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2010 — Back to the Future?
By David R. Clarke, President, Miracle Debt Solutions If you read the economic history books, there’s not much fondness for the 1930s. This was the decade of the Great Depression, where unemployment was well over 20% for much of the time. It’s also when food lines literally stretched miles long, as many American citizens could […]
ETF Talk: Profiting from the Falling Euro
Investors who like to profit from well-timed currency investments may want to consider betting against a weakening euro. Indeed, the U.S. dollar rallied overnight and pushed the euro down today as U.S. stocks, oil and gold dipped. With investor interest waning in higher-yielding currencies such as the euro, the dollar is ascending. You may recall […]
Investment Themes for 2010 — Part 2
Last week, we talked about what I think will be a big investment theme for 2010, rising interest rates. This week, we take a look at the second installment in our series about the top 10 investment themes for 2010 — currency upheaval. Now, when I say currency upheaval, I am talking largely about the […]
Happy New Year, Happy New Decade
I want to start this final Alert of the year with a few thoughts on the market of 2009, as well as a few thoughts on the market as we head into a new decade. If we stop and think about where we are at the end of 2009 compared to where we were at […]
The Size of Your Christmas Tree
“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.” –Larry Wilde It’s nice to be reminded that size doesn’t always matter. In the case of Christmas, it’s the size of the love that you have for friends and family that matters most, and not […]
Financial Success in the New Year
I can’t believe it, but 2010 is just about a week away. And soon, we’ll all be resolving to not make the same mistakes we made in 2009. If you haven’t started making your financial New Year’s resolutions for 2010, let me give you a little head start. Here’s just a sneak peak at what […]
ETF Talk: Oh, How I Love Thee
Subscribers to my investment newsletters and trading services know about my passion for exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Over the past year, I have provided you with features relevant to investors who are looking to improve their portfolios with a variety of funds that are both diversified and cost efficient. Now, I want to get back to […]
Are You Ready for Rising Rates?
Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his band of central bankers signaled the market that the near zero cost of capital is going to continue for some time. However, what you have to remember is that the Fed doesn’t control the long end of the interest rate spectrum. Long-term interest rates, i.e., long-term […]
A Happy Holiday Stop-Loss Reminder
Although we’ve seen some push and shove during the last several weeks in stocks, looking at this market through a 52-week lens really tells the story of a bull on the loose since early March. The chart here of the S&P 500 is unequivocal — 2009 was a most-outstanding year for stocks. If you were […]
Investment Themes for 2010 — Part 1
It’s that time of year. It is time to start seriously thinking about the investment themes for the coming year. And the way I see it, identifying these themes is no easy task. Coming off what can only be called a remarkably unusual year for stocks and the economy, I think 2010 will be rife […]
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.
