Davos 2010: Peter Munk, Barrick Gold Chairman& Founder Shares Outlook on Gold
Peter Munk, chairman and founder of Barrick Gold, shares his outlook on the commodity.

Peter Munk, chairman and founder of Barrick Gold, shares his outlook on the commodity.

Join Our Free Newsletter Here How You Can Profit From Short Sellers: Last week, I wrote a piece that discussed the concept of short covering- here. As a quick review, short sellers are people who profit when stocks fall and short covering occurs when the short sellers exit their positions. In order to exit their…

Oct 10: I sent out a note saying “Rally Under Pressure” Oct: 19: Status Changes to Market In A Correction (Normally, a correction is defined when a market or stock declines >10% below a 52-week high. My definition is a little different. I look at how…

It seems like the entire world is focusing on the 2009 U.S. holiday shopping season. Around this time each year, the media, clients and friends ask us countless questions on the subject. Most people want to know what a so-called “expert” thinks will happen on any given event. Predicting the future is impossible because the simple truth is that no one really knows what will happen. Instead, these “experts” offer their opinion which at times will be correct and other times will be incorrect. After all, we all know how valuable opinions are, right?

The most common definition of a bear market is a decline of 20% or more below a recent high. Earlier this year, the IBB (Biotech ETF) fell 24% which dragged down a slew of momentum and growth stocks. At the time, I wrote about (here) how steep corrections were normal and actually healthy for these…

Looking For Leading Stocks? Find The Right Stock, Right Now Know Your Customer Rule: Everyone in the asset management business should know FINRA’s Know Your Customer (“KYC”) Rule – Here. The rule basically states that it is the portfolio manager’s responsibility to pick investments that are suitable for each client (that is why it is…

LIKE THIS Post? JOIN OUR FREE NEWSLETTER How To Navigate The Unknown: I can’t tell you what will happen this weekend or how the market will react on Monday (no one can)- but I can tell you that barring some unforeseen event, the tape remains strong right now. Since fear is elevated and many people are…