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60 Minutes – “Canary in the Coal Mine”?

By David on Monday, December 20th, 2010 | Comments Off

This is what makes the the markets so interesting. You never know where the next signal is coming from. First, let’s understand what the phrase “Canary in the coal mine” means. Early mines didn’t have any form of a ventilation system, so the miners would send a into the mine ahead of everyone else. Canaries are sensitive to methane and [...]

7 Reasons We Are Correct About The Stock Market

By David on Friday, December 17th, 2010 | Comments Off

Top News Story Of The Day - “Investment experts agree: Get over your fear and get back into stocks” from the front page of USA Today’s Money Section. This could be one of the best signals anyone in the market can look for. The “dumb money” indicator as it’s known on wall street is…..drum-roll please: You [...]

Do The Federal Reserve Policy Makers Control Interest Rates, or Simply Just Believe That They Do?

By David on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 | Comments Off

Current evidence would suggest that the Federal Reserve’s recent policy decision to inject $600 Billion over the next several months into the banking system by purchasing Treasury Bonds seems to be having an opposite effect from what they intended. Today, on December 14, 2010 the 30-Year Treasury Bond was yielding over 4.5% which is the [...]

Annuities Explained – To Buy or Not to Buy

By David on Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 | Comments Off

Many retirees either have or are thinking about investing some of their hard earned money and savings into annuities. There are many moving parts and investors should be aware when annuities explained by their insurance agent, stock broker or financial advisor, there are very high commissions involved that can somewhat cloud the facts. One of [...]