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Michael Johnston: As the ETF universe has expanded by leaps and bounds in recent years, investors now have tools at their disposal to accomplish almost objective. From plain vanilla stock and bond indexes to hyper-targeted regional and sector funds, there are ETFs to bet on just about every asset class. Read more…
Sy Harding: With the U.S. economic recovery stumbling again, the euro-zone debt crisis back in the headlines, and ‘Sell in May and Go Away’ on the minds of many investors, Wall Street is beginning to put out advice on how to prepare for a potential market correction. Read more…
Michael Snyder: For those waiting for our economic problems to be solved, you can quit holding your breath. There is simply not going to be a solution to our economic problems on the national level. So why is that the case? Well, it is because the economic policies of both major political parties are very, very similar Read more…
JR Crooks: A “false dawn” is simply the “dawn before the dawn.” That is, a brief light that appears before daybreak. But are the early signs of a much-anticipated global recovery an indicator of more improvement to come, or simply a quick flash of light before darkness resumes? Read more…
Chris Martenson: A Broken Narrative: Recently I was asked by a high school teacher if I had any ideas about why students today seem so apathetic when it comes to engaging with the world around them. I waggishly responded, “Probably because they’re smart.” Read more…
Michael Snyder: The middle class in America is being systematically wiped out, and most people don’t even realize what is happening. Every single year, millions more Americans fall out of the middle class Read more…
Michael Snyder: Is there one thing that Tony Robbins, Ron Paul and Ben Bernanke can all agree on? Yes, there actually is. Recently they have all come forward with warnings that the national debt crisis Read more…
Sy Harding: Another week of economic reports adds to the likelihood of a summer correction in the stock market again this year, and even to the possibility that it has already begun. Read more…
Neena Mishra: ETFs have gained tremendous popularity in recent years due to several advantages that they offer to the investors, including low costs, tax efficiency and transparency. As of the end of February 2012, assets in US listed ETFs totaled approximately $1.2 trillion, up 14% year-over-year Read more…
Jeff Nielson: In the topsy-turvy world of U.S. “newsertainment”, it is common knowledge that comedian Jon Stewart of The Daily Show is one of Americans’ “most admired journalists”. Regrettably, the U.S. mainstream media has chosen to compete with Stewart…by producing comedy. Read more…
Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: Speaking with Financial Sense Newshour’s Jim Puplava on Thursday, Robert Prechter of Elliot Wave Theory fame said he doesn’t think central banks can Read more…
Michael Snyder: No matter how often the pretty people on television tell us that the U.S. economy is getting better, it isn’t going to change the soul crushing agony that millions of American families are Read more…
Toby Connor: Today is a classic example of why I have been warning traders not to push the long side of the stock market. When these creeper trends finally break they often generate a crash or semi crash type of profit-taking event. Read more…
ETF Base: Leveraged ETFs are under fire for creating volatility in the stock markets, especially in the last hours of trading. The story goes that traders move through large positions in leveraged exchange-traded funds which then permeate through prices for individual securities. Read more…
John Townsend: Last April I wrote an article titled Fibonacci Gold and to tell you the truth, I have always been very proud of that analysis and particularly so regarding the beauty and elegance of the Read more…
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