Archive for October, 2010

  • Buy List Update
    , October 31st, 2010 at 9:58 pm

    Now that October is on the books, let’s take a look at the YTD performance of the Buy List. Through October, the Buy List is [...]

  • You STILL Haven't Sign up for CWS Review!
    , October 29th, 2010 at 3:01 pm

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  • You STILL Haven’t Sign up for CWS Review!
    , October 29th, 2010 at 3:01 pm

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  • "Yes you did. You invaded Poland."
    , October 29th, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    That’s enough market talk for one week. Have a great weekend everyone, and enjoy this classic John Cleese (who turned 71 this week) clip as [...]

  • “Yes you did. You invaded Poland.”
    , October 29th, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    That’s enough market talk for one week. Have a great weekend everyone, and enjoy this classic John Cleese (who turned 71 this week) clip as [...]

  • Time to Raise Rates?
    , October 29th, 2010 at 2:05 pm

    Last week, Josh Brown brought up the issue of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates. With QE2 around the corner, it doesn’t look like the [...]

  • The Double Dip Is Dead
    , October 29th, 2010 at 12:50 pm

    Continuing with what I said before, the Economic Cycle Research Institute also calls the end of the Double Dip: The good news is that the [...]

  • QE2 Will Spur Demand for More Risk
    , October 29th, 2010 at 10:19 am

    Next week, the Federal Reserve is expected to announce another round of Quantitative Easing, or as the cool kids are calling it, QE2. All investors [...]

  • Third-Quarter GDP Grew By 2%
    , October 29th, 2010 at 8:31 am

    The official numbers are in and the third-quarter GDP grew by just 2%. That estimate matched the consensus forecasts for the gross domestic product, and [...]

  • Morning News: October 29, 2010
    , October 29th, 2010 at 7:55 am

    Economy in U.S. Likely Grew as Consumer Spending Climbed Stock Futures Ease with GDP on Tap Global Stocks Lower; Nikkei Slides 1.8% Credit Suisse Grabs [...]

  • The Last Five Closes for the S&P 500
    , October 28th, 2010 at 5:10 pm

    Date S&P 500 25-Oct-10 1185.62 26-Oct-10 1185.64 27-Oct-10 1182.45 28-Oct-10 1183.78 Feel the excitement!

  • The Last Five Closes for the S&P 500
    , October 28th, 2010 at 5:10 pm

    Date S&P 500 25-Oct-10 1185.62 26-Oct-10 1185.64 27-Oct-10 1182.45 28-Oct-10 1183.78 Feel the excitement!

  • Growth Stocks Takes the Lead
    , October 28th, 2010 at 1:55 pm

    Here’s a look at the S&P 500 Growth Stock Index compared with the Value Stock Index: Lately, growth has taken a lead, which is what [...]

  • Obama Moves Markets
    , October 28th, 2010 at 11:53 am

    Just not Barack: How can Mrs. Obama help sell clothes? By wearing them. David Yermack, a business and finance professor at New York University’s Stern [...]

  • Nicholas Financial Earns 33 Cents Per Share
    , October 28th, 2010 at 10:09 am

    Earnings are out and they’re good! Nicholas Financial, Inc. announced that for the three months ended September 30, 2010, net earnings, excluding change in fair [...]

  • AFLAC's Earnings Call
    , October 28th, 2010 at 10:05 am

    I’ve been reading the through Seeking Alpha‘s transcript of the AFLAC‘s (AFL) earnings call. By the way, reading through one of these is a great [...]

  • AFLAC’s Earnings Call
    , October 28th, 2010 at 10:05 am

    I’ve been reading the through Seeking Alpha‘s transcript of the AFLAC‘s (AFL) earnings call. By the way, reading through one of these is a great [...]

  • 81% of Earnings Reports Are Beating Expectations
    , October 28th, 2010 at 9:04 am

    The market seems poised to rise today after staging a nice afternoon rally yesterday. For a while there it looked like it was going to [...]

  • Morning News: October 28, 2010
    , October 28th, 2010 at 7:32 am

    Easing Uncertainty Pushes Dollar Lower Shell Says Repercussions of U.S. Drilling Moratorium Could Last Into 2012 Bank of Japan Holds Steady, Cuts Growth Outlook IPOs [...]

  • Stocks Up, Bonds Down
    , October 27th, 2010 at 3:03 pm

    Here’s an interesting chart of the past few years. This shows the S&P 500 (in black), along with two long-term T-bond funds (blue and gold): [...]