Stocks are looking better, but keep your eyes open
Stop paying attention to the news and keep in mind that the stock market is only a tool for you to use to make money.
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Banking system’s history should help ease fears
Since people must have confidence in the financial system for it to function properly, it is incumbent upon our leaders to
take action and assure the people their money is safe.
Market signs finally better, but don’t get too excited
I don’t think this bear can last another 17 months, because if it did, it would have a longer life than the greatest bear
market in our history.
Look beyond emotions when investing
As Ben Graham said in his Mr. Market allegory: “The market is there to serve you, not guide you.”
With bear market raging, are stocks priced right?
Looking past all the bad news, a forward-thinking investor should be asking: Just how cheap are U.S. stocks?
Gold has been glittering next to other commodities
It may be that gold is now beginning to reassert itself into the role it was meant to play for manâ??the only true store of value we have ever known.
Buy-and-hold a bad tactic in these market conditions
If world leaders don’t quickly demonstrate the courage to stop printing money, the long term is shot. And since that courage
isn’t likely to surface anytime soon, investors should rethink traditional strategies now.
Time to close book on ’08, and not a moment too soon
For investors across the globe, most
would agree that 2008 was an annus horribilis. Anyone with a vague recall of Latin will arrive at the translation of "horrible year."
Stay liquid, flush with cash in these tumultuous times
Liquidity is king! Stay away from long-term, illiquid commitments until the equity markets really flash sustained levels of
demand.
Weird yields for Treasuries evidence of investor angst
A large number of investors are so fearful these days that they have flocked to the safest securities, pushing down interest
rates to virtually nothing.
Interconnected economies exacerbate our challenges
Increasing specialization and interdependence worldwide results in worldwide economic difficulties.
Government shouldn’t bail out free market system problems
Since 1913, there has been a growing reluctance from our political leaders to allow financial setbacks in our nation to occur
in banking, and that’s been a huge mistake.
Be careful: Stock market turmoil will likely persist
Here is something I know you don’t want to hear: This bear market isn’t over.
Market plunge makes investments in good firms a bargain
The stock market rout that began in September and picked up steam in October has taken some quality companies to prices that
are the cheapest they have been in decades.
Plan trustees under increasing scrutiny
Times have changed and now plan trustees must ask themselves, "Am I wiling to take the chair" and defend
my actions,
or lack thereof, in a court of law?