on Tuesday, the index dipped...
Have Stocks Bottomed?
After busting through its previous support level of 1,200, the S&P 500 dropped to an intraday low of 1,100 in early August. As we...