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Less Is More
Article By:
Tim Richards
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Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:20 PM EDT
Much market analysis operates on the assumption that more data is better – more data leads to more accurate results. Out in the real world, however, we don’t have the luxury of this kind of analysis. This leads to errors which we call biases.
Why Equity Outperforms Credit
Article By:
Cullen Roche
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Wednesday, March 9, 2016 5:58 PM EDT
Why equity outperforms credit is hotly debated, but it makes sense that equity outperforms because the return on financing via equity must be higher than the potential return an investor will earn on otherwise safe assets.
In this article: SPX
Pay Off Your Debts Quickly By Implementing These Easy - But Drastic - Ways
Article By:
Lorimer Wilson
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Wednesday, March 9, 2016 11:20 AM EDT
People usually try to find relatively pain-free & low-cost ways to reduce debt & increase savings but this is a long-term approach which some people cannot “afford”. Instead, deploy these 10 drastic - but doable - ways to get out of debt quickly.
How To Construct A Precious Metals Portfolio
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Proven And Probable
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016 9:00 PM EDT
After years of laborious study, dissecting, listening, and strategizing I have decided to release my thesis on how one should construct their precious metals portfolio.
What Stock Returns Look Like In 20 Years
Article By:
Michael Zhuang
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016 2:38 PM EDT
Stocks always beat cash if you have a 20-year investment horizon. Cash may not fall like stocks in the short term, but in the long term, it is far more riskier.
In this article: SPX
Are Debt Financed Booms/Busts A “Theory”?
Article By:
Cullen Roche
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016 2:30 PM EDT
Understanding debt dynamics in the economy does not mean that debt always causes crisis or that anyone actually knows what the tipping point is.
What Is A Stock? [Infographic]
Article By:
Kalen Bruce
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016 2:17 PM EDT
I have written an article explaining stocks before, but a stock is not always an easy concept to understand. This infographic will help.
Sign Up Bonus: Don’t Call Your Broker A Cheat, Read T&Cs First
Article By:
Maithya Kitonyi
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016 8:00 AM EDT
Most traders overlook terms and conditions while signing up on a brokerage platform. It's not a good idea and the several complaints related to sign up bonus are good examples.
Time To Buy Oil
Article By:
David Zarling
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016 12:00 AM EDT
Do you know the best time to buy oil? Or, any asset for that matter? It’s simple, yet we all love to make things more complicated than they need to be. The simple answer is that we should buy an asset when the reward dramatically outweighs the risk.
Swinging At The Fat Pitches
Article By:
Charles Mizrahi
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Monday, March 7, 2016 1:40 PM EDT
As long as we continue to buy financially sound companies trading at bargain prices, we’re confident we’ll keep hitting the bull’s-eye. All it requires now are discipline and patience.
It’s Time For This Lesson Again
Video By:
Gary Savage
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Monday, March 7, 2016 7:00 AM EDT
One of my many mistakes early in my trading career was trying to trade counter trend after missing a powerful move. The momentum can be harder to break than many think. Video length 00:03:40.
An Analysis Of 100-Bagger Stocks
Article By:
ValueWalk
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Sunday, March 6, 2016 4:20 PM EDT
Some of the most attractive opportunities occur in beaten down, forgotten stocks which perhaps after years of losses are returning to profitability. These are often the first steps to 100-baggers.
In this article: MED, NTRI, BYI, EXM, TIE, TGIS, ASFI, BOOM, CETV, GMCR (NOW PRIVATE), MIDD, SOHU, TASR, EA
Visualizing Textbook And Alternative Interpretations Of The Friedman Analysis Of The Sanders Economic Plan
Article By:
Menzie Chinn
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Sunday, March 6, 2016 12:12 PM EDT
Here is a discussion of the contrast between the textbook view of how a fiscal stimulus works, versus that in which a one-time spending increase yields a permanent increase in output, in a graphical format.
Young & Prudent: Bringing It Back Down To Earth
Article By:
Paradigm Press
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Sunday, March 6, 2016 9:22 AM EDT
Most people plan to start saving at some point in the future when conditions are more favorable – when they’re out of debt, have less expenses, make more money.
Trade Better With Simple Moving Averages
Article By:
Paradigm Press
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Sunday, March 6, 2016 7:23 AM EDT
Using a stock’s simple moving average (SMA) – the sum of a stock’s closing prices over a set number of periods, divided by the number of periods – is a quick and easy way to help you determine a stock’s direction.
In this article: DIA