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Money and Markets Daily Reader: More NSA Hacking Uncovered, Thousands Scramble for Medical Procedures, Olympic Security Scare Heightens
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Personal security and freedom, Obamacare, and the Olympics security …
The Stock Market Rally: Overextended or Underappreciated?
Many analysts and financial pundits have been warning us about the unsustainability of the bull market in stocks, and their warnings have grown more dire as equities have soared ever higher. Earlier …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: NSA Plants Bugs on Personal Computers, Twitter Shares Nosedive, Suicide Bomber Raises Olympic Fears
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: personal security and freedom, business and finance, and world …
Money and Markets’ Economic and Company Calendar Dec. 30-Jan. 3
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other central bank officials will be bringing in the New Year with speeches at a conference in Philadelphia later this week. We’ll also get economic reports …
5 Investing Myths to Ignore in 2014
A new year is just two days away. How fast time flies! For me and for you, I believe 2014 is going to be our best year ever. Why? For the simple …
3 Urgent Steps for the Ultimate Strategy in 2014!
There’s no doubt we’re living in crazy times. Despite a slight reduction in the amount of unbacked money it prints every month, the Fed is still burying the world in unbacked paper …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Christmas Presents Delayed, Hospital Bans Religious Carrols, Chinese Bomber Threatens U.S.
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Christmas dysfunction, personal security and freedom, and world news. …
Three Key Lessons to Learn From a Wild 2013
At the end of every year, when trading activity slows down for the holiday season, I like to reflect on the 12 months gone by. The idea? To see if there are …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Snowden Broadcasts Christmas Message, Carmakers Anticipate Record Sales, How to Shop While Being Black
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal security and freedom, business and finance. Obamacare …
A Glittering Investment Gift for 2014
With holiday-shortened trading this week and next, financial markets should be relatively quiet. It is a good time to take stock of your portfolio and consider new investment opportunities for 2014. That’s …
Happy Holidays
Dear #field8#, Our Money and Markets team is off today, spending some quality time with family and friends. But we wanted to take a moment to wish you all the best during …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Obamacare Approval Drops to Record Low, Snowden Says Mission Accomplished, Stocks Extend Rally
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal security and freedom, business and finance. Obamacare: …
You Don’t Have to Agree With the System, Just Understand It
Over the past 15 years or so, U.S. asset prices have gone through repeated cycles of boom and bust. Many investors thought this dangerous pattern would end following the financial crisis in …
Ron Paul on Bitcoins: A Currency Needs the Support of People Who Use It
Are bitcoins the coming currency of the digital age? Can they provide an effective alternative to the state’s money monopoly? In my latest podcast, Ron Paul discusses the new currency that everyone’s …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Obamacare Meltdown, Scientists Engineer a More Dangerous Bird Flu Virus, Iran Threatens World Powers
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal security and freedom, world news. Obamacare: Democratic …
The Two Most Important Questions About Gold Today
Most analysts and traders say you should never try to pick a bottom in any market. Most of the time I agree. It can be like trying to catch a falling knife. …
7 Fundamental Conclusions about 2014
Just a few days ago, we brought together some of the best minds in the investment world for two days of intensive meetings. Our task: To peer into 2014 and beyond; take …
Best Quotes of the Week From Money and Markets
From gold’s price swing last week to QE tapering views, Money and Markets’ newsletter editors sounded off on the most important investing topics of the week. Below are snippets from the editors …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Obamacare as a Christmas Treat, Duck Dynasty Star Gets Support, New Malware Baffles FBI
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal security and freedom of speech. Obamacare Michelle …
My Fed Forecast Was Right on Target — What to Look for Next
Most of Wall Street was caught by surprise this week when the Federal Reserve did the unthinkable and started the long process of killing off quantitative easing once and for all. But …
Fed Tapering Begins, But Easy Money Remains
As the Federal Reserve begins to taper its bond-buying program, announced yesterday, several Money and Markets analysts said they don’t expect inflation to pick up anytime soon. That may help to temper …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Drag Queens Support Obamacare, Merkel Compares NSA to Secret Police, Obama’s Adviser Calls GOP a Suicidal Cult
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal security and freedom, politics and more. Obamacare …
This Sector Is Clearly the Best Bargain Among U.S. Stocks
Economic growth around the world is gaining momentum as we head into 2014. In several recent articles I made the case that globally oriented cyclical stocks and sectors will outperform in the …
With Stocks at a Record High, It’s Still a Great Time to Buy
We’re at yet another decision point, one of many over the past few years. And the stakes have never been higher. That’s because we’re confronting an all-time high in equity indexes. We …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: The Best of 2013 in Business, Harvard Student’s Bomb Hoax, Pennsylvania’s ‘Cheek Swab’ Intimidation
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: The Best of 2013 awards, personal security and freedom …
6 Counterpoints to my Prediction of a Stock-Market Correction
In recent Money and Markets columns, I presented a number of specific reasons why the market is due for a pullback. To support that point of view, I have indentified several factors …
Investors to Get Another Curveball From the Fed
The most important news story of last week may have slipped under the radar of anyone who wasn’t paying attention to Washington and the financial markets. But make no mistake — it’s …
Ron Paul on 100 Years of the Federal Reserve: Nothing Lasts Forever
This month is the 100th anniversary of the Federal Reserve System, so of course I spoke with Ron Paul in my latest weekly podcast about the Fed’s performance so far and its future. Below …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: NSA May Offer Amnesty to Snowden, Budget Stuck in Senate, Pope Says He’s No Marxist
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Personal security and freedom, federal budget and ethics and …
Money and Markets’ Economic and Company Calendar Dec. 16-20
This week will yield important economic and financial reports, including forecasts from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, and the final third-quarter gross domestic product report on Friday. Food and restaurant companies dominate …
2014: The First Year of the 21st Century Dark Age
I’m about to put pen to paper and write my December Real Wealth Report issue. It will be a seminal issue with my forecasts for 2014 and beyond. You won’t want to …
Money and Markets’ Weekly Wrap
What follows is Money and Markets’ weekly summary of the latest articles written by its investment newsletter editors. Larry Edelson has been studying cycles of war for decades, and the trend he …
The Biggest Interest-Rate Turn in 37 Years
If you thought last week’s big action in the bond market was a one-time event, look at what’s happened this week! Again, bond prices have taken a dump. Again, long-term interest rates …
Best Quotes of the Week From Money and Markets
From a bottoming in precious-metals prices to record-high stock prices to a change in the Federal Reserve’s policy, Money and Markets’ newsletter editors sounded off on the most important investing topics of …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Republicans, Tea Party in ‘Full-Scale Civil War’; Obamacare Ad on ESPN; Santa Gives Investment Advice
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Federal Budget, Personal security and freedom and Business and …
Investors, Run for Cover From the Incoming ‘Taper Bomb’
Maybe it’s because I just spoke to our German partners and their clients a few weeks ago on the state of the markets. Or maybe it’s the holiday season. But for whatever …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Budget Deal Divides Republicans, D.C. Police Embroiled in Sex Crimes, Obama to Extend Amnesty to Even More Young Illegal Immigrants
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Federal Budget, Personal security and freedom and Immigration! Federal …
Stock-Market Rally Is ‘Looking Tired’ After 28% Gain
After this year’s advance, the best in a decade, are U.S. stocks poised to decline? Several Money and Markets editors and money managers say that could well be. Consider: Major U.S. equity …
Are More Gains in Store for 2014? Let History Be Your Guide.
With less than three weeks remaining in 2013 — and just a dozen trading days left — I’m already focusing on what lies ahead for markets in 2014. There are plenty of …
Why I Like Financial Stocks for 2014
The media have made much ballyhoo in recent days out of the Volcker Rule, which bars Wall Street banks and other financial institutions from using their own money to make speculative investments. …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Google Wants to Implant Chips in Your Brain, Russia to Increase Arctic Military Presence, Black Death Rises From the Ashes
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: the federal budget, personal freedom and world news! Budget …
Warren Buffett Helps Support my View That Stocks Are Overvalued
Like it or not, it’s a fact: Using any historical valuation metric, the U.S. stock market is overvalued. For example, in last week’s Money and Markets column, I pointed out that the …
GM, Yahoo Rank Among the Best-Performing Stocks Over Five Days
Click for larger version General Motors, Yahoo! and Dollar General are among the best-performing U.S. stocks in the past five trading days. The biggest gainer, Sysco, jumped almost 12 percent. Examining shares …
Money and Markets’ Economic and Company Calendar Dec. 11-13
This week we’ll be getting information on the U.S. economy’s health, including crude oil supplies, producer prices and retail sales. A number of retailers, Costco and Restoration Hardware among them, will be …
Ron Paul to Young People: Getting Involved Trumps Running for Higher Office
I spoke with Ron Paul in my latest weekly podcast about the former U.S. representative’s advice for the growing number of young people who want to get involved politically, and about the …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: NSA Invades Your XBOX, Obamacare Extinguishes Fire Departments, Rover Close to Finding Life on Mars
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Personal security and freedom, Obamacare and technology! Personal security …
The Fed, Fearing Japan-Style Deflation, Will Keep Printing Money
After last week’s better-than-expected employment report, many investors are predicting that the Federal Reserve will begin to aggressively taper its $85 billion per month bond-buying program. But based on my analysis of …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Mandela Family Battles Over Inheritance, New Technology Can Read Your Mind, Phone Spying Goes Local
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Mandela Legacy, personal security and freedom and Obamacare! Mandela …
It’s Time to Take Action Against Washington and Wall Street
It’s time to get ready to rebel against Washington and against Wall Street investment bankers who play with your money. I’m dead serious about it. Why? Because the war cycles — as …
Money and Markets Weekly Wrap
What follows is our weekly wrap with links to Money and Markets articles written by our investment newsletter editors. Larry Edelson discussed details of his war-cycles study. In his Monday article he …
Your Trip on My Time Machine
This week, U.S. financial markets crossed a critical historic threshold that could change the lives of millions of investors: Just as Mike Larson has warned, the combination of big federal budget deficits …
I Would Not Be a Seller in This Market: Weekly Options Wrap
Even as stocks are rising today, the picture is actually fairly bearish except for one major thing: the price chart of the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has not broken down. A decline …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Nelson Mandela Dies, Brutal Weather Threatens U.S., ‘Knockout Game’ Spreads to Yale
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Ethics and values, personal security and freedom, and immigration. …
Why 2014 Will Be Even Worse Than 2013 for Bond Investors
The bloodbath in bonds is showing no signs of letting up. The evidence: ==> Benchmark 10-year Treasury note yields have risen from 2.5 percent a few weeks ago to 2.83 percent this …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Young People Snub Obamacare, NSA Tracks Phones Worldwide, Drones to Jam Airspace
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal security and freedom, and immigration! Obamacare New …
Two ETFs to Profit From the Great American Energy Boom
Last week in Money and Markets, I explained why poorly performing stock markets can experience a dramatic reversal of fortune. Stocks and industries at the back of the pack one year often …
Now’s the Time to Start Buying Tomorrow’s Winners
Defensive industries such as consumer staples, health care and telecom, which tend to do well regardless of the economy’s health, led the stock market’s rally at the beginning of 2013. But many …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Health-Care Website Worse after ‘Fix,’ Shopping Spree Turns Into Killing Spree, Republicans Push for Amnesty
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal security and freedom, and immigration! Obamacare Expert: …
Staying Fully Invested in Stocks Is Insanity
In last week’s Money and Markets column, I showed the following chart, which uses the Shiller P/E ratio to measure the value of the U.S. stock market on a price-to-earnings basis. In …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Obama Pledges to Cure AIDS, Amazon Drones Threaten Public Safety, Iran Announces Second Nuclear Reactor
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal security and freedom, world news! Obamacare Obama …
There’s No End in Sight to the Bull Market in Stocks
I’ve heard many investors say the stock market rally may soon end and we may be on the verge of a bear market. How concerned should you be? Is it time to …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Americans Join al Qaeda-Linked Groups, Nobel Prize Economist Warns of U.S. Stock Bubble
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal security and freedom, business and finance! Obamacare …
What Turbulent Times Mean for Gold
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends. I did! But now, it’s back to work. It’s back to protecting and growing your wealth. As we come closer …
Six Urgent Questions for Investors
With the stock market making new highs, all investors must urgently get answers to the following six questions: Question #1. The great debt crisis is said to have ended years ago. Is …
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The Fed Can’t Prevent the Worst Year for Bonds Since 1999
Not losing money is sometimes just as important as making money. And with the bond bubble bursting, I’m thankful that I’ve helped you with the former. Since late 2012 I’ve recommended getting …
Triple-Digit Gains Are on Tap for This Investment, History Shows
U.S. financial markets, which have risen to records, are closed today in celebration of our uniquely American holiday, so I thought I’d do some work on countries abroad. In my decades of …
The Most ‘Difficult’ Sector Still Has Hidden Winners
Health care will be the most difficult sector from which to pick stock winners in 2014. After a long period of underperformance (see 20-year chart), health-care stocks have sprung to life and …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: NSA Exploits Tech Firms’ Weaknesses, Supreme Court Takes Up Obamacare, Iran Nuke Deal a Bust
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal security and freedom, and the Iranian nuclear …
How Long Before This Stock-Market Bubble Bursts?
In last week’s Money and Markets column, I told an imaginary story about a small town on the East Coast to explain Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s unconventional plan for solving the …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Obamacare Slams Smokers, D.C. Cops Go ‘Nuclear,’ FBI Rolls Out New Tracking Device
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal security and freedom, immigration and more! Obamacare …
How to Profit From Japan’s Experiment in ‘Abenomics’
It seems as if every day we hear more about the massive monetary stimulus instituted by Ben Bernanke and the U.S. Federal Reserve. But for all the attention the Fed’s QE3 receives, …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Israel to Defuse Nuclear Threat, China Threatens Japan, NSA Plans to Spy Even More
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: personal security and freedom, business, technology and more! World …
Money and Markets’ Weekly Wrap
What follows is the weekly wrap of the latest articles written by Money and Markets’ newsletter editors. The Federal Reserve’s Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen delivered speeches on the U.S. economy and …
Monetary Madness, Part II
Last week, I showed you how the Fed’s monstrous 6-year monetary expansion is mind-boggling in the extreme. To recap … In the chart below, just look at the relatively gradual slope of …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: ‘Knockout’ Game Terrorizes Cities, Obamacare Drops Prestigious Hospitals
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal security and freedom, immigration and more! Obamacare …
The Fed Is Missing the Rebound in the Economy
The chasm between what central bankers are saying about monetary policy and what the economy is actually doing couldn’t be wider than it is today. On Wednesday it was Ben Bernanke, outgoing …
What Justifies Record-High U.S. Stock Prices? Maybe China Does
Now that the U.S. economy is showing the strongest signs of growth in years, the most important question for investors is: What happens when the Federal Reserve eases back on its stimulus? …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: 93% of Americans Want Obamacare Changed, Mental Mayhem Sweeps Nation, Congresswoman Attacked
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal security and freedom, immigration and more! Obamacare …
Is the Stock Market Suffering From Bubble Trouble?
Janet Yellen, the nominee to be the next leader of the Federal Reserve, was on Capitol Hill last week explaining her outlook on the economy, quantitative easing (QE) and monetary policy. Quizzed …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Obama Drops God From Thanksgiving Address, Healthcare.gov Hacked, Texas Drivers Are Asked for Blood Samples
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal security and freedom, immigration and more! Obamacare …
Bernanke’s Sacred Mission Drives Fed Policy
In past Money and Markets columns, I have been skeptical of Ben Bernanke’s and the Federal Reserve’s policies of keeping interest rates low and purchasing trillions of dollars of securities in an …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: $1 Trillion in New Debt, Detention Pods at Airports, the Paralyzed Walk Again
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal security and freedom, business and more! Personal …
‘Don’t Fight the Fed’: More True Than Ever
Janet Yellen sailed through questioning by the Senate Banking Committee last week, and it’s all but certain that she’ll be confirmed as the first female Federal Reserve chairman. Investors viewed that as …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Storms Damage Midwest, Obamacare Model Bullied, Gold Moves East
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal security and freedom, the economy and more! …
As U.S. Stocks Fade, Could European Equities Break Out?
Europe was hit hard by the Great Recession and the sovereign debt crisis — more so than the U.S. Unlike Europe, the U.S. didn’t suffer through a double-dip recession. Click for larger …
Who Will Head the Fed? It Doesn’t Matter
Once confirmed, as I am sure she will be, Janet Yellen will stop at nothing to help the economy. She will print more money than ever, buy more bonds than ever. Even …
Money and Markets’ Weekly Wrap
What follows is the weekly Money and Markets wrap-up with links to articles written by its investment newsletter editors from Nov. 11-15. Larry Edelson’s Monday column is a must-read if you’re an …
Monetary Madness
The U.S. economy is now so addicted to the Fed’s monthly $85 billion injection of monetary stimulus … that just the thought of withdrawal is enough to cause violent market convulsions. Consider, …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Obamacare Will Cost More, Cyber-Attacks Surpass Terrorism as Leading Threat, Americans’ Data Shared Among CIA and IRS
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal freedom and security, the economy and more! …
Bond Market Gets Slammed on Fed Tapering Flip-Flop
You read it here first last Friday. I wrote in no uncertain terms that: “There is no economic justification whatsoever for the current pace of QE or the current level of interest …
Stocks Are Out, Cash Is In
Earlier this month I wrote that the stock market’s short-term outlook was weak, showing signs of wanting to fall or even suffer a correction. Since then, the S&P 500 Index has traversed …
Three Views on Janet Yellen, the Fed’s New Printer-in-Chief
Janet Yellen, the nominee to replace Ben Bernanke as the chairman of the Federal Reserve, testified in front of the Senate Banking Committee in Washington today. Yellen will take over Bernanke’s quantitative-easing …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Ex-Fed Official Says “I’m Sorry for QE,” Russian Lawmaker Wants to Outlaw U.S. Dollar, Pop Star Gives Up American Citizenship
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal freedom and safety, politics, the Federal Reserve …
Stock-Market Rally Watch, Part III
In my past two Money and Markets columns I discussed market valuation and the underlying trend for stocks. Today let’s dig deeper into a more subjective, but important, indicator: sentiment. Accurately measuring …
My Stock Ratings Are Flashing Yellow for Caution
Some of you know me as “the ratings guy” at Money and Markets. I use the proprietary Weiss Ratings as a useful tool in assessing stocks for my Weiss Million-Dollar Ratings Portfolio. …
To Pick the Right Stock, Choose the Correct Country First
The days of the binary trade — risk on or risk off — left few choices for investors. Either they piled into stocks (risk on) or bonds/cash (risk off). There were few …
Money and Markets Daily Reader: Obamacare Corruption Revealed, Americans’ Participation in Labor Force Hits 35-Year Low, NSA Spying Causes Self-Censorship
The following is a rundown of the day’s news drawn from other media sources with topics curated just for Money and Markets readers: Obamacare, personal safety and feedom, politics, immigration and more! …
Here’s Another Danger Sign That Stock Investors Will Ignore
In my Money and Markets column on Oct. 23, as U.S. stocks were rising to a record high, I warned that a big drop is inevitable. The main reason, I argued, is …
When Will Americans Become Fed Up With the Fed?
After writing my Money and Markets article yesterday, I saw these news briefs from Reuters: The European Central Bank’s Ewald Nowotny sees low inflation for some time. He said stagflation, not inflation, …
