TIPS: Paying to Lose?
What would you pay for inflation protection? Investors buying Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are now willing to pay as much as 0.37% annually...
A Steaming Stew of Toxic Bonds
With short-term interest rates pinned near zero and long rates moving downward on the prospect of more Fed money printing, conservative investors and savers...
The Fed’s Stock Market Manipulation
The September jobs numbers from ADP and the Labor Department were released this week. The ADP survey showed contraction in private-sector jobs for the...
Employment Contracting
According to the ADP Employment Report, private sector payrolls contracted for the second month in a row in September. September’s payroll numbers fell well...
Vital Intelligence for Investment Success
If you read The Wall Street Journal or the Financial Times, you have likely heard about the “risk trade.” It’s a term journalists have...
CRB Spot Index Hits All-Time High
Is it deflation that we should be worried about? According to the Fed, inflation is too low. That may be a temporary problem. The...
Bernanke’s Biggest Fear
The Fed created an uproar on Wall Street this week by changing the language in its post-meeting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement. The...
Stocks with the Highest Prospective Returns
For decades, I have advised my monthly strategy report subscribers to invest in stable companies with entrenched competitive positions, strong balance sheets, and a...
Auto Loans Getting Longer
Here is an interesting chart. This shows the length of new car loans in months. Some car buyers are now financing auto loans for...
Don’t Miss This Opportunity
Long-term interest rates are at their lowest level in over four decades. Today, the Treasury can borrow money for 30 years at an interest...