ETFs On The Verge Of A Breakout?
Originally posted January 13, 2013 Â After the fiscal cliff was resolved, at least for the moment, the S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) hit a new high not seen since 2007 …
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Byron Wien Announces “The Ten Surprises†For 2013
Byron Wien, Vice Chairman of Blackstone Advisory Partners, yesterday issued his list of “The Ten Surprises for 2013″. This is the 28th year Byron has given his predictions of a number of …
Read More EC Profiting From The “Pre-FOMC Driftâ€
A very interesting article appeared on the popular financial counter-cultural website Zerohedge recently. In it, the authors noted a statistically significant rise in equities before the FOMC interest rate decision …
Read More Uncertainty Still Looms For Nigerian Banks
Shedding over N4 trillion of toxic debt to  the state-run AMCON starting in 2010 was the first step in a cycle for Nigerian banks which has now come full circle …
Read More Friday Options Recap
Sentiment Stock market averages are up sharply and led by the financials Friday. JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) jumped 5.9 percent and is the best gainer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average after …
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Advent/Claymore Global Convertible Securities & Income Fund Looks Pretty Cheap
The Advent/Claymore Global Convertible Securities and Income Fund (NYSE:AGC) is a closed-end fund that was formed in May 2007. AGC seeks total return from current income and capital appreciation. The …
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U.S. Treasuries: A Game Of Charades
Every now and then, the markets leave you speechless. Last week was one of those weeks. There was hardly any place to hide except for Treasuries and a rather choppy …
Read More Book Review: Reputation And International Cooperation: Sovereign Debt Across Three Centuries
It’s all about reputation. That’s the argument Stanford professor Michael Tomz makes – and credibly supports – in this 241 page work. Released in 2007 before the financial crisis, Reputation and …
Read More Charles Schwab ‘Impact’ 2010 Review: The Most Important Conference In Managed Money
“Be Bold” was the theme of Charles Schwab ‘Impact’ 2010 financial conference. And, would you live your life any other way? As a manager with the General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) …
Read More Fixed Income Investing In 2010
My outlook for 2010: Weak recovery: High unemployment and low expected growth rate of 2.5%-3% in 2010, not enough to push the unemployment rate under 9%, will force the FED …
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