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A Tale of Two Investors
The Dow now trades above 11,000, and the S&P 500 just breached the psychologically significant 1,200 mark. As this bull market passes new milestones, there are two types of investors left wondering how best to play this roaring ride. I call this a tale of two investors and, yes, I borrowed the concept from the […]
The Value of Information
“As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.” –Benjamin Disraeli The late, great author and British Prime Minister always had a way of crystallizing important points, and the above quote concerning the quality of information is a prime example. When it comes to investing, Disraeli’s […]
ETF Talk: Asian Fund ‘Chips’ Its Way toward Further Gains
With many markets around the world still on the rise, you may be able to grab some quick profits by taking a stake in an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that features a strongly performing anchor stock. The iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund (EWY) tracks the performance of the high-flying South Korean stock market. Indeed, the […]
A Very Special Fabian Anniversary Offer
It’s hard to believe, but 33 years ago this month, my father, Dick Fabian, wrote the first issue of what was then called the Telephone Switch Newsletter. His approach back then was simple and straightforward; follow the market’s trend and you will stay out of trouble. After living through the bear market of 1973-74, Dick […]
Yields: A Fly in the Equity Ointment
If you haven’t paid much attention to bond yields lately, I have a news flash for you –long-term Treasury bond yields, i.e., long-term interest rates, are on the move. Look below at the chart of the 30-Year Bond Yield and you can see the breakout in this sector. I think this trend could be with […]
Will Stocks Ever Go Down Again?
There’s no denying that this market currently is immersed in the strongest uptrend we’ve seen in the past decade. Stocks have made a miraculous recovery off of the dramatic lows of March 2009, and now it feels like stocks will never go down again. Even in the face of bad news, this market keeps pushing […]
Poetic Thoughts on Work and Success
“By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.” –Robert Frost The great American poet pointed out quite beautifully that the more successful you are in life, the greater your responsibilities tend to become. Perhaps the folks in Washington should brush up on their […]
A Most Unhealthy Net Position
If you were ever in doubt about the unhealthy conditions of the federal government’s balance sheet, one look at the brilliant analysis by economist Veronique de Rugy of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University will quickly disabuse you of your doubts. Rugy pointed out via a compelling and frightening chart just how in the […]
ETF Talk: Looking Beyond Emerging-Market Debt
While the United States and much of the Western world struggle with an anemic economy, a number of emerging-market economies are among the world’s largest and fastest growing. Although the news may seemed filled with stories about debt-ridden Greece, now may be the right time to explore funds that tap into relatively stable emerging markets. […]
Checking in on the Four Horsemen of the Markets
Today marks the end of the first quarter, and what a quarter of action it’s been in the financial markets. We kicked off the year with a continuation of the buying we saw in December, but by mid-January, stocks began retreating. The decline lasted only until the first week of February, however, and since then, […]
Jim Woods is a 30-plus-year veteran of the markets with varied experience as a broker, hedge fund trader, financial writer, author and newsletter editor.
His books include co-authoring, “Billion Dollar Green: Profit from the Eco Revolution,” and “The Wealth Shield: How to Invest and Protect Your Money from Another Stock Market Crash, Financial Crisis or Global Economic Collapse.” He’s also ghostwritten many books and articles, as well as edited content for some of the investment industry’s biggest luminaries. Read more about Jim Woods.
