The Lovely: The circus in D.C. drags on… Good: Market is pulling back on light volume Eurzone business activity grew faster than expected in September Read here In China, the HSBC flash manufacturing PMI of small and medium size businesses hit a six month high of 51.2 in September Read here The S&P Case/Shiller index showed that…
Here’s list of 5 Fears Investors Have Right Now: US Economic Growth: The lack of job growth and ongoing stagnation in housing remains a top concern. Interest Rates: How will the massive government deficits effect interest rates? The fiscal and economic health of Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland (i.e. PIGS). New Bubbles: Emerging Markets or Chinese real-estate? The high price…
Steel Stocks Are Used To Build “Stuff”: We are seeing something bullish occurring on Wall Street, large amounts of institutional capital is flowing into steel stocks. Steel stocks serve as a good “tell” for the U.S. and global economy. Since steel is used to build “stuff” steel stocks tend to rally when the market believes the economy…
Stocks Pullback To Consolidate Recent Gain Stocks fell for a third consecutive week as the market pauses to consolidate the latest and very strong rally. As a quick refresher, the benchmark S&P 500 vaulted 7% from Feb’s low of 1980 to Feb’s high of 2119. Remember, in “normal” (non Easy Money) days, a 10% rally for the…
What Is A Hedge Fund? In the simplest sense, a hedge fund is a firm that invests capital for its investors. Typically, hedge fund clients are institutional investors (anyone who is charge of allocating a large pool of capital) or accredited investors (e.g. high net worth individuals).The traditional definition is that hedge funds are able…
The Great Disconnect: Wall Street vs. Main Street The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high this week and topped the psychologically important 2,000 level for the first time ever. The S&P 500 is up approximately 8% for the year, after rallying a very impressive +29% in 2013! If you lived on another planet and…