Archive for June 2010
Morning Briefing, 06/29/2010
Daily commentary on the state of the markets for Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Fund Forum: Q&As With Investing Stars
SmartMoney presents a video series from the Morningstar conference. Read the rest of this entry »
Dow Slips on Deficit Vow
A late-day slump left major stock indexes slightly lower as traders fretted that the Group... Read the rest of this entry »
Don’t Sweat the High Bond Prices
Hoenig: From munis to the yen, go where the action is. Read the rest of this entry »
WhisperNumber.com Outlier Report, 06/28/2010
Last report we stated that there is "potential for a neutral or stagnant market, but we'll look for market weakness (overall) moving forward." The morning after that report was released the Dow was at 10,192. The market moved two hundred points higher and stayed range bound (stagnant?) between 10,404 and 10,450. The market closed today 101 points higher at 10,293. We did see the stagnant market, but only after a two hundred point move higher. Once again though the market ended higher (only slightly) for the week against our expectation of weakness. The investor confidence reading moved 4.7% lower to 26.6%. Investors quickly forgot about the two point gain earlier in the week and only focused on the range bound market Read the rest of this entry »
Interview With Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn
Why the store sells everything from mobile phones to martini makers. Read the rest of this entry »
Morning Briefing, 06/28/2010
Daily commentary on the state of the markets for Monday, June 28, 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Erlanger Squeeze Play: The Week Ahead, 06/27/2010
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 100 and the NASDAQ 100 moved lower for the week. Read the rest of this entry »
5 Funds That Reward the Risks They Take
These funds have paid out more per risk than their competitors. Read the rest of this entry »
Kiplinger Letter June 25, 2010 (The Kiplinger Letter)
Dear Client: Two years after a meltdown threatened,with the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Bros.,and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac heading south... The feds' financial rescue is winding down.The final cost: $300 billion to $450 billion is likely. Compared with the savings & loan bailout in the 1990s...at least twice the dollar amount, but roughly the same measured as a share of GDP (Please log in to read further...) Read the rest of this entry »