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The Opportunity in Mortgage Interest Rates

October 15, 2009

Whenever I need an update on the current real estate and mortgage rate environment, I turn to my trusted experts at Miracle Mortgage Corp. Today, we have a special treat from Miracle Mortgage President John Doan, who lets us in on his keen insights straight from the mortgage front. Take it away, John. The Opportunity […]

ETF Talk : Forecasting a Dollar Turnaround

October 15, 2009

The value of the U.S. dollar has been hammered in recent months, and observers — me included — feel that the greenback’s decline is bound to run out of steam sooner rather than later. When this happens, investors will have a chance to profit by riding the U.S. dollar higher. Of course, nobody knows yet […]

Stinging Wisdom

October 15, 2009

 "Men go crazy in congregations. They only get better one by one." — Sting, "All This Time" I believe that when people start thinking along with a group, they stop improving their independent thinking skills. If you want to make real progress in life, a good way to do so is to separate yourself from […]

A Comedic Revolution

October 8, 2009

"Listen, the next revolution is gonna be a revolution of ideas." — Bill Hicks, comedian and social commentator The late, great Bill Hicks made his living by making people laugh, but what he said about revolution and ideas is no laughing matter. You see, revolutions — or rapid change of any kind — can only […]

ETF Talk: Watching the Dip in Biotech

October 8, 2009

An open question is what effect President Obama’s health-care plan will have on biotechnology companies. There are no guarantees that provisions of the proposal that aim to increase research funding and the number of people covered by insurance will be approved. Nor is it assured that biotechnology companies will see their sales and profits rise […]

Are You High?

October 8, 2009

During the past several weeks, we’ve been keeping a watchful eye on three specific charts. Those charts are the S&P 500 Index, China and crude oil. For the past couple of weeks, the S&P 500 managed to move into new 52-week high territory. Yet, right after hitting that high, the market sold off. China also […]

The Dollar Kerfuffle

October 8, 2009

The big buzz in the market this week was the rumored demise of the U.S. dollar. The dollar dipped sharply in Tuesday’s trade on chatter that oil prices may be pegged to the euro rather than the greenback. According to my sources, this rumor wasn’t just a rumor. There was, in fact, a grain of […]

The Heroism of Muscle

October 1, 2009

 “Muscle, throughout history, has been next of kin to the heroic, and the heroic is eternal.”   –TC Luoma, fitness writer and humorist   I try to stay in good physical shape, and I do so by lifting weights and swimming. But hey, you don’t have to be a muscle-bound superman to know a sound […]

Doug on Film

October 1, 2009

I’m no expert on movies, but I do consider myself pretty knowledgeable when it comes to the economy and the financial markets. Well, this Friday, the world of film and financial markets will intersect with the opening of documentarian Michael Moore’s newest release, Capitalism: A Love Story. Now, I’ve yet to see this film, but […]

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