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Month: February 2016

Market Talk – February 9, 2016

Overnight, we saw one of the largest declines in a long time when the Nikkei closed down 5.4%. Exporters (Toyota, Nissan, Sony) were all off around 6.5%. The 10yr...

The Total Incompetence of Career Politicians

Someone really needs to do a study on people who seem to want to rule the world yet have absolutely no clue what they are doing, which is really 98% of all...

The World View

The year 2015 was 13 years up from the 2002 low in the stock market following the DOT.COM bubble. That low was rather significant for many markets have yet to...

The Euro vs. Dollar — Feb. 9, 2016

The euro is still in a position to rally. The general view right now is that the Fed will not raise rates. With the stock market heading lower, this prevailing view...

Merkel Calls on NATO to Stop Influx of Refugees

Merkel has called upon NATO to block the influx of refugees. She has announced cooperation of German police with Turkish police to stop the migration to Europe....

Market Talk – February 8, 2016

With most of the Asian markets closed, many were expecting a steady, easy opening Monday to start the week. The Nikkei cash managed a close above the much talked...

Gold & the Rally

The talk of the town is that gold can see more upside if rates decline. That seems to be at odds with the view that gold is a hedge against inflation since lower...

The Dow – Down & Dirty?

The Dow is playing catch-up to the S&P 500, which broke last year’s low. The lagging Dow still reflects the difference between big international money and...

Bank Stocks & Government Debt — Things to Avoid

The two main areas to avoid are (1) ANY investment in government bonds (federal, state, local), and (2) bank stocks. These will be the two areas of major concern as...

An Overview of the Political Storm

Trump and Sanders have a lot more in common than people suspect. What is Bernie saying at the core? He needs a revolution to get most of what he is talking about...