EDITOR'S CHOICE
Regional Banks May Do Better Than The Big Banks
Article By:
Sheraz Mian
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Saturday, October 14, 2017 7:29 PM EDT
The bottom line on bank results is that they aren’t bad, but they aren’t great either. The stocks have responded negatively to the results because they had run up so much ahead of these earnings reports.
Was It Worth It?
Article By:
Jared Dillian
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Thursday, October 12, 2017 12:25 PM EDT
On the grand scene of financial innovations, the exchange-traded fund was fairly innocuous at first. It took a good 15 years of slow realization for people to figure out how disruptive ETFs would ultimately be.
In this article: SPY
Can A Modern Central Bank Still Be A "Banker's Bank"?
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Mises Institute
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Thursday, October 12, 2017 8:37 AM EDT
The Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan and every other clone of their genus will never reform themselves in a manner ultimately constructive to monetary policy because of the absence of guiding principle.
‘The Biggest ETF In Town’
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The Heisenberg Report
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017 8:59 AM EDT
One of the key dynamics to grasp when it comes to explaining why global equities and credit have rallied to nosebleed levels is the interplay between central bank liquidity and passive flows.
Richard Thaler: The 2017 Nobel Prize In Economics
Article By:
Timothy Taylor
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Monday, October 9, 2017 12:19 PM EDT
Thaler and a co-author have pushed for what they call the “Save More Tomorrow” (SMarT) plan, where after you sign up, the contribution you make to your retirement savings increases gradually each year.
Are Bank Stock Gains Sustainable?
Article By:
Sheraz Mian
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Saturday, October 7, 2017 7:11 PM EDT
As a group, bank stocks didn’t do much from mid-February through early September. But they have experienced dramatic gains since September 8th, with a number of major bank stocks trading at or near their highs for the year.
What Is Going On With Micro-Caps?
Article By:
David Dierking
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Friday, October 6, 2017 12:28 PM EDT
It’s not unusual for a particular segment to have a hot streak, but what’s been happening in the micro-cap space is remarkable by almost any standard.
When The Market Crashes, Will It Come Back In Your Lifetime?
Article By:
Dennis Miller
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Thursday, October 5, 2017 8:52 AM EDT
Stocks are at record highs, bonds prices are in a 36-year bull market, and the average property price in the US is now higher than it was at the peak of the 2006 bubble.
Tax Reform: Implications For Gold
Article By:
Axel Merk
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 12:51 PM EDT
Monetary policy affects nominal prices, whereas fiscal policy affects real prices. Printing money might affect the price level, but fiscal policy affects where money gets allocated, and what investments take place.
In this article: GLD
The Laffer Curve Is Misleading And Dangerous
Article By:
Steven Saville
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 4:32 AM EDT
The logic underlying the Laffer Curve is that the greater the tax on production, the lesser the amount of production.
Is The S&P The New Money Market?
Article By:
Charlie Bilello
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Monday, October 2, 2017 2:10 PM EDT
Is the S&P indeed the new money market? Is it “safe” to “park your money” there for a few months with the expectation that it will only grow?
Hard Assets In An Age Of Negative Interest Rates
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Mises Institute
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Saturday, September 30, 2017 2:09 PM EDT
The hard asset vision is about building wealth outside the stock market. It refers to three main strategies overall: 1) land ownership and/or farmland, forestry and agriculture 2) gold and certain other metals 3) the art market.
What Will Be The Rally's Next Catalyst?
Article By:
Sheraz Mian
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Friday, September 29, 2017 8:58 PM EDT
Earnings growth in the current and coming quarters may not be as high as what we saw in the first two quarters of the year, but it is nevertheless positive and steadily improving. The improvement is particularly notable on the guidance front.
In this article: SPY
Why Regulators Might Welcome A T-Mobile US – Sprint Merger
Article By:
Andreas Schulz
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Friday, September 29, 2017 10:34 AM EDT
The US wireless industry has become structurally more competitive in recent years, making consumer harm from a merger unlikely. But a merger could meaningfully benefit consumers by increasing competition in the pay TV and broadband internet markets.
