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Confessions Of A Recovering Alpha Junky
Article By:
Cullen Roche
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Thursday, June 23, 2016 5:10 PM EDT
For most of the last 20 years I’ve been an alpha junky. That means I was obsessed with trying to "beat the market" and generate excess return.
Is The ISM Manufacturing Index A Silver Bullet For Business Cycle Analysis?
Article By:
James Picerno
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Thursday, June 23, 2016 8:10 AM EDT
The ISM is our best guide to the business cycle.
The Ultimate Reasons For Owning Gold
Article By:
Lorimer Wilson
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016 5:16 PM EDT
Those looking for a return on their money in currency terms perceive gold as an investment which can be sold for more than it was bought for. That defeats the purpose of owning gold in the first place - insurance against the failure of fiat currency,
In this article: GLD
Investing Vs. Trading: Where Do You Stand?
Article By:
ADS Insights
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016 2:47 PM EDT
Many say that buy-and-hold investing is dead. Are they right?
Greenspan To Yellen; Incoherence The Common Theme But Vastly Different Receptions
Article By:
Jeffrey P. Snider
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:51 PM EDT
When Greenspan was in office, everyone just assumed the Great “Moderation” was his doing. Since August 2007, the Fed was tasked to prove that it really was; and it has only failed time and again, starting with the panic and Great Recession itself.
Why I Built A Liquid Alternative Robo Advisor
Article By:
Charles Sizemore
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:30 PM EDT
The financial advisory business is changing — quickly. With the rise of the robos, there will be a lot of attrition, and a lot of marginal advisors will end up folding their practices.
The Three Types Of Financial Forecasters
Article By:
Cullen Roche
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016 4:24 AM EDT
Understanding what type of financial forecaster you are can be crucial to building a sensible financial plan and improving your odds of financial success.
New Monetary Science
Article By:
Jeffrey P. Snider
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Monday, June 20, 2016 2:35 PM EDT
What is the new monetary science?
Trash The AS-AD Model, But Leave AS-ED Model Alone
Article By:
Angry Bear
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Monday, June 20, 2016 1:00 PM EDT
Turning to the supply side, the contraption known as the aggregate demand–aggregate supply model should be eliminated.
Real Rate Integration With Model Of Effective Demand
Article By:
Angry Bear
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Sunday, June 19, 2016 11:53 PM EDT
With the temperature reaching 120 degrees here today in Phoenix, allow me to have a little fun with my theoretical model of Effective Demand. There are two equations in my effective demand research that will be integrated in this post.
Copy Trading Brings Income To Popular Traders
Article By:
Keith Park
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Sunday, June 19, 2016 10:50 PM EDT
The advent of copy trading is now allowing a new class of people to make money investing. And in many cases, the money these traders are making is not only from their own investments, but from the investments of others.
Would You Pick $1,000 Today Or $1,250 In Five Years?
Article By:
Rachel Fox
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Sunday, June 19, 2016 9:23 AM EDT
You may be tempted to choose the $1,250 because it’s the higher value. Or you may be tempted to take the $1,000 because you really want it today. However, there’s actually a formula that’ll factually tell you the better choice.
Identifying And Understanding Core Economic Problems
Article By:
Bernard Dozier
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Friday, June 17, 2016 8:11 AM EDT
Globally, over $10 trillion in debt currently have negative yields in nominal terms, meaning the bond literally has a negative yield when it trades.
Want To Trade Well? Pay A Lot Of Commission
Article By:
Boris Schlossberg
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016 6:33 PM EDT
If you look at some of the greatest traders over the past half century you will realize that they were also the biggest commission generators of their time. Did that stop them from being profitable? Quite the opposite.
How To Utilize Oscillators
Article By:
EasyMarkets
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016 5:53 AM EDT
Forex traders have been using technical analysis for decades to have them get an upper leg on the markets.