I've whipped up a cheat sheet for you regarding Interest Rates, Washington, The Market. Print them out and bring them to your next party! Interest Rates: Janet Yellen has given speeches about NOT wanting to raise rates -- as far back as 2009, when she was a Fed...
Last week Twitter raised $1.8 billion in a convertible bond issue. Over the last couple of years, many companies have issued convertible bonds as a way of raising capital. Why convertible bonds though? Tom and Brendan discuss during this week's Mullooly Asset...
In our morning research meeting today we discussed bull markets and how long they typically run for. A book that discusses this topic in-depth is Unexpected Returns by Ed Easterling. In this week's video, Tom shares a brief history lesson on bull and bear markets. In...
Much of the the research provided for this report came from our friends at Dorsey Wright and Associates. Dorsey Wright offers a free trial subscription, so feel free to check them out at dorseywright.com The Small Cap area of the market has underperformed Large Cap...
Many people assume that rising interest rates must be a bad sign for stocks. It's not nearly that simple! Tom and Brendan discuss this on the weekly Mullooly Asset Management podcast. A recent article by Barry Ritholtz (which you can find here:...
Recently there's a been a lot of curiosity about the strong second quarter turned in by the bond market. Tom discusses two theories that may explain the bond market's second quarter. These are, of course, just theories because nobody ever discloses their personal...
Today is the final day of the 2014's first quarter. In this week's Mullooly Asset Management video update Tom talks about what happened this quarter. The S&P 500 is going to finish the first quarter basically flat. We've seen that the strongest areas of the market...
When support lines are broken, we need to pay attention. This particular chart broke the support line over three years ago, in August 2010. When support lines are broken, sometimes the move is so gentle, so slight, you might even miss it, or tell yourself "I'm going...
Over the first few weeks of 2014, the market has seemingly gone down nearly every day. Looking at things a little closer, we can see that the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been sloppy so far this year. However, many of the broader markets haven't been down like the...
If you're like most investors you probably find yourself wondering, "What the heck is going on in the market right now?", more often than not. If you listen to the financial media too much you'll probably end up confused and worried. That's why Tom and Brendan have...
