It was a hectic week for equities, with the market bias definitely dialed to the downside. Sellers were in control for most of the week, thanks to some anemic housing numbers that proved things are still tough on the home front. There was, however, some rather robust buying that took place on Friday—buying that took place despite […]

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“Money is a tool of exchange, which can’t exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal with one another must deal by trade and give value for value. Money is not the tool of the moochers, who

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Stocks moved sharply lower in early Wednesday’s trading, and this decline came after a sustained move lower that started in earnest last week. The morning’s selling gave way to buyers by the end of the session, but before the major averages jumped back into positive territory, our position in the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) fell […]

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Last week’s radio show was all about secrets. Well, more specifically, it was about the seven secrets that ETF investors can use to maximize gains and minimize risk. If you didn’t get a chance to listen to the show, then don’t worry. As an Alert reader, you have FREE access to my Radio Show archive,

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On a recent episode of my radio show, I offered listeners a FREE special report titled, “The Global High-Yield Watch List.” Now, I am extending this offer to you, the Alert reader. If you’re an investor looking for exceptional yields — yields north of 6% as of this writing — then you need to get

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Seeking new frontiers with your investment portfolio? Then why not take a trip to a select group of emerging markets offering refuge from the recent slide in most global markets? It may surprise you, but stock markets in places such as Chile and Colombia actually are red hot. One way to invest in these emerging

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What’s past is often prologue, and this Shakespearean phrase (from “The Tempest” for my fellow literary cohorts) certainly applies to financial markets. So when assessing the market’s future, it often helps to look through the lens of historical precedent. One way to do this is to take note of key times in the political cycle

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Last week, I visited one of my favorite cities, San Francisco, to attend the annual MoneyShow. The mood of the show this year was quite a bit drabber than it has been in the past. I think that investors are getting tired of struggling to eke out investment gains, and I can’t say I blame

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Looking at the machinations of the market this week, I’m reminded of just how schizophrenic things have been over the past month. We’ve gone from unbridled bullishness to fear of an economic slowdown in a matter of a few weeks, and the volatility we’ve seen since early July clearly demonstrates the battle taking place between […]

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From first to last The peak is never passed Something always fires the light that gets in your eyes One moment’s high, and glory rolls on by Like a streak of lightning That flashes and fades in the summer sky — RUSH, “Marathon” The wisdom found in the lyrics of the great progressive rock trio

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