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Five Wall Street Whoppers And Why You Need To Know Them
If you’re like many investors, you are probably sitting on the sidelines right now, unsure of what to do. If you want to buy, you may be thinking “let’s wait a little longer.” If you want to sell, you might be concerned about “missing out.”
Either way (and even if you don’t plan on making either move anytime soon), having a sense of what got us here can keep you from repeating the same mistakes and even help you make smarter financial decisions – particularly when it comes to repairing your portfolio and even growing it in the years ahead.
When it…
19Mar2009 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedMain Street vs. Wall Street: And the Winner Is…
Last Sunday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke jumped into the Public Relations Politics foray when he appeared on 60 Minutes.
The political marketers were out in full force on this one. They did everything from the visit of Bernanke’s childhood home (which is now in foreclosure) to the close up of “Main Street” sign to the conversation on the street side bench in rural South Carolina. It was the perfect image of “I’m like you” kind of PR the government decision-makers are looking for right now.
They want to be trusted again. And they’re pulling out all the stops to get back into…
18Mar2009 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedA Nation Named Desire
Classic film buffs will be familiar with the 1951 film – A Streetcar Named Desire – which starred Marlon Brando and Vivian Leigh. My favorite scene in the film involves Blanche DuBois (Vivian Leigh) and Stanley Kowalski (Marlon Brando).
Blanche DuBois is a fallen woman – her family fortune and estate are gone. In an absolutely classic line, Blanche says to Stanley Kowalski – “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers”.
I can think of no better analogy for the current condition of the United States than Blanche Dubois. Here stands the United States, her vast fortunes have been frittered…
12Jan2009 | Oxbury Research | 0 comments | ContinuedWall Street Holidays
This is an enjoyable time of the year. It’s when families gather together to share a wonderful holiday meal and exchange presents. After all, who does not love to tear the wrapping off their presents to see what’s inside? It is really fun to see the excitement of small children as they open their presents.
This type of excitement was on display this past week as little Ben Bernanke unwrapped his present. It brought a tear to my eye as I saw the sheer joy on little Ben’s face as he gazed at his present – a shiny, brand-new helicopter! Little…
22Dec2008 | Oxbury Research | 0 comments | ContinuedFund managers trot out “buy and hold” agenda
Why Wall Street can’t say “Sell!”
Why do Wall Street firms advise public investors to buy and hold, when that is not how they manage their own money, and when investors who do so almost always wind up losing money over the long-term?
The pressures on Wall Street to give that kind of advice are clear and understandable. For instance, statistics show that mutual fund managers have an average annual portfolio turnover rate of more than 100%. That means that their own average holding period is less than 12 months, in bull or bear markets.
Yet they tell their investors the market cannot…
5Nov2008 | Street Smart Report | Comments Off | ContinuedFrank Holmes: “When Inflation Erupts, Gold Will Take Off”
Expect short-term hesitancy in the upward movement of the gold price until liquidity returns to the markets, says Frank Holmes, CEO and chief investment officer at U. S. Global Investors and co-author of the new book “The Goldwatcher: Demystifying Gold Investing” (John Wiley & Sons). In this exclusive interview with the Gold Report, he predicts gold will go to $1,000, even $2,000, over the next two years. A growing money supply due to a change in government policies will help lift some juniors out of their misery, too. Holmes advises selective nibbling until conditions improve and names a…
21Oct2008 | The Gold Report | Comments Off | ContinuedYou Don’t Need To Run From This Market… Just Head Towards Healthcare, The Flame-Resistant Sector
Rest assured… my Smart Profits Report colleagues and I are fully aware that this is one scary investment climate right now.
With more than 100 years of combined stock market experience, we’ve lived through many upturns and downturns. But what we’ve seen recently is undoubtedly the worst crisis in a generation.
Many investors have cashed in their chips and headed for the nearest cave to ride out the storm, unable to handle such a stock market rollercoaster. While we certainly don’t blame them, we’re here to show you that there are ways to protect yourself – and even profit – during this very…
3Oct2008 | Smart Profits Report | Comments Off | ContinuedDid Wall Street’s “Secialists” Save Us from a 1,300-Point Decline on Monday?
The 777.68-point nosedive in the Dow Jones Industrial Averageon Monday was the single-biggest point drop ever, eradicating $1.2 trillion in shareholder wealth, and leaving mainstream investors feeling shell-shocked after the House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion banking bailout bill.
But here’s what most people don’t know.
The damage could’ve been much worse.
In fact, without a little-known group of traders, known as “specialists,” Monday’s wrenching drop could have extended into a 1,500-point freefall. Without these specialists, Americans could’ve easily watched as half their retirement savings was vaporized during the day’s seven-hour trading session. So, here are these market-miracle-makers. Should we be thankful…
3Oct2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | ContinuedBailouts, Politics, & Wall Street
While politicians played politics, markets moved. Money raced out of stocks ($800 billion in equity was wiped out on the S&P alone today) and commodities and into ’safety havens.’ Those havens were treasuries and gold…ironic if you think about it. In the mean time, the bailout stalled, as the last batch of conservatism has prevailed and looks to hold true until Thursday (The Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah will prevent another vote until Thursday at the earliest).
At this point, I don’t mind going out on a limb to say this: members of Congress are terrified of how markets reacted to the…
30Sep2008 | Oxbury Research | Comments Off | ContinuedInside Wall Street: Why Hocus-Pocus Accounting Will Perpetuate the Capital Markets Credit Crisis
I once asked my friend – world-famous magician Lance Burton – if he could show me how he did a particular trick.
“Can you keep a secret?†he asked.
“Of course,†I replied.
“So can I,†he said.
The point is that the U.S. Federal Reserve, the U.S. Treasury Department and federal regulators are keeping secret the true precariousness of the capital markets credit crisis and the banking system’s close-to-the-precipice predicament. They need to give banks and investment banks room to maneuver their balance sheets by whatever “hocus-pocus accounting†methods they can utilize – without being outright fraudulent. It’s a matter of putting on…
10Sep2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | Continued
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