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Investors, Still Chasing Hubcaps
Article By:
Tim Richards
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Monday, February 15, 2016 4:37 AM EDT
The proper investor attitude to the markets should be one of humility, and should be governed by patience. Success in investing isn’t a social badge of honor, it’s an act of independence.
Buying Puts To Protect Profits & Hedge Risk
Article By:
Kevin Matras
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Friday, February 12, 2016 2:40 PM EDT
There are many different ways to protect profits and hedge risk in a winning stock. You can use a stop loss order, write call options, buy put options, and more. We're going to talk about buying puts, and compare that to using stops.
Monetary Policy In An Open Economy
Article By:
Angry Bear
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Friday, February 12, 2016 11:40 AM EDT
Exchange rates, like any asset price, exhibit a great deal of volatility. The impact on an economy of a currency depreciation does not always work the way we might expect.
On Investment Charlatans
Article By:
David Merkel
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Friday, February 12, 2016 10:22 AM EDT
There are many ways to try to cheat people in the investment world.
Why Would Anyone Buy A Negative Interest Bearing Bond?
Article By:
Cullen Roche
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 7:11 PM EDT
Utilizing a little math, I answer why people buy negative yielding bonds, and explain why The Economist's recent article on this subject is a bit odd.
Rethinking Economics: Let's Get This Schism Started
Article By:
Tim Richards
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 5:11 PM EDT
The battle over economics is a battle over power. War followed, because that's what happens when established power centers come under threat; we shouldn't expect any different in economics.”
Social Justice, Prosperity, And Precious Metals
Article By:
Sprott Money
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 2:22 PM EDT
Why should readers or investors who are interested in precious metals want to read about “politics,” geopolitical events, or even social justice issues?
Picking The Bottom: Are We There Yet?
Article By:
Charles Mizrahi
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 2:04 PM EDT
The question that seems to be on every investor’s mind is “When will the stock market stop falling?”
5 Big Mistakes To Avoid When Choosing An Investment Advisor
Article By:
David Fabian
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 4:00 AM EDT
Choosing an investment advisor is a very important decision that many investors rarely give much thought to.
Swedes Are Saving More Than Ever As Negative Interest Rates Fail
Article By:
Gary Anderson
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016 2:24 PM EDT
Human nature could result in increased savings in a negative interest rate environment. New signs point to that being the case, meaning failure for the New Keynesian economists like Krugman and others.
Why Stock Buybacks Won't Save The Market This Time
Article By:
Shah Gilani
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016 1:32 PM EDT
After watching stocks fall off the "Wall of Worry" this year, instead of climbing it, investors who simply bought the dip without any strategy are praying new buyback programs will start lifting stocks. Too bad for them...
In this article: SPX
When Oil Goes Down, What Stocks Go Up?
Article By:
Jennifer Coombs
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016 8:47 AM EDT
So you made a huge boo-boo and decided to buy a whole bunch of energy companies in your portfolio because they are currently valued as "cheap" due to a high oil supply and low prices.
What Is The Gold Standard?
Article By:
Sprott Money
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 6:31 PM EDT
What is “the gold standard?” Many readers would consider this a simple question and perhaps even an obsolete one. It is for precisely this reason that a mere definition is inadequate as an answer.
In this article: GLD
Of Morality Plays And Technocratic Assessments
Article By:
Menzie Chinn
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 1:41 PM EDT
Breaking up the big banks might provide some visceral joy, but it’s not clear to me that solves the key problem of financial fragility in modern capitalist systems.
Technically Speaking: Psychology Of Loss
Article By:
Lance Roberts
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 11:26 AM EDT
The good news, if you want to call it that, is that the market is currently holding above the recent lows as short-term oversold conditions once again approach.
In this article: SPX