Bear markets begin in good times. Bull markets begin in bad times.
By: Harvey Sax I haven’t been able to conclusively cite the origin of the above quote, 'Bear markets begin in good times. Bull markets begin in bad times’ but undoubtedly it was from an investor who…
CBOE - Index Option Strategies - Buying Index Puts to Hedge
Calculating Index Contracts to Hedge a Portfolio Stock prices tend to move in tandem in response to the overall stock market as measured by the S&P 500 Index (SPX). The 500 stocks that comprise…
Are you agressive or conservative?
A lot of that depends on the beta of your portfolio. But before we get into all of that, let's go over just what beta is. Stock Beta is a ratio that indicates how a stock fluctuates with relation…
James Turk Interview With Eric Sprott On, You Guessed It, Gold | ZeroHedge
James Turk Interview With Eric Sprott On, You Guessed It, Gold Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/08/2011 21:11 -0500 Bond Central Banks Eric Sprott Gross Domestic Product Hyperinflation International…
Poll: 65% of Americans Support Balanced Budget Amendment - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine
A Sachs/Mason Dixon poll released today [PDF] has found that "65 percent of the public supports" a balanced budget amendment, "with 27 percent opposed, [and] 8 percent undecided." By party…
Businomics Blog: Small Business in the Economic Doldrums
Small Business in the Economic Doldrums Small business is down in the dumps. Just compare the attitudes shown in NFIB's survey of small business owners with the Business Roundtable's survey of…
Warren Buffett correction- what I always thought was his quote turns out to be Peter Lynch's
Buffett is often quoted as saying he likes to buy a business good enough that any idiot can run because eventually one will. As it turns out Buffett got that nugget from Peter Lynch and this is the…
This is what's wrong with Google's stock
Balkanization, or Balkanisation, is a geopolitical term originally used to describe the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states that are often…
Oh Mama can this really be the end?
Western civilization pretty much started with Greece. Can it be poetic justice that it could end there as well? The West as we refer to the United States and European countries has been on a decade…
Another Reason Insiders are So Good to follow: Short-Swing Profit Rule
Short Swing Rule Warren Buffett is fond of saying something like view stock market investing as if you had a ticket punch with only the ability to have ten punches. You'd think long and hard about…