All Posts Tagged With: "bonds"

Time for the Famous Nifty Fifty to Soar Again?

The name “Nifty Fifty” came to represent the “one-decision” stocks of the early 1970s. They were the Cokes and the Disneys of the world… Fifty names you always bought simply because you couldn’t go wrong owning them. Or so investors thought…

The Well-Behaved Stock

Now that you have the standard deviation-volatility idea down, you can roll right on to Bollinger bands for a practical way to put what you know to work.

Safe Bonds with 7.35% Yield

The U.S. dollar is now under incredible pressure, and the timing couldn’t be worse. The U.S. economy is also sinking fast. This places the Fed between a rock and a hard place. To support the greenback, the Fed needs to raise U.S. interest rates…but their classic response to the threat of an economic recession is to lower those same rates.

Why I Like Brazilian Bonds Right Now

Multi currency investments can reap rich rewards right now. Take, for example, this multi currency Brazilian investment. The recent drop in U.S. dollar interest rates means you can now borrow dollars at between 4.175% and 4.875%.

Food Crisis: Feed the World and Your Portfolio

Soft commodities are now the best-performing sub-set of the commodity bull market. It’s easy to see why. The world’s supply is withering.

Laughing in the Face of the Bulls

So today I thought for sure that the market would continue along its well-beaten illogical path.  The Dow was up over 100 points at one time. And then ten minutes before the close, the Dow was fighting just to stay in the green!

One Bubble Pops…Another Inflates

The real problem with the inflation/deflation battle…when your farthings aren’t worth what you thought… Which way will this tug-of-war go?…the end of a 28-year long road…the trouble with food…Dismembering the financial sector…the loose financial mores of the U.S. financial system…and more!

The Physiology of Fear

Hey it’s not all bad news. At least the footy season starts in eight days. Go the Saints! Go the Demons! We can’t decide on which team to barrack for. So we’re hedging our bets for now, betting on both extremes.

The Fed’s ‘Risk Laundering’ Operation

Last week was as depressing and alarming as any we’ve seen in the financial markets in the last ten years. Let’s hope this week isn’t an encore. But we’re not betting on it.

How to Beat the Fed’s Double-Digit Inflation Crusade

Inflation hasn’t been much of a problem in the United States since Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker jacked up the Fed Funds rate to 20% in order to combat rising prices.

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