The flotation will be sweetened by a pledge to ordinary retail investors that they will receive one free share for every 20 they hold on to for a year, up to the value of £2,000.Lloyds is selling approximately a quarter of the business and up to a fifth of that is expected to be purchased by retail investors.TSB, which can […]
As a society we praise people who make it rich in the stock market. Every day we hear stories about money managers who “beat the market”, the stock that rose 100% in a matter of days or some myth about Warren Buffett. This get rich story is all a very enticing story and it’s even true on many occasions, but […]
By Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense
“In the case of equities or real estate or farms or whatever, other very important variables are almost always at work, and that means the effect of interest rate changes is usually obscured. Nonetheless, the effect–like the invisible pull of gravity–is constantly there.” – Warren Buffett
The way I see it there are currently […]
SummaryIn Mid-March, when I authored the first article of this same name, I took some heat because of what developed in Crimea and for stocks.
Today, as I suggested it would, the situation persists and is escalating, and I am expanding upon my earlier concerns […]
Stock Market Bubble Phase: Gold Capitulation Follow UpStock-Markets / Financial Markets 2014Apr 27, 2014 – 06:16 PM GMTBy: Toby_Connor
At the beginning of the month I theorized that stocks were about to enter a final bubble phase, and that during that process gold should deliver a capitulation phase to end the three year […]
SummaryIt is said they don’t ring a bell at stock market tops.
However, the housing industry has sometimes been quite adept at doing so.
Is it currently ringing its warning […]
SummaryBank of America is still struggling with legacy issues, but most of its operations have been stabilized.
Many investors are mostly focused on the legacy issues, but they are neglecting the bank’s asset base.
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Let’s start with the good news since it’s been in rather short supply as of late in Marketland. The Dow (INDEXDJX:.DJI), S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) and Nasdaq (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) bounced back from their latest NCE (Near Correction Experience), leaving the first two close to their all-time highs and the third back in mountain-climbing mode. That said, where has all the volume gone?
Now, […]
The recent dip in the stock market has people talking about a bubble and a potential big decline in the market again. I discussed my general view on this last November, but I think Goldman puts things in the right perspective – while there might be pockets of excessive behavior, this is still nothing like the broadly excessive euphoria […]
Despite a rebounding stock market and recent housing gains, retiring comfortably remains an elusive goal for the majority of Americans. Many whose plans for their “golden years” were disrupted by the recent recession must still work longer and save more to get back on track.Fidelity Investments, which has 12.5 million participants in 401(k) plans, said 35% of those who left […]
