The First Inning of China’s Bear Market
Never mind China’s reputation for cooking the books; its raw uncooked economic data is sagging. China’s unexpected drop of 18.1% for February exports was the…
Never mind China’s reputation for cooking the books; its raw uncooked economic data is sagging. China’s unexpected drop of 18.1% for February exports was the…
The stock market’s wild mood swings from fear to greed and back are in full swing again. And this time around, the investing public’s fear…
The Russell 2000 small cap index (NYSEARCA:IWM) just made a new all-time high, but stocks aren’t the only thing topping. U.S. public debt is at…
As if war between Russia and Ukraine wasn’t bad enough, emerging market stocks (NYSEARCA:BKF) are still dealing with two other major problems: China’s unfolding credit…
Like a sleeping giant, stock market volatility can hibernate, but it never goes away. Right now, the giant is showing signs of awakening and whether…
The past six years have been brutal for dividend and income investors. Zero percent interest rates have depressed bond yields (NYSEARCA:BOND) and with major stock…
Overpaying for anything is a bad idea. But it’s an especially bad thing when it comes to investing in the stock market. James Montier at…
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses…
Are corporate earnings really as great as the executives at the helm and Wall Street want us to believe? Over 70% of S&P 500 (^GSPC)…
Depending on whom you believe, China is either on the verge of economic utopia or a major economic shock. And the data is leaning toward…
What’s better? A covered call options strategy executed by the individual investor or a covered call ETF or fund that proposes to do the heavy…
Debt ceilings have done little to curb the U.S. government’s escalating debt load and if you thought overspending was a serious problem before, welcome to…
Are there parallels between the pre-2008 U.S. stock market crash and emerging markets today? Emerging market bulls (NYSEARCA:EDC) say that cheap market valuations are a…
During his State of the Union address, President Obama unveiled his new plan to increase retirement savings. The plan is dubbed “MyRA” and is geared…
Price changes in the stock market occur on all-time scales. From a tick in milliseconds all the way to decades and even centuries, prices have…
Never mind the S&P 500’s (^GSPC) mild nosedive. Wall Street’s analysts are still cheerleading stocks for 2014 as if nothing has changed. How bullish are…
I was recently lectured on Twitter by a Wall Street strategist about why emerging market stocks (NYSEARCA:EEM) are a raging buy. Among his top arguments…
Memo to equity bulls: 2014 is not 2013. And thus far, it’s been a bumpy road for stocks. The S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) broke below 1,800…
Here’s your “lost decade” update: The S&P 500 (ChicagoOptions:^GSPC) has risen nine out of the past 10 years and in 2013 just posted its best…
If you drop a penny from your pocket, it will be a very small bounce. But if you drop the penny from atop the Empire…