“There’s always a bull market somewhere” – Jim Cramer, CNBC Mad Money This marks the first and last time we quote Jim Cramer. He spews…
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2018: No Place to Hide
Recession Signals that are Flashing Red
“There are decades when nothing happens, and weeks when decades happen.” – Uday Kotak, founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank The gap between how people are feeling about the economy and what’s happening is bigger than the Grand Canyon. The soft...
read moreTis the Season for Wall St. Forecasting Pt. II
“Never make predictions, especially about the future.” – Casey Stengel, Legendary Baseball Manager. This might be my favorite topic to write about. In fact, it’s…
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Is the Santa Claus Rally Real?
I know a financial advisor who loves to talk about the Santa Claus rally every December. He has an outstanding mustache year-round (not just in…
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The Most Dangerous Thing
“All other creatures use their intelligence to survive. We use ours to destroy ourselves.” – Marty Rubin, Author We worry about stock market bubbles, rising bond yields,…
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No Hunt for Red October
In the 1990 war thriller “The Hunt for Red October” Sean Connery plays the role of Marko Ramius, a Soviet Union submarine captain who plans to defect. …
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Being Told to “Stay the Course”
“Volatility in the up direction is not a problem, it’s only downward volatility that offers discourse.” – Coreen T. Sol, Financial Author. Buy and hold…
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Back to Back Negative Return Years for Bonds
“Bonds as an asset class will always be needed, and not just by insurance companies and pension funds, but by aging boomers.” – Bill Gross,…
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Stock Returns in Midterm Election Years
“The real players in the global economy are consumers and producers (business). Politicians and regulators are similar to referees, which can influence short term ebbs and flows, but…
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The Best Question You Could Ask
“People ask me my forecast for the economy when they should be asking me what I have in my portfolio. Don’t make pronouncements on what…
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