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The Lurking Danger Behind Ultra-Low Interest Rates
The quest for higher yield can lead to a damaged portfolio.

By Bob Stokes
4/22/2013 5:30:00 PM

Risk-averse investors who depend on fixed income have been hurt by ultra-low interest rates. To make ends meet, many resort to riskier vehicles like bonds. Some fixed-income investors have been sold on the idea that bonds are relatively safe compared to stocks. But The Wall Street Journal recently noted that, "Safety has rarely been more expensive -- or more dangerous." Learn about two risks that bond investors currently face.

Filed Under: Elliott wave, Interest Rates, junk bonds, money markets, municipal bonds, Robert Prechter, Treasury bonds, treasury yields, U.S. STOCK MARKET

Category: Interest Rates

U.S. Stocks: Where We've Been, Where We Are and Where We're Going
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By Bob Stokes
11/8/2012 6:15:00 PM

Investors who've been in an S&P index fund over the past 13 years would have been better off in a money market account! From July 1999 through August 2012, the S&P 500 was back to where it started. Yet, the long ride to nowhere is likely headed somewhere very soon -- but not where most investors think. Moreover, the market's trend may unfold much faster than many observers suspect. Learn more.

 

Filed Under: Elliott wave, market forecasts, money markets, S&P 500, steve hochberg

Category: Stocks

Unsuspecting Bond Fund Investors Are Set Up for a Shock
Why risk in the rebalanced portfolio is ramping higher

By Bob Stokes
9/7/2012 5:00:00 PM

You can learn about a striking parallel between the bond market of 1929-1932 and today and what to expect next...

Filed Under: deflation, diversification, economic indicators, Elliott Wave Theorist, Interest Rates, investment strategy, investor psychology, junk bonds, market forecasts, money markets, municipal bonds, mutual funds, sentiment, Treasury bonds, treasury yields

Category: Interest Rates

Debt and Deflation: The Economic Valley Looks Deep
Signs of financial conservatism

By Bob Stokes
6/14/2012 5:30:00 PM

In normal economic times, keeping money under the mattress makes you an oddball. You're supposed to trust financial institutions. The basic savings account has zero risk. But in today's economic climate...

Filed Under: cash, conquer the crash, debt, deflation, money markets, mutual funds, safe haven, sentiment, stock indexes

Category: U.S. Economy

With "35% of Assets in European Holdings," Is Your Money Market Fund Safe?
Bernanke says U.S. money markets "remain structurally vulnerable"

By Bob Stokes
5/4/2012 4:15:00 PM

Very rare exceptions aside, money markets have been safe. Learn why they now may be a lot less safe...

Filed Under: money markets, banks, central banks, credit crisis, debt crisis, deflation, economic depression, euro stoxx 50, europe, european central bank, European debt crisis, european markets, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), mutual funds, stimulus package, U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed)

Category: U.S. Economy

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