So far 2012 has lived up to the volatility we anticipated back in January. We’ve had a massive market rally followed by a rather significant correction. Central bank and government intervention caused quite a spike in risk assets at the beginning of the year, but renewed debt worries coupled with a significant global growth slowdown… Continue Reading
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Bulls vs. Bears: Q4 2011 Edition
You don’t get harmony when everybody sings the same note. ~Doug Floyd Every so often I like to write about what the bulls are saying versus what the bears are saying. Usually, both make a pretty good case. That doesn’t make it any easier for investors to make decisions, but it does offer them some… Continue Reading
What Happened to the Euro Deal Euphoria?
Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces. ~ Sigmund Freud November started out much the same as October. Global markets plunged. By… Continue Reading
You’re Young. The Economy is Bad. Time to Invest in the Stock Market?
The following is a guest post. Please go ahead and share your own thoughts in the comments section. The current recession and bear market has created difficulties and decisions for private investors across the board, but reactions are slightly different depending on one’s age. Older investors have been switching over to safer investments, such as… Continue Reading
5 Year Market Outlook: Felix Zulauf
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. ~William Hazlitt If you believe the opening quote, we are in for some great lessons – at least according to Felix Zulauf of Zulauf Asset Management in Switzerland. The transcript of a recent interview with him was published by McAlvany Weekly Commentary. It is optimistically entitled… Continue Reading
Was the U.S. Employment Report Really Catastrophic?
Investors have very short memories. ~Roman Abramovich Today’s U.S. Nonfarm Payroll Report was a huge disappointment by any measure. Paraphrasing some reaction to it (mostly from economists who got it wrong): catastrophic severely disappointing no redeeming qualities whatsoever Stop looking for the silver lining. There is none. Now most of you know that I have… Continue Reading
What’s Next for the Markets?
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime. Teach a man to create an artificial shortage of fish and he will eat steak. ~Jay Leno Today’s quote illustrates why it’s so hard to invest in markets. There are so… Continue Reading
Overexposed: European Debt, Systemic Risk, and Stealth Bailouts
Truth is after all a moving target Hairs to split, And pieces that don’t fit How can anybody be enlightened? Truth is after all so poorly lit. ~Neil Peart, Turn the Page The following is an excerpt of an article that was originally published on Seeking Alpha as premium content. You can read the entire… Continue Reading