SummaryMarkets tend to reset.
Resetting can be difficult for the long-duration common stock investor.
Market timing requires one to live on the “edge of tomorrow.”
Recently, we heard a market prognosticator declare that we could have a 30 percent decline in stock prices in the next 12 months. Presumably because investors fear starting over again, like many did at the market bottom in […]
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The stock market is up 17% in the last year and up a whopping 197% since its March 2009 low.
Unfortunately, far too many young people haven’t participated in this rally, and, unfortunately, this may be detrimental to their futures.According to a new survey by Bankrate.com, millennials are uncomfortable with choosing the stock market as […]
Saudi Arabia plans to open its stock market, the Arab world’s biggest, to direct investment by foreign financial institutions in the first half of next year. Photo: ReutersSaudi Arabia will open up its stock market to international investors, giving foreigners greater access to the Arab world’s biggest bourse as the oil-rich kingdom seeks to diversify its economy.The country’s cabinet authorised […]
Stock Market VIX AnalysisStock-Markets / VolatilityJul 22, 2014 – 03:32 PM GMTBy: Ed_CarlsonThe CBOE Market Volatility index, or VIX, is a key measure of market expectations of near-term volatility conveyed by S&P 500 stock index option prices. The VIX moves inversely with equities so that when equities are rising, the VIX is falling and vice versa.Important (and not so important) […]
Enough With The Stock Market Bubble Talk Already Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jul 22, 2014 – 03:12 PM GMTBy: Sy_HardingSo much analysis we see and hear lately is concerned with whether the stock market is in a bubble or not. A sampling of headlines in the last month or so:‘It’s Time to Worry About a Stock Market Bubble.’‘Five Warning Signs of […]
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Fast FeedSaudi Arabia’s $530 Billion Stock Market Will Open to Foreign InvestorsStarting next year, foreigners can tap into the Kingdom’s flush bourse.
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Saudi Arabia is opening its $530 billion stock market to foreign investors for the first time in a move meant to shift its economy away from dependence on oil revenue. News of this expansion, slated for the first […]
Benchmarks settled in the red on Monday as investors remained cautious about Israel’s ground invasion in Gaza and possible tougher sanctions against Russia. The day was devoid of any major economic data and corporate earnings results that could have impacted the markets.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s Ahead of Wall Street […]
SummaryRight now investors love what the Federal Reserve is doing even though more and more commentators want the Fed to start moving to higher interest rates.
The stock market remains near historic highs even though many indicators, like CAPE, point to the market being over-valued.
Even if the stock market is over-valued, the crucial question concerns the timing of a downward adjustment.
Investors […]
People think U.S. stocks are expensive…Yes, they have gone up a lot… But according to our favorite measure of stock market value, stocks are NOT expensive.It’s a simple indicator, but it encompasses the important stuff. And right now, it’s telling us you could make double-digit profits in stocks over the next 12 months…When our in-house stock market value indicator is […]
