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It’s Just a Theory — Yeah, Right

This week, we saw the first signs of a pullback in the equity markets. Stocks fell hard on Monday, and again on Tuesday. Now, if you’re a bull, you shouldn’t be…

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ETF Talk: Sunny Side Up

The big market-moving news this week happened today as the government conducted its auction of 10-year Treasury notes. As soon as the results of the weak auction were revealed… […]

What is an ETF? 2

The big market-moving news this week happened today as the government conducted its auction of 10-year Treasury notes. As soon as the results of the weak auction were revealed… […]

Wisdom from the Orchard

The big market-moving news this week happened today as the government conducted its auction of 10-year Treasury notes. As soon as the results of the weak auction were revealed…

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The Wisdom of the Fortunate

Last Friday, May 29, the S&P 500 broke above its all-important 200-day moving average for the first time in more than a year.

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Don’t Tread On Me

Now, over the past couple of weeks the market has been in somewhat of a consolidation mode, meaning that stocks have been building what’s called a…

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ETF Talk: A New Way to Invest in Hedge Funds

Last week the market made a decided turn downward, but so far this week stocks have returned to rally mode. The big question now is: Are we still in a bear market rally, or is this the start of a new bull market? […]

The Wisdom of the Quest

Last week the market made a decided turn downward, but so far this week stocks have returned to rally mode. The big question now is: Are we still in a bear market rally, or is this the start of a new bull market?

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ETF Talk: Can Chile Spice Up Your Portfolio?

The pullback I’ve been anticipating for some time now has finally arrived.

Now, those of you who want this market to keep going up, up, up, should actually be heartened by the trading we’ve seen this week. You see, a strong pullback after such a strong surge in stocks is not only something that should be expected — it’s something that’s very healthy.

In order for a market to actually mount a real bull run, it must sell off and then consolidate. The short-term momentum players who’ve made big profits since the March 9 rally are now selling and raising cash. That cash likely will remain on the sidelines until the market settles down to more stable levels. And when we do see this market settle, that will be the time when the cash on the sidelines is funneled back into equities en masse. […]

The Wisdom of “Still”

The ebullient rally that’s taken this market by storm has grown a little tired in recent days, as traders await the final results of the Federal Reserve’s bank stress tests. Results of the test are due to be released late Thursday, but already there have been some leaks about which banks are in good shape, and which are likely to face an uphill battle. It will be interesting to see the market’s reaction to the government’s two-month evaluation of the nation’s 19 largest banks. What these hypothetical scenarios are designed to do is determine their revenue, losses and capital needs, should economic conditions deteriorate even further than economists’ estimates.

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