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Mike Larson: After a rocky start to the summer, stocks have trended higher over the past few weeks. That much is fact. So why do I remain leery of the market? What are MY indicators telling me about this rally? Can this uptrend really hold? Read more…
Don Miller: Based on recent performance from the sector’s biggest names, it’s easy to argue that financial stocks are making a comeback. Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE:COF) is up 27% in 2012. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) is up 29%. Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) is up a whopping 59%. Read more…
David Zeiler: A new Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) dividend will make the stock even more attractive while expanding the pool of potential investors. Apple announced that starting in September, it will pay a $2.65 quarterly dividend. Read more…
David Zeiler: The presidents of the U.S. Federal Reserve may not have used their knowledge for personal gain, but a look at their assets does show several apparent conflicts of interests. Read more…
Don Miller: Chances are you’ve never considered timber stocks in your investing strategy. But if that’s the case, then you’ve been missing out. Timber is a long-term investment that can reward your portfolio in good times, and protect it in bad. Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: The notion of a stock market crash is a terrifying thought for most investors. But it shouldn’t be. After all, stock market crashes, properly played, can be just as profitable – if not more so – than bull-runs. Read more…
Kerri Shannon: Investors beware – the dismal days of September market performance are here. September notoriously often leaves markets in negative territory. Since the start of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA) in 1896, the index has lost an average of 1.07% in September, Read more…
Kerri Shannon: Monday’s stock-market sell-off was a frightening affair that sunk 94% of the stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Every single stock in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell, and the 635-point freefall experienced by the Dow Jones Industrial Average was its sixth Read more…
Jon D. Markman: Last week’s stock market decline was largely the product of geopolitical events ranging from the debt-ceiling impasse and rating agency warnings to new Italian and Greek sovereign debt troubles. Read more…
Jon D. Markman: The stock market swirled lower over the past week as a barge full of U.S. economic data sank in stormy seas. But don’t worry: We may actually be able to ride some of these Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: The 2008 collapse of Lehman Bros Holdings Inc. (PINK:LEHMQ) ignited a financial meltdown that resulted in widespread bank failures and caused the Dow Jones Industrial Read more…
Jon D. Markman: Of all the economic news last week, the fall in unemployment claims had the most positive impact. It’s great to see them come down, and my work suggests that May is on track for a Read more…
Jon D. Markman: U.S. stocks struggled during a Friday the 13th week that was rigged like a haunted house with a trap door. The main problem for equities was strength in the dollar, which has the Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: In a stunning display of determination (or simple greed), U.S. stock prices are once again at new highs – despite problems in the Middle East, out-of-control government deficits Read more…
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