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Making Money Alert: Volatility is the Precursor to Correction
Volatility is the Precursor to Correction The fear trade is back on Wall Street. With the events of the past three days, it’s no wonder why. The Boston Marathon bombing, and then ricin-laced letters to at least one Senator and to President Obama, would alone be enough to cause sellers to run for the […]
Making Money Alert: Are Mutual Funds Lumbering Dinosaurs?
Are Mutual Funds Lumbering Dinosaurs? I love Sunday mornings, as I get to get enjoy a little extra sleep followed by a leisurely cup of coffee while reading the weekend edition of my local papers. This Sunday, I picked up a recent hard copy (yes, I still like to hold the physical paper in my […]
Making Money Alert: The Buy-and-Hold Grandfather’s Warning
The Buy-and-Hold Grandfather’s Warning When Jack Bogle speaks, the market usually stops and listens. That’s because the grandfather of buy-and-hold investing, and the founder and chairman of mutual fund stalwart Vanguard Group, is thought of as a sagacious, steady and calming voice that sooths those who want to buy stocks, and then just simply forget […]
Making Money Alert: Europe is Far from Fixed
Europe is Far from Fixed Last year, the world was worried about Europe and whether the European Union (EU) would come to an agreement to bailout Greece. Once the European Central Bank (ECB) got its act in order and put in place policies that appeared as though they’d dealt with the region’s debt and banking […]
Making Money Alert: The Fed, Cyprus and China
The Fed, Cyprus and China As was widely expected, the Federal Reserve left interest rates untouched at near zero, and the FOMC announced it would continue its current bond-buying program of $85 billion per month. About the only real question on Wall Street was what the Fed would say about the economy in its statement […]
Making Money Alert: New Highs and the Absence of Fear
New Highs and the Absence of Fear The party on Wall Street keeps going, and going and going, kind of like that cute little pink bunny from the Energizer battery commercials. As of midday Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was on pace to close at its ninth-consecutive all-time high. That’s quite impressive, and it […]
Making Money Alert: They Made $944 Million While You Slept
They Made $944 Million While You Slept I rarely get eight hours of sleep these days, but that’s the recommended daily dosage according to the experts. If I had managed to get eight hours, I would have slept through the creation of $944 million. You see, that’s how much money the Federal Reserve prints during […]
Making Money Alert: A Correction in the Works
A Correction in the Works Last Wednesday, the market suffered a big sell-off, thanks in large part to rumblings from the Federal Reserve that the punch bowl of easy money will, at some point, be taken away from Wall Street. Then on Monday, word of what’s being called a “hung parliament” after the tumultuous Italian […]
Making Money Alert: The Great Wall Street Fear Kill
The Great Wall Street Fear Kill The fear is gone on Wall Street. Apparently, there is nothing to worry about; stocks will no longer go down, and the lion will now sleep with the lamb. I jest, of course, but if you read the financial press these days, or if you listen to the plethora […]
Making Money Alert: Where to Next for Stocks?
Where to Next for Stocks? The markets continue to trade painfully higher. I say painfully, because I can’t remember a time when so many traders have been so unhappy with the fact that stocks are trading at 52-week highs. I think everyone, including me, is expecting the market to make a substantive correction of at […]
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.
