The final trading session in May was marked by a lot of red ink, as the major averages finished the day, and the week, in negative territory. In fact, this was the second consecutive weekly loss for the major averages, something that hasn’t occurred since November. In my view, this could be the beginning […]

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“Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.” –William Ralph Inge When you’re putting money at risk in the markets, you have to constantly be vigilant and take care of that money. You might even say you need to worry about it. However, while there is reason to be cautious and take care

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Investing in agricultural products can be as risky as growing them in unpredictable weather. Droughts such as the one farmers faced in 2012 are a key concern. For that reason, it is important to know how to weather any economic storm in agriculture, whether it occurs in the industrial, technological or manufacturing sector. An exchange-traded

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On Tuesday, I read a great little piece in one of my favorite financial blog sites, zerohedge.com. This short post basically showed readers that investors now have more margin account debt than ever before, which means that speculation in the financial markets is back with a vengeance. According to the article, “that old-school indicator of […]

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It’s Still All About the Central Banks In case you were under the illusion that the rally in stocks and bonds was anything but a central bank-created construct, then the action in the markets over the past week should disabuse you of that naïve notion. As I’ve been saying for some time now, the easy-money

In case you were under the illusion that the rally in stocks and bonds was anything but a central bank-created construct, then the action in the markets over the past week should disabuse you of that naïve notion. As I’ve been saying for some time now, the easy-money policies of the Federal Reserve, the European

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  If by some chance you were under the illusion that the Fed no longer mattered, then this week’s market action should be your wakeup call. In his testimony before Congress on Wednesday, Ben Bernanke assured the bulls on Wall Street that the central bank would continue its easy money policies until the labor markets […]

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The Fed Keeps Feeding the Bull It’s often said that the key to a successful business is to provide customers what they want. Well, perhaps that’s the mindset of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, as he keeps giving the bulls what they want. Today, the Fed chief told Wall Street what most everyone had expected,

“Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson Have you ever heard someone describe a successful person as just “lucky?” Of course, we all have. While I am not saying there is no such thing as luck, most of the time success is achieved through hard work. In

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If you own stocks right now, you’re no doubt happy with how the year has gone. But would you be happy with a correction that took the markets back some 17%, or back to the levels they were in January? At my advisory firm, Fabian Wealth Strategies, our goal is to protect your serious money […]

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