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Margin & The S&P Correlation

By David on Wednesday, January 5th, 2011 | Comments Off

Margin debt, also known as ”borrowing to buy stocks and other securities” has increased and gotten ahead of the S&P 500. It normally follows the index in both directions, up and down. When stocks on margin debt get ahead of the market index, any significant drop can have a cascading effect because stocks and other securities tend to get sold [...]

Presidential Cycle and The Stock Market

By David on Monday, January 3rd, 2011 | Comments Off

Our economy certainly isn’t short on reasons for concern. Even though the pundits are claiming victory and continue to maintain their reliance on the Federal Reserve, we should exercise caution and beware of the herd mentality. As the new year gets underway, you will hear much to do about the fact that in the third [...]

The Gold Canary?

By David on Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 | Comments Off

If you’re not familiar with the Canary in the coal mine example, see previous post. If you are looking for a sign of a top in the Gold Market, look no further than Boca Raton, FL where a local company just installed a vending machine that dispenses gold bars. The end of the bull run in [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]