The Fed's rosy scenario- everything comes out just fine like a Hollywood script
14:09 ECONX Fed Projections- September Update Variable Central Tendency (Sept 2014) 2014 2015 2016 2017 Longer Run Change in real GDP 2.0 to 2.2 2.6 to 3.0 2.6 to 2.9 2.3 to 2.5 June…
Our Investment Survival Workshop- "investing at all time highs sold out"
Due to demand we are running our workshop two days this week. The Thursday workshop has sold out and we are running one Friday as well. Go to the Investment Survival Workshop for more details or…
Inflation Robs the Bull of Its Run - Barrons
by GENE EPSTEIN If you adjust by the consumer price index, the bull market looks way overrated.The Standard & Poors 500 index has "now logged 33 all-time highs this year," reported the Associated…
Conn's- is it a con?
If a Company Won’t Talk, Its Former Employees Will SEPT. 13, 2014By DAVID SEGAL We were attracted to this beaten up home electronics retailer after it fell from $45 to $30 and insider's stepped up to…
Apple: Don't Listen to the Doomsayers - Barron's
By TIERNAN RAY Sept. 13, 2014 2:42 a.m. ET Apple has a couple of interesting challenges ahead—for itself and its stock. Last week, at a lavish media event in its hometown of Cupertino, Calif., the…
Portfolio holdings 9-11-14
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Dogs of the Dow update
The Dogs of the Dow is one of the simplest strategies to beat the market. In 2013, it beat the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) by 8.4% for a total return of 35% according to Motley…
Some intelligent Apple comments
Just what the world needs, some more comments on Apple? Since it's our largest position or near largest position and I have a blog, well, I can't resist. 1. The new iPhone 6 and + is boss. Everyone…
Key overview: Merger arbitrage and the Covidien-Medtronic deal - Market Realist
Spread analysis: Does the Covidien-Medtronic merger make sense? This one bears looking into. I'm not an arbitrageur but this one is interesting since the head of investor relations for Covidien has…
Hezbollah sees ISIS as threat to Gulf, Jordan - Al Arabiya News
Perhaps the best hope is that Hezbollah, ISIS, Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas and all the extremist kill one another. Maybe we should give them more time. Until then, don't short oil. Reuters, Beirut…