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Telegraphing Economic Hardship

The bulls saw a glimmer of hope in Tuesday’s trading session, with the major averages enjoying one of their best days in a very long time. Tuesday’s bounce came courtesy of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who said that our nation’s banks would not be nationalized and that we could be out of this recession by the fourth quarter of 2009 — if all goes right.

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ETF Talk: Is Retail Out of Style?

Dow Jones Industrial Average closing value, November 4, 2008: 9,625

Dow Jones Industrial Average closing value, February 17, 2009: 7,553

On Tuesday, President Obama signed unprecedented bailout legislation into law. The $787 billion “rescue” package is intended to create jobs and jumpstart the ailing U.S. economy. Whether the plan has its intended effect, only time will tell; however, one effect we all can agree on is that since Election Day, the market hasn’t been very bullish on Obama. […]

Latin For "Hero"

Dow Jones Industrial Average closing value, November 4, 2008: 9,625 Dow Jones Industrial Average closing value, February 17, 2009: 7,553 On Tuesday, President Obama signed unprecedented bailout legislation into law. The $787 billion "rescue" package is intended to create jobs and jumpstart the ailing U.S. economy. Whether the plan has its intended effect, only time will tell; however, one effect we all can agree on is that since Election Day, the market hasn’t been very bullish on Obama.

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ETF Talk: Is It Time for the Nuclear Option? 2

I love to visit old friends from time to time, but the market seems as though it wants to visit one old “friend” that isn’t too hospitable. That friend is the S&P 500 Index 800, and it’s a level that seems much closer to reality than the friendly S&P 900. […]

Pop Music and Market Wisdom

I love to visit old friends from time to time, but the market seems as though it wants to visit one old "friend" that isn’t too hospitable. That friend is the S&P 500 Index 800, and it’s a level that seems much closer to reality than the friendly S&P 900.

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ETF Talk: Is the Boom in Treasuries About to Bust?

If you’ve ever owned a pet rodent, you know that it likes to move about quickly from one side of its cage to the other. Yet despite the rodent’s best efforts, it just can’t escape the boundaries of its confines… […]

Wrestling with Life

If you’ve ever owned a pet rodent, you know that it likes to move about quickly from one side of its cage to the other. Yet despite the rodent’s best efforts, it just can’t escape the boundaries of its confines…

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Is The Rally Here?

The markets liked the sound of that… I heard one “mad” market commentator say this was the biggest buy signal he’s heard in years […]

ETF Talk: Change We Can Believe in for 401(k)s

The markets liked the sound of that… I heard one “mad” market commentator say this was the biggest buy signal he’s heard in years […]

ETF Trader Ranked No. 4 in 20010

The markets liked the sound of that… I heard one “mad” market commentator say this was the biggest buy signal he’s heard in years […]