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Real Bull or Next Asset Bubble?
Often most bull markets are due to a decline in the fed funds rate; the interest rate that the Federal Reserve Bank charges other large institutions for overnight lending. Obviously this has a major influence on the money supply. The lower the rate, the easier credit should be, and the more money is in the system. In 1980 and 1981 these rates fluctuated from 10%-19% respectively. This a major crimp on the economy. When the so-called bull market began in 1982 many gave most of the credit to the then President Ronald Reagan and his so-called trickle…
22Oct2009 | InTheMoneyStocks.com | 0 comments | ContinuedWhat Are The New Highs For Gold Telling Us?
Gold since the beginning of recorded time has been viewed as the one true currency. Ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians, Persians, Babylonians, Greeks, and Romans all had gold as the one true currency in their monetary systems. While fiat money systems have come and gone gold has stood the test of time. Even Christopher Columbus was seeking to trade for gold when he founded the new world. Why was gold so heavily sought after? What is so special about this metal that men are willing to die for it and economies collapse when they leave it as the standard.
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13Oct2009 | InTheMoneyStocks.com | 0 comments | ContinuedBeware Of The Analyst, Economist, And The Upgrades
The year was 2007 and the markets were in rally mode. Every economist with the exception of a handful didn’t see any problems on the horizon. This was after a sharp downturn in late February 2007 when the market dropped 500 points in a single day. Yes, this was when 500 point declines was not common place. Even after such a sharp drop every economist that I heard was still saying it was a blip on the screen and everything is fine. Sub prime was fine and under control and another rally followed. Then in July of 2007 the markets…
5Oct2009 | InTheMoneyStocks.com | 0 comments | ContinuedOne Year Later, One (Trillion) More Dollars
September 15th, 2008, a day that will live in infamy. Famous words, much the same, made in 1941 by our President Franklin D. Roosevelt. As the one year anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse approaches, I find myself looking at the economic picture and wondering if we really dodged a bullet or if we traded in our single shot rifle pointed at our head for an semi automatic? Did we really just blow up the asteroid, on a crash collision with Earth, or just shatter it into a million more deadly pieces? Our government, Treasury and Federal Reserve all claim…
16Sep2009 | InTheMoneyStocks.com | 0 comments | Continued
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