By Bob Stokes
1/19/2012 3:15:00 PM
Professional money managers are supposed to have more investment savvy than the average mutual fund shareholder. Yet some recent evidence suggests that the "investor next door" is wiser than the professionals...
Filed Under: cash, financial forecast, risk appetite, stock indexes
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
1/18/2012 2:00:00 PM
Given that the Oracle of Omaha is buying back Berkshire shares, could that be a sign that this time is different -- that we're heading into a rip-roaring bull market?
Filed Under: bull market, cash, financial forecast, U.S. STOCK MARKET
Category: Stocks
By Nico Isaac
11/1/2011 2:30:00 PM
U.S. treasuries have long since been the butt of the financial joke, ridiculed for being worth little more than the paper they're issued on. The idea being: once you factor in early redemption penalties and inflation, the interest payments on long- or even short-dated securities often outweigh the capital gains. Not Anymore.
Filed Under: Robert Prechter, cash, conquer the crash, credit crisis, emerging markets, inflation, investment decisions, junk bonds, Robert Prechter, S&P 500, Treasury bills (T-bills), Treasury bonds, U.S. Treasuries
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
8/24/2011 5:45:00 PM
If stock pickers under-perform even in a bull market, what chances do they have when the stock market is trending down? There's a better way to handle an uncertain economy and volatile market...
Filed Under: cash, conquer the crash, risk management, Robert Prechter, stock indexes, volatility
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
5/25/2011 9:45:00 AM
The investment officers who oversee those funds clearly are not afraid of risky investments. They've jumped into them with both feet...All is well when most financial markets are rising. But what if...
Filed Under: cash, diversification, market forecasts, mutual funds, pension funds, sentiment, stock indexes
Category: Stocks
By Bob Stokes
12/20/2010 5:00:00 PM
But I'll never forget that handful of cash. Fast forward (too) many years to today, and what brings this story to mind is how many people show a growing fondness for hard, cold cash...
Filed Under: cash, personal finance, risk management
Category: U.S. Economy
US Dollar: Deja Vu Doom
Bearish sentiment for the dollar sends a familiar message
By Nico Isaac
10/11/2010 6:30:00 PM
It is definitely NOT easy being green these days, particularly when said color pertains to the US greenback. Right now, the dollar is treading the waters of an 8-1/2 month low against a basket of the world's leading currencies. As far as many mainstream experts can see, continuing to hold tight to a bullish case for the dollar is akin to the captain of the Titanic going down with his sinking ship.
Filed Under: U.S. dollar, cash
Category: Currencies
By Bob Stokes
8/27/2010 4:15:00 PM
We've learned that when the crowd overwhelmingly leans one way, they often do so at precisely the wrong time! Want evidence? Okay, please take a look at this...
Filed Under: U.S. dollar, cash, Elliott Wave Principle
Category: Currencies
By Nico Isaac
8/16/2010 4:45:00 PM
In the world of mainstream economic wisdom, the "laws" of fundamental market analysis are far less "writ-in-stone" than they are "writ" in non-hardening modeling clay; they shape AND reshape themselves to fit the news of the hour, taking on completely different forms than the ones that came before.
Filed Under: U.S. dollar, U.S. dollar, cash, deficit
Category: Currencies
By Susan C. Walker
8/13/2010 3:30:00 PM
A chart pattern in the Dow that's similar to the one that preceded the October 1987 crash? That's what Bob Prechter told viewers of Bloomberg TV's Taking Stock on August 11, 2010, the day after he'd sent out a special report to subscribers.
Filed Under: U.S. dollar, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), cash
Category: Stocks
By Jason Lureman
6/4/2010 5:30:00 PM
A video, released to subscribers on Dec. 11, 2009, shares a crystal-clear forecast for the U.S. dollar, Swiss franc and euro.
Filed Under: euro/USD exchange rate, U.S. dollar, euro, cash, U.S. dollar, Swiss franc
Category: Currencies
By Nico Isaac
6/2/2010 11:30:00 AM
Today's column is the first in a five-part series titled "What Were You Reading About The U.S. Dollar In 'X'?" The first period we look at is early 2008. At that time, the greenback was about as well-received in the global currency world as today's BP executive is to Green Peace. And, as far as the usual suspects were concerned at the time, the only way to see the buck going up was to stand on your head.
Filed Under: U.S. dollar, cash
Category: Currencies
By Nico Isaac
5/10/2010 6:45:00 PM
One of the most common refrains among mainstream currency analysts is that inflationary policy is "the death knell for the U.S. dollar." The logic being: The more money that is flooded into the system via rescue plans and bailout packages, the less valuable becomes the U.S. currency.
Filed Under: U.S. dollar, cash, bailouts
Category: Currencies
By Nico Isaac
3/24/2010 5:00:00 PM
Now that the greenback stands at a 10-month high against its European counterpart, the mainstream crowd is a buzz about the once forsaken currency's future investment potential. Back in late 2009, however, a "firm" performance from the dollar was the last thing those analysts expected.
Filed Under: U.S. dollar, U.S. dollar, cash
Category: Currencies
US Dollar Rally: On The Wings Of A Hawk?
Fed easy-money policy wasn't the reason for the dollar's weakness, nor is the Fed's latest move a reason for its strength.
By Nico Isaac
2/22/2010 4:30:00 PM
Over the past week, the U.S. dollar has squashed all rumors of its demise like a bug on the windshield of a speeding semi. Last check, the greenback stands at its highest level in nearly nine months. As for what's causing the currency's new lease on life -- well, that depends on who you ask. In the eyes of the mainstream experts, the U.S. dollar is rallying on the wings of a hawk named the Federal Reserve.
Filed Under: U.S. dollar, U.S. dollar, cash, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)
Category: Currencies
By Susan C. Walker
2/16/2010 3:30:00 PM
Do you believe that earnings drive stock prices and that it's enough to simply beat the market? Better think again, once you read how Elliott Wave International debunks these market myths.
Filed Under: earnings, cash
Category: Classic Prechter
By Nico Isaac
1/8/2010 3:00:00 PM
Just one short month ago, the financial powers-that-be were reading the greenback its last rites and directing the currency to go gently into that good night. From March to November, the U.S. dollar had plunged 20%, its steepest eight-month selloff in 23 years, and stood at a near two-year low against the euro...
Filed Under: U.S. dollar, cash, U.S. dollar
Category: Currencies
By Nico Isaac
12/9/2009 4:15:00 PM
Long since thought of as "the rotting corpse" of the currency markets, the U.S. dollar reawakened to new life this week by rallying to its highest level in more than a month. For many -- namely those affiliated with the financial mainstream -- the dollar's revival came as a huge surprise.
Filed Under: U.S. dollar, U.S. dollar, cash, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed), Ben Bernanke
Category: Currencies
By Nico Isaac
10/7/2009 4:15:00 PM
If you want the latest news on the U.S. Dollar Index, try a search under its new ticker symbol, RIP. -- as in, "rest in peace." Let the record show: In the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 6, the mainstream financial community officially declared "The Demise of the Dollar" (The Independent).
Filed Under: U.S. dollar, U.S. dollar, cash
Category: Currencies
By Nico Isaac
8/3/2009 4:00:00 PM
On Monday, August 3, the U.S. dollar packed about as much heat as the Abominable Snowman. Ipso facto: the greenback plunged to a new low for 2009 against its European counterpart, the euro. As for what caused the sharp and sudden drop in the dollar's value -- the mainstream experts pointed their collective finger at one piece of data...
Filed Under: U.S. dollar, cash, euro
Category: Currencies