Economic Trends

Long-term trends grow from short term trends. We attampt to determine the short term trends and where they are pointing.

Three cheers for the Dow

The Dow has been setting record highs for over a week now. You’d think the economy was booming or something. But as I’ve said before perhaps it is all just “funny money.”  Is it possible that even though inflation isn’t affecting the price of most commodities it is affecting the stock market? After all, if people are concerned about their future, rather than spending money they save it but if the banks aren’t paying enough interest to cover inflation perhaps you might consider putting it in a mutual fund?  That would drive up the price of stocks encouraging more people to choose mutual funds over banks. Hmmm.  In today’s article Eric Frye looks at the stock market in a very different way. 

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"Empty Wallet" by scottchan

High Yield Dividend Stocks: What Every Investor Should Look For

It can be mighty hard to earn any interest at all in today’s banking environment. Many investors are looking to riskier investments to find the kind of returns they once got from an FDIC-insured CD or even a savings account. But don’t despair. There are still a few decent ways to make your cash earn

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Portfolio Insurance

Portfolio Insurance: A Concern for Industry Regulators?

Most people are familiar with the traditional forms of insurance: home, life, auto, fire and more recently, disaster insurance. What you may not be familiar with is “Portfolio Insurance.” These are the non-traditional and non-insurance forms – products sold by the industry, some of which involve the use of derivatives. When primary insurers sell a policy

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Student Loan Consolidation Rates

Understanding Student Loan Consolidation Rates

These days many recent graduates of colleges and universities have to deal with massive student loans. Often, seeing that lump of debt can be  overwhelming, and the process can be even more difficult when you are dealing with several different payments per month. Understanding student loan consolidation rates may help you to better deal with these issues.

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