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- Citi & Morgan: Having Fun Yet?
Late last week, Citigroup, Inc. (C) announced it was in talks to spin-off its Smith Barney brokerage unit into a joint venture with Morgan Stanley (MS). As the deal is currently proposed, Morgan Stanley would pay $2.5 billion to Citigroup for Smith Barney, creating the world’s largest brokerage firm with nearly 20,000 brokers (before layoffs and other overlap reductions).
This deal is an attempt by Citigroup to raise capital and minimize 1Q09-quarter losses. In addition, Citigroup … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - The Real Reason Citi Is Selling Smith Barney
The frenzy over the Citibank/Morgan Stanley joint venture has primarily focused on what to name the new baby. However, there is an underlying motivation for the tie-up, Citibank must do this deal or face losing $10b in tier 1 capital. … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Citigroup: Could Be The Start Of Next Leg Down
Citigroup (C) is getting smoked today (Monday). Most financials are getting hammered. It seems that a crisis always starts when one of the large financials runs into serious trouble. There could be some issues that are going to be reported on Citigroup.
It’s curious that Rubin resigned on Friday. The government seems to be suggesting the marriage of Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley (MS). We know what happened to Merrill Lynch when they became married with Bank of … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Fed Pressure Factors Into Morgan Stanley/Citigroup Venture
Morgan Stanley (MS) and Citigroup Inc. (C) are about to launch a joint venture of their brokerage units in a move that may be motivated as much by a desire to placate impatient government overseers as by financial imperatives.
The deal’s no surprise to Wall Street, since Citigroup has chalked up $20 billion in losses in the last year and Morgan Stanley needs to leverage its brokerage business by increasing its scale. But recent pressures on both companies from the Treasury and … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - US Stock Market Recap: Stocks And Oil Tumble
Markets traded down again today as investors expected a hefty loss from Alcoa (AA) and the dollar made major gains against the British Pound. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell -1.46% to 8,473.97 while the Nasdaq (^IXIC) fell -2.09% to 1,538.79 and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell -2.26% to 870.26. Oil prices fell -7.86% to $37.62 a barrel as the dollar strengthened against a basket of the world’s currencies today. Natural gas on the other hand rose 0.44% to $5.54 per … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Banks - Keep Those Books Closed
To listen to some of the arguments and discussions through Capitol Hill and the halls of the Federal Reserve, you would almost think you were back in elementary school. He-said, she-said, is running rampant as lawmakers and industry groups alike are clamoring to know exactly what every bank receiving bailout funds is doing with taxpayer money.
The Federal Reserve and the Bush Administration have done themselves a great disservice by not squashing these requests immediately. Let’s think … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Demand Trumps Distractions with Oil
It’s become apparent that Israel’s land war and Russia’s childish power plays aren’t driving gas prices up. In fact, the price of crude sank 6% to $38.00 a barrel this morning.
Demand destruction from the global recession has been able to trump the “saber rattlers” around the world trying to drive up prices. Neither can overcome the fact that U.S. crude inventories are at record highs. Supplies have been on a steady increase since fall and have been piling up in storage containers and … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - "India's Enron": The Saga Continues
Even a few months ago, India promised to be more resilient in the global downturn than other battered economies. After Satyam Computer’s (SAY) revelations of a $1 billion accounting fraud, however, it looks far from possible. It has been a week since India’s biggest corporate scandal came to light and the markets are still reeling from the shock.
The Indian IT sector, which generates more than half of its revenue from outsourced work from the United States, has taken the worst hit. … [visit site to read more]Переслать - GM, Ford Antsy To Unload Saab And Volvo Sale
Cash-strapped and facing falling sales, automakers General Motors Corp. (GM) and Ford Motor Co. (F) said they are actively trying to sell their non-profitable Swedish brands Saab and Volvo.
Ford’s chief executive Alan Mulally said the company has been in talks with a handful of potential bidders for Volvo, but didn’t elaborate whom the company is speaking with. Likewise, GM Chief Executive Officer Richard Wagoner and Europe Chief Carl-Peter Forster claim GM was approached by an … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - How Subprime Borrowing Fueled The Credit Crisis
Once upon a time, generous-minded social engineering resulted in the Community Reinvestment Act, which forced banks to lend to disadvantaged borrowers who otherwise couldn’t get mortgages to buy homes.
But because these potential borrowers were financially disadvantaged, they also represented a bigger credit risk. Banks didn’t like being told to make mortgages to high-risk borrowers because they wouldn’t be able sell these loans off to anyone else.
Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Is Fast Food Enough Fuel For Consumer ETFs?
McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) has somehow managed to keep their momentum and post strong sales during a tough time for the U.S. economy, Wall Street and exchange traded funds (ETFs).
In this day and age, people really love a bargain. As of November, the fast food purveyor posted 55 months in a row of increases within global same-store sales, reports Andrew Martin for The New York Times. It’s a strong comeback for a company that had been written off as unhealthy and irrelevant not long … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Buy Stocks On Expected Obama Rally
President-elect Obama’s plans to stimulate the economy by spending billions on infrastructure, with the aim of creating over four million jobs in two years, should create an Obama rally in the early days of his presidency.
The new administration takes over in just eight days, so barring some more woeful economic news that the markets can’t shrug off, we expect that we will start to see an Obama effect on stocks starting this week.
As such, we would recommend taking select long positions. … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - 5 Crisis Lessons For ETF Investors
The past year and a half was a bevy of not-so-pleasant surprises for investors and their investments, including exchange traded funds (ETFs). The best thing to do going forward is to examine what happened and glean any lessons from the past so that in the future we won’t repeat the same mistakes.
Ben Stein for Yahoo Finance has five lessons to highlight while he continues to study what went wrong over these past few years.
Back-testing is not foolproof. The reason even the most … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - An Economist's Mea Culpa
According to Princeton economist Uwe E. Reinhardt, writing in the NY Times:
1. Our entire 21st-century banking sector, managed as it is by graduates of the nation’s top business schools, supported by highly trained financial engineers, and monitored around the clock by thousands of allegedly bright financial analysts, immolated itself with highly toxic assets, purchased with borrowed money, and in the process infected the entire world economy.2. The economics profession slept … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - A Plan To Bring Home Jobs
It’s time to think seriously about bringing jobs back to this country. The only way the jobs will migrate back to the USA is to make it very attractive for corporations to want to do business in this country. When you look at the corporate tax structure and realize that most companies have tax rates in excess of 40%, you have to wonder if the good old USA is really sincere about bringing jobs back to this country.
Here’s a look at the corporate tax rates that exist in this … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Graphical Comparison Of Performance Of PutWrite And BuyWrite Indices
I was pleased to see the strong response generated by Friday’s The Often Overlooked Put Writing Strategy, particularly in some of the comments at Seeking Alpha, where the post was republished. A number of questions came up regarding the reasons why two strategies that are synthetically equivalent (i.e. share the same profit and loss graph), would have different performance characteristics. I cited the main reason for the performance delta as the skew that results from a tendency to price … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - What Singapore Companies Are Doing To Improve Economy, ETF
In an economic downturn, companies either find ways to adapt or perish, and companies in Singapore have found a way grow, which may eventually boost the local economy and exchange traded funds (ETFs).
The Plan. In the next three years, 16 electronics and precion engineering (EPE) firms will come together to form six consortia and seal $60 million worth of deals and expand their presence around the world, writes Robin Chan for The Straits Times.
What It Means. Intentional Enterprise … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Video: Demand Concerns Push Oil Prices Below $40
Despite continued Middle East tension, speculation of further OPEC production cuts, and ongoing Russian gas disputes, oil prices continued to fall this past trading session on continued worries over energy demand. … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Video: Alitalia SpA Receives Support From Air France-KLM
Out wit the old Alitalia and in for the new Alitalia SpA which received a much needed financial backing from Air France-KLM by surrending 25% of control to the French-Dutch company in exchange for 320 million euros. … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Video: Stocks Fall As Investors Await Alcoa Results
Stocsk fall as Alcoa shares tumble in the wake of an analyst downgrade. … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Video: Asian Markets Start The Week On The Wrong Foot
Asian markets seemed to have gotten off to a rough start this week as each major index that was open for trading posted heavy losses this session. … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Video: Investors Shun Risky Assets On Grim Global Economic Views
The high yield euro and dollar fell in trading this session as grim global economic views kept investors away from riskier assets in favor of safe-have currencies. … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Video: Goldman Sachs Upgrades Pfizer Incorporated
Broker Goldman Sachs announced this morning that it has upgraded Pfizer incorporated (PFE) to neutral from sell as it states the pharmaceutical giant will soon make moves twards a company restructuring. … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Perched On A Precipice
Whoops!
Was it really less than a week ago that the market and Macro Man were saying “I ♥ risk” ? Suffice to say that the enthusiasm has petered out pretty darned quickly, and everything now looks quite ugly.
Friday’s payroll number was execrable, though perhaps not as execrable as it might have been. Karma dictated that having moaned about never winning a sweep, Macro Man triumphed last week with a cheeky -575 guess. The worse-than-expected unemployment was not particularly … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - $800 Billion Obama Stimulus Will Be Topic Of Debate Through Inauguration
President-elect Barack Obama said Saturday that an analysis of his stimulus proposal found that the capital infusion could save or create as many as 4 million U.S. jobs by 2010, nearly 90% of them in the private sector. Obama previously estimated that his estimated $800 billion strategy for winching the American economy out of its year-long recession could save or create 3 million jobs, but the new study has found that the actual number would range between 3 million and 4 million.
The … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Forex Trading: EUR/USD Moves A Little Lower On The Day But Above The Lows
The EUR/USD bias remains to the downside (below 100 and 200 hour moving averages but largely unchanged). The pair closed Friday at the 1.3428 level and has a high of 1.3476 and low of 1.3326. The low for the year at 1.3311 attracted some profit taking buying.
The 100 hour moving average comes in at the 1.3557 currently (see chart above). The 100 day moving average is around that level as well coming in at 1.3568 today. As a result, this level will be watched closely on the … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Forex Trading: GBP/USD Pressured Today. Moves Below The Daily Lows
Friday before the close the 1.5116 level was highlighted as the key floor for the GBP/USD (see previous post by clicking here). Today, the pair opened and moved below the level. The pair consolidated below the key level for most of the Tokyo session. However, in the London session, the pair moved sharply lower - falling below the 100 hour moving average (blue line) at the 1.5039 level in the process and the 38.2% retracement level of the last move higher from the Dec 31 low of … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Many Government Mints, Wholesalers And Refiners Internationally Continue To Ration Gold And Silver Bullion
Gold is marginally lower today despite sharply weaker oil prices (Light Sweet Crude Oil Future - Combined - FEB09 : -5.14%) and a slightly higher dollar (US DOLLAR INDEX: 83.01 +0.6%).
There was significant volatility last week and such volatility often portends a big move up or down. Given the strong fundamentals, gold’s next move is likely to be up, especially as investment demand for gold coins, bars, certificates and exchange traded funds remains very robust.
Concerns regarding … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Latin American Markets: Opportunities & Weaknesses
Latin America is widely regarded as a growth play in the equity markets. The explanation for this view is that the region is a commodity producer — agricultural goods in Brazil and Argentina, metals in Brazil, Chile and Peru, oil in Venezuela and Ecuador, natural gas in Bolivia, etc.
In general, that’s a fair vision. However it must be better understood. Not all commodities are the same, and not all countries have the same economic policy or the same stage of development
It is well … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - US Economic Stimulus: More Harm Than Good
My thoughts on economic stimulus were published in the Oregonian. If you read the column on their web site, you get to see their readers’ comments. If you’re too lazy to hit a link, here’s the article:
Expediency over economic need speeds stimulusby Bill Conerly, Guest opinion Saturday January 10, 2009, 6:38 PM
More harm than good. That’s the sad case of the economic stimulus proposals from Gov. Ted Kulongoski and President-elect Barack Obama; they reflect political expediency … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - A Proposal For Reforming Wall Street
The fact that there is a culture of greed and excess on Wall Street is no secret. Efforts to rein in risk are not working because of the culture of revenue generation. A recent survey shows that risk managers are still second-class citizens at banks despite the onset of the financial crisis. … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Video: Fortis: Despite Weak Data, Markets Will Rise
Philippe Gijsels of Fortis explains why he thinks markets will rise. … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Understanding Currency Pair Correlations Will Preserve Your Profits
If you have been trading foreign currencies for a while, you realize that there are certain pairs that react to the market just like other pairs. Understanding which pairs do not act like the other is probably even more important if you are accustomed to trading multiple pairs at the same time.
Many traders who hold trades for days to months should really take a look a the currency correlations that I have pointed out here.
An Example of Pairs that Correlate well:
AUD/USD and … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Obama Scales Back Promises: Will That End Stock Market Consolidation?
OK, Obama’s almost in office. He’s one week away from getting the keys to the kingdom and already he’s starting to back pedal. He’s looking to ask Americans to start to make a “personal sacrifice”. Yeah, like they haven’t made any yet? In a sound bite yesterday, he suggested that everyone needs to have some “skin in the game”. Skin? We’ve already been stripped of our skin. The US political system has gotten all the skin from its citizens; they’ve stripped us all down to the … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - The "Cheap Oil Era" Is Ending Soon…
Oil prices have fallen 70% since hitting a record $147.27 a barrel in July, which means in just five months, crude has given up all the price gains it made in the past four years.
After such a wrenching plunge, many analysts believe the outlook for the “black gold” remains bleak - and in the short term it certainly is. In the long run, however, dwindling supplies, resurgent demand, and a lack of investment will cause crude oil to double, triple, or even quintuple in price over the next … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - The One Question You Need To Ask Before Buying Any Stock Now
Warren Buffett is known for only investing in businesses which he understands. He says individual investors should look at being a shareholder as being a “part owner” of the business.
Too often this basic principle of investing is forgotten. Lately, it’s been too easy to forget. The recent market volatility can drive the market value of a business up or down 10% in a day makes it tough to think of owning stocks as owning part of a business. At the end of the day though, what you’re … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Dividend Stocks In The News: GE, GEL, RBN, PNR, AFG
The past two weeks have been pretty uneventful in terms of dividend increases, mainly due to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Once the majority of market participants returned to their trading desks, it was again business as usual. The markets did end the week 4.20% lower, which left the largest ETF by assets that tracks S&P 500, the SPY (SPY), down 1.2% on the year. The increase in unemployment to 16 year highs didn’t help either.
The negative tone for the week was set on … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Chart Of The Week: Volatility Drifts Lower
While stocks gave back some gains this week and any sense of inevitability was stricken from the consciousness of the bulls, volatility only grudgingly began to reappear on the charts.
In fact, if you look at the chart of the week below, you see more concern about future volatility in the form of the VIX (^VIX) than there are indications of rising current volatility, as reflected in the average true range (ATR) of the S&P 500 index (^GSPC). I elected to use the 21 day setting … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Printing Money To Be Hidden
Guido has written this week about the wheel barrow based monetary policy. We wrote here a while ago about the loss of control over monetary policy by the Bank of England and also noted the change in the Banking Bill which will provide a get out.
The Telegraph reports this today, hopefully to wider audience. Despite my kite flying of a couple of months ago I am utterly against quantitative easing. The only reason the Yanks can get away with it is that they have the Dollar, the … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Best US Big Companies List Of 2008
Since I’ve been going through through the Forbes Best Small Companies, a brief look at the Best Big Companies is deserved. The list is comprised of 400 companies and Forbes sorts the list according to a 5 year total return.
Given that many large caps are still mispriced, but not all cheap, these candidates could be worthwhile long term buy and hold additions on declines.
Name
5-Year Total Return %
Sales ($bil)
Net Income ($mil)
IndustrySouthwestern … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - The $400 Billion Time Bomb In Commercial Mortgages
The sub-prime mess could pale in comparison to the calamity that rising commercial mortgage delinquencies are threatening. Since the S&L crisis, commercial banks have increased their holdings of commercial mortgages at an accelerating rate. The Commercial Mortgage Security Association (CMSA) estimates that in 1991 commercial banks held $410 billion in mortgages and by 2006 banks held $1.28 trillion.
The primary driver for banks holding so many commercial mortgages was the … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Upstarts Have Big Bourses Feeling The Urge To Merge
The days of shouted orders and crumpled trade tickets on vast floors jammed with frantic stock traders are numbered.
Turns out the human faces of Wall Street are rapidly being replaced by nondescript computer technicians quietly monitoring speedy rack-mounted servers. They execute billions of trades daily in placid data centers located in remote locations far from the high rises (and high rents) of Manhattan.
Based on technology known as electronic communications networks (ECN), … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Elliott Wave Count On The GBP/USD Currency Pair
Per reader request, I wanted to share a possible Elliott Wave interpretation for the British Pound/US Dollar FOREX currency pair. Even if you don’t trade FOREX, you can use this as an example of a near ideal Elliott Wave pattern unfolding. Below is an internally valid wave count that ends with an interpretation:
GBPUSD FOREX:
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Bear in mind that this is technically a Corrective Pattern after a multi-year impulse up, so the larger structure probably should … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - The Often Overlooked Put Writing Strategy
Shame on me for going a year and a half without mentioning the CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Index (^PUT), a recipient of the Most Innovative Benchmark Index award at last year’s Super Bowl of Indexing Conference.
Given all the market volatility for the past three months or so, I suspect that a put writing strategy is probably not top of mind for most investors at the moment. In fact, a put write strategy like one tracked by the PutWrite Index will generally outperform the S&P 500 … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Some US Municipal Predictions For 2009
I thought I’d try to look into 2009 and come up with some predictions on how I think that the municipal world will change in 2009. States, cities and towns will be forced to make dramatic changes in their budgets and operations to remain solvent.
Here’s an interesting link on some of the current deliberations on how to deal with the problem. I would assume that a large part of Obama’s “stimulus” program will result in funds being paid to states to disburse to local cities and towns. … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Why Coal Producers Could Stand To Benefit
The Obama administration has made a big deal about renewable energy. Over the next several years, the new President has plans to spend roughly $150 billion promoting and enabling its growth. And with $700 billion flowing from the United States into OPEC’s pockets every year, I don’t think you’ll get much of an argument from anyone about the timeliness or the need for renewables.
But even with massive amounts of capital investment - and widespread adoption by utilities and end users - … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - US Retail Industry: Opportunities And Weaknesses
From November 20, 2008 to January 6, 2009, the S&P Retail Index (^RLX) rose 41%. Not a bad move for a group of stocks that had one of the worst holiday shopping seasons in recent memory. It appears that investors became more bullish on retailers because of seemingly cheap valuations, anticipated benefits from a federal government stimulus package, and a better economy in the second half of 2009.
In our view, the 50-day upward move in retail stocks was a bear-market rally. … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Stock Investor Sentiment: Sell Strength (Again!)
The “dumb money” and “smart money” sentiment indicators are neutral on the equity markets. While a neutral reading is not particularly telling regarding market direction, it should be noted that this is the fifth week in a row where the “dumb money” is neutral, and this is not a scenario that is generally supportive of higher prices especially with prices on the S&P 500 (^GSPC) under their 40 week moving average. The ideal situation for higher equity prices would be for the “smart money” … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - How ETFs Showed Their Mettle In 2008
The asset numbers for both exchange traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds in 2008 are finally out. While mutual funds had a terrible year, the picture was a little rosier for ETFs and exchange traded notes (ETNs). … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Wagering On Hard Times
A post over at FiveThirtyEight.com, a website that focuses on analyzing polling and political data, asks the question, “What Are the Chances of a Depression?”
While the author’s views on the subject reflect the sort of Pollyannaish thinking that was more commonplace before things fell apart in last year’s second half, he nonetheless provides some interesting color on what people are thinking — and wagering on — nowadays.
Here is the article (along with my comments in bold … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - What Should Investors Watch
Here we try to monitor a wide range of indicators. Some of these are standard economic data. Others have a leading quality. The “leading indicators’ are sometime merely straws in the wind, but still deserve some attention.
Here are some items worthy of interest:
A key question is whether businesses will invest in the face of economic weakness. Steve Ballmer’s CES keynote lays out the Microsoft attitude, and he urges others to join. It is worth watching.
The market … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - How The Financial Crisis Has Hit Millionaires, ETFs
Stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) plummeted in 2008 recording one of Wall Street’s worst years in history and has even taken its toll on the elite millionaires club.
Julianne Pepitone for CNN Money reports the following staggering facts:
U.S. households worth $1 million or more, not including primary residencies, have seen their assets decline by 30%, and one-fifth of the asset declines were greater than 40%
The majority of millionaires are worried that they will not be … [visit site to read more]Переслать - Japan May Eliminate Key Capital Gains Tax, Opening Gigantic Door For Foreign Investment
Japan’s government officials are talking about nixing a 40% capital gains tax for most foreign investors, which would open a huge door to foreign investors in a country that badly needs fresh capital.
A senior trade ministry official told Bloomberg News that the government is planning talks with state-owned sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait to sketch more favorable investment conditions on Japanese soil.
“This is a significant step,” … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - PNC Financial Services Wisely Moving Ahead
The recent acquisition of National City Bank assets by PNC Financial Services Group (PNC) headquartered in Pittsburgh bodes well for the company. Using TARP funds wisely with an extra incentive from the Feds, PNC moved quickly to capture not-all-that-troubled National City Bank for a song, with the deal closing December 31st. This is a great fit for PNC. The company will ultimately profit handsomely from National City’s poorly timed, yet strategically placed expansion into the Chicago … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - KB Homes 4th Quarter Earnings
KB Homes (KBH), one of the nation’s largest home builders which operates in nine states, released terrible fourth quarter and full year results earlier Friday and reported a loss for the seventh consecutive quarter. The expectations weren’t high given the current economy, as record foreclosures, failing prices, tighter credit, and weaker demand all teamed up to wreck KB Homes’ earnings. While the company was able to report gains in continued operations, charges for asset impairments … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Dollar Cost Averaging Myths
Dollar cost averaging (DCA) seems to be a hot topic of late with many experts saying to continue buying shares, even as they keep falling in price. For those of you who may not understand DCA, it basically means that you continue to buy more shares in companies that you already own as they fall away in price in order to achieve a lower average purchase price. Now I don’t know about you, but I struggle to understand why anyone would want to buy shares in an asset that is falling. Particularly if … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - Rydex Asset Data: Leveraged Bulls Vs Leveraged Bears
I have presented a lot of data recently suggesting an intermediate term top for equities, and the weakness in prices this past week seems to be consistent with that view. Just as investors begin to embrace the hope that better times are coming, it’s “bam” back to reality. This is still a bear market - sell hope, buy fear.
I have been reluctant to present the Rydex asset data for two reasons. One and as stated above, I have already presented enough data as to why I thought the market would … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - The Seven Habits To Financial Success - Part I
Recently I went to a Franklin Covey workshop titled “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.” If you’ve never been to this workshop, I highly recommend it because it’s great for helping you achieve your personal goals and finding a balance between the many forces at play in our lives.
As I sat through this workshop, I realized that I was excited. Granted, some of the stories and anecdotes were pretty cheesy, but what really motivated me was that I realized this material could be … [visit site to read more]
Переслать - US Earnings Preview For Jan 12 - 16
Fourth-quarter earnings season will “officially” start on Monday, Jan 12 when Alcoa Inc. (AA) releases its results after the bell.
Just 22 companies are scheduled to release results, as it will be another week before earnings season truly heats up. Included on this week’s calendar are Dow components AA and Intel Corporation (INTC) as well as fellow S&P 500 members Amphenol Corporation (APH), First Horizon National Corporation (FHN), Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI), Linear … [visit site to read more]Переслать - 4 Reasons 2009 May Be Looking Up For The US Economy
2008 was a devastating year and many believe that it is virtually impossible for things to get any worse for stocks, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and other investment tools.
Jerome Idaszak, of The Kiplinger Letter, lists four reasons why things could be looking up for the upcoming year:
Low Interest Rates: The prime rate is at 3.25% and with help from the Federal government buying up more debt, it looks like it will be staying at this low level for a while, making it cheaper to buy … [visit site to read more]
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