July 13, 2008
- Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac: Got $75 Billion?
Let's talk about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
How could these two companies be "OK" a week ago — and now this week they seem on the brink of disaster? (…)
June 28, 2008
- Underlying Market Themes
 Looking at relative strength changes really helps to drive home underlying themes in the market. (…)
June 21, 2008
- Bear Stearns executives arrested
Oh boy, these kinds of headlines are never good.
Two former Bear Stearns portfolio managers were arrested this week, not because they did a poor job of managing money. (…)
May 20, 2008
- How Smart is The Crowd?
Do you remember the television program, "Who wants to be a Millionaire"?The show was actually featured in a terrific book "The Wisdom of Crowds" by James Suriowiecki. (…)
May 10, 2008
- Why "Average Joe" Can't Make Money In the Market
The period we're in now is not necessarily a "bull market" or a "bear market" but more like a structurally "fair market." I didn't make that up on my own — Tom Dorsey, from Dorsey Wright and Associates in Richmond coined that term. (…)
March 25, 2008
- Recession Worse than Expected?
There was an article distributed nationwide, written by the Associated Press, and carried locally in the Asbury Park Press on March 22, 2008. (…)
March 22, 2008
- Goldman Stearns and Lehman Sachs
All these firms hold the same investments.
There is STILL considerable risk in the group.
Why did this happen to just Bear Stearns? (…)
March 16, 2008
- Bear Stearns, part II
UPDATE: Sunday evening, 03/16/2008: Bear Stearns to be acquired by JPMorgan Chase for $2.00 in stock swap deal.
That is NOT a typo!
The stock closed at $30 on Friday. On Thursday, it was $57.00. (…)
March 15, 2008
- Bear Stearns, part I
The news surrounding Bear Stearns on Friday morning was not good! There are several important elements to this story. (…)
February 15, 2008
- Cutting Losses Short
Most Wall Street recommendations to buy are based on projected future revenues and/or projected future earnings. Projected. Or you could say, "predicted". (…)
January 7, 2008
- Cutting Losses Short
Most Wall Street recommendations to buy are based on projected future revenues and/or projected future earnings. Projected. Or you could say, "predicted". (…)
December 22, 2007
- It’s So Easy…but it’s Not Simple
The beauty of the Point & Figure chart is that the chart has no preconceived bias. (…)
November 23, 2007
- How The Subprime And Mortgage Mess Affects You
I've labeled this “the yikes spiral†because typically this happens when certain markets are in free fall. (…)
September 16, 2007
- Wall Street Brokers
The big reason why the market fell apart this summer was because the financial stocks — the brokerage firms in particular — really struggled. (…)
