Daily Interest Rate Monitor – March 26
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View ArticleQuote of the Day: Euro Mess
The eurozone remains stuck in a horrific mess…the strategy of competitive austerity cannot return the eurozone to economic health. It guarantees a feeble eurozone economy…the will to sustain the...
View ArticleVisual Risk Analysis Of Emerging Europe ETFs
The ever-expanding ETF universe has spawned an array of instruments that have allowed investors of all walks and styles to shed their home country bias. Through the purchase of a single ticker,...
View ArticleCan you beat the market with blended Value Ratios ?
Anyone who has read our book "How to Make Money in Value Stocks" will be well primed in the idea that buying cheap stocks is a strategy that beats the market. This is hardly surprising. If you can buy...
View ArticleEurope Still Center Stage
The US dollar continues to show a firm profile as European events continue to dominate investors' concerns. Given the holidays starting tomorrow and running into early next week for some, the first...
View ArticleDividend “High Yielders”: Head-To-Head
Interest in dividend-focused strategies has surged in recent years, as investors continue to look for ways to enhance their portfolio’s yield without taking on excessive risk. As such, the ETF industry...
View ArticleThe Space Between the Notes
The below commentary was posted to the Mercenary Live Feed on March 19th, 2013.It’s a nice example of our thought process in grind-’em-up enviroments…In addition to featuring our trading setups in real...
View ArticleGold and Silver Outlook for March 27
Gold and silver slightly declined on Tuesday. On the other hand, other commodities prices such as oil prices and the stock market indexes such as S&P5 00 rose during yesterday. The shift in market...
View Article3 Sector Rotation Strategies ETF Investors Must Know
Short-term traders and long-term investors alike have flocked to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in large part because of the exposure they provide to different segments of the economy, including stock...
View ArticleC3--Cyprus Capital Controls--What to Look for
Cyprus officials continue to suggest that the banks will re-open tomorrow. Before the banks can re-open some specific capital controls will be announced. It is a very thorny issue and there may yet be...
View ArticleA sane person ought to consider these important lessons
Reporting from Santiago, ChileOne would think that certain truths are obvious by now.It should be obvious, for example, that there are consequences to living beyond your means. It should be obvious...
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Justin Bieber And The Housing Market Are Going Through The Same, Insane Spiral
Justin Bieber's popularity is hitting an all-time high around the world. Unfortunately, he/she is a sheltered adolescent surrounded by a fawning entourage and legions of highly-paid people whose job it...
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Jeroen Dijsselbloem Has Finally Found A Way To Truly End The Euro Crisis —...
Let me preface this by first saying that by no means would I consider myself a Euro apologist. I think the Euro crisis has been poorly handled from the start, and that the latest period of calm is...
View ArticleOne Euro or Two ?
There is a debate among market observers over whether the capital controls in Cyprus mean that there are, in effect, two euros now. It is argued by some investment banks and some economists that the...
View ArticleDaily Interest Rate Monitor – March 27
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View ArticleU.S. Equity Sector ETF – Daily Performance
Choppy Markets.The mess in Europe makes it difficult to be long equities. Italian and Spanish bond spreads are 30-40 bps wider to the Bund on the week. Large Euro banks down 5-1o percent.Apple breaks...
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The Federal Reserve's Talent, Tools, And Track Record Should Give Us Cause...
On a long solo car trip last week, I listened to several podcasts to pass the time. One was a classic: The Invention of Money, originally released by NPR's Planet Money team back in January of 2011. I...
View ArticleDaily ETF Roundup: Stocks Lower On European Concerns
Equities got off to a rough start this morning as ongoing economic and political concerns over Europe kept major U.S. benchmarks off their all-time highs. Keeping a cap on gains was disappointing data...
View ArticleAt Cyprus' Laiki Bank, Some Depositors Are More Equal Than Others
Yeah, some things in life are inevitable. That's why it was no surprise, though still endlessly amusing, to find that while depositors of Laiki Bank (aka Cyprus Popular Bank) on the island itself have...
View ArticleThe Discipline of Buy and Sell Decisions
The thought of giving up a once-treasured possession can be an emotional exercise for anyone, even if the object of affection has outlived its use. As investors, we can find it difficult to sell a...
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