Weekly Round Up 6-28 Good: 1. U.S. Fed said they may taper before end of year and raise unemployment threshold to 7%, from their initial target of 6.5%. Read here 2. June Empire Manufacturing Index rose to 7.84 in June easily beating the Street’s estimate for unchanged and May’s reading of -1.43. Read here 3. Fed raised […]
Read MoreThe Elusive and Lucrative Super Dividend
The Massive Profits in Super Dividends A wise investor is, if nothing else, cautious. So when the word “super” is added to the description of any kind of offering, a wise investor proceeds cautiously: a sound strategy for investing and a sound strategy for life. But when one talks about a certain type of dividend […]
Read MoreRating Agencies Now Exposed in the Economic Meltdown of 2008
New Documents Show Rating Agencies Had a Big Hand in Wall St. Crash There was plenty of blame being thrown around when the economy tanked in 2008. There were those unscrupulous mortgage hustlers who signed people to deals they knew they couldn’t make good on; there were those crooked bankers on Wall St. who sold […]
Read MoreThe Fed’s Impact on the S&P 500
STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY: The major averages sliced below support on Thursday after the Fed opened to the door to taper QE sooner than initially expected. The benchmark S&P 500 is down in 4 of the past 5 weeks which suggests the bears are now in control of this market. For most of this year the […]
Read MoreThe Next Economic Bubble To Avoid
The Bond Market Is a Bubble Ready To Burst If you’re thinking about investing in fixed income securities, think again. It could be the biggest mistake you could ever make. And if you’re invested in certain types of fixed income, you need to think about getting out and investing your money elsewhere. Interest […]
Read MoreAnother Shot Fired in the Organic Food War
Target Introduces New All-Natural Food Brand: The Good, The Bad, and The Money Starting in October 2013, the Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) will begin selling its own store brand of organic food, using the label Simply Balanced. What do I mean by organic? Well, initially, three-quarters of all foods bearing the Simply Balanced brand will […]
Read MoreA Vital Lesson For Today’s Capitalists
This Week’s Trading Lesson “Anything worth doing is worth doing for money.” – Gordon Gecko, Wall Street Does Money Motivate? Well, it depends on The Task It is generally accepted that money is a motivator; if you link pay to performance, performance will improve. For that reason, many people’s salaries vary with their performance. […]
Read MoreThis Is How Obamacare Will Hurt Business
This Is How Obamacare Will Hurt Business Putting aside the issue of whether or not Obamacare (also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) is actually constitutional, on January 1, 2014, it will become the law of the land. We must accept that and move on. But we must also be preemptive and […]
Read MoreThe Day the IRS Trampled On the 4th Amendment
IRS Seizes Confidential Medical Records, Ignores Bill of Rights It seems the IRS can’t keep itself on an even keel these days. Amidst the tremendous uproar following proof that the IRS intentionally singled out conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny, it now seems it has taken its policies of breaking the law into the medical […]
Read MoreHow You Can Maintain a High Trading Standard?
By Jim Samson There are approximately 15,000 actively traded stocks on the major North American stock markets. That gives investors looking for a stock to trade many choices. Good traders respond to these varied alternatives by being selective and taking the best of the best. Struggling traders end up taking marginal opportunities that may not […]
Read MoreThe Essential Financial Primer
by Jim Samson If you’re new to investing or a season trader, a solid foundational knowledge of the basics of finance is essential to success. For the newbie, these terms can become confusing very fast. For the veteran, it’s easy to lose track of the basics, what with all the new terminologies and references and […]
Read MoreThe Bank CEOs and Their Bloated Coffers
Let us put aside the verifiable fact that bankers were the sole cause of the 2008 economic meltdown. Let us forget that not a single banker has been put behind bars by the Department of Justice for knowingly issuing inflated home mortgages. Let us forgive Wall Street for their past misdeeds and look at how […]
Read MoreFord Recalls 465,000 Vehicles
Ford Motor Company is recalling 465,000 vehicles for possible fuel leaks. The recall affects the following 2013 year models: the Ford Fusion, Explorer, Taurus, Flex, Police Utility and Police Interceptor, the Lincoln MKS, MKT and MKZ. According to Ford, drivers may smell gas or notice leakage, although no fires have been reported. 390,000 of the […]
Read MoreWeaker Manufacturing = Mixed Stocks Data
Manufacturing hit a low a four-year low last month, causing mixed stock trading. The weaker-than-expected report was met by investors with mixed reactions. Some shrugged off the dip in manufacturing. In a separate report, construction spending rose 0.4% in April, according to the Department of Commerce. Investors will be waiting for the employment report for […]
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