Category Archives: Risk

Fear and Greed II – Faith in Credit Ratings or Faith in the Market?

  You’ve probably seen a version of this headline already. If not, here’s one from The Wallstreet Journal: S&P Strips U.S. of Top Credit Rating S&P removed for the first time the triple-A rating the U.S. has held for 70 … Continue reading

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Should I buy Google at $420?

I’m at the lake this weekend and talking with my 19 year old nephew, Chris, about Google’s current stock price. He’s done some research and thinks at $420 per share, this company may be a buy. “It’s been over $800,” he posits. “It’s a … Continue reading

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Market Timing is a Bad Strategy. Do it Right. Invest!

Investing in the stock market as a market timer is a loser’s game. A good definition of a market timer is anyone making a trade or series of trades based on a prediction about the future.  Market timers say things … Continue reading

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What Will Happen to Interest Rates?

Anyone who gives you their opinion about the direction of interest rates in the future is giving you just that – their opinion. I’m not sure any piece of information could be further from the realm of helpful. The problem … Continue reading

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Investment Scams and Ponzi Schemes

Here’s an excellent persepective on what happened with one of the larges Ponzi Schemes in the history of Wall Street.  Paul Winkler is top producing advisor affiliated with Abundance Technology and Matrix Advisors.

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