Ray Dalio: How The Economic Machine Works
Love how he simplifies a very complex subject:
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHe0bXAIuk0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHe0bXAIuk0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

The Lovely: Another shallow pullback for the major averages (so far) Good: Stocks refuse to fall- Another shallow pullback (so far) for the major averages while leaders act strong and break out Merger & Acquisition news picked up. Several multi-billion deals announced: Microsoft (MSFT) & Nokia (NOK), Verizon (VZ) & Vodafone (VOD) &…

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Conclusion: Not healthy for the global economy or The US stock market or other “risk on” markets. Unless it forces U/Ben to print more. Remember he doubled down in December when $45B/month (QE 3 announced in Sep) didn’t send stocks higher. Russell 2000: Down >400 Dow Points Transports: Down…

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The Following Is An Excerpt From FindLeadingStocks.com Special Report The S&P 500 has gone virtually nowhere this year as it pauses to digest last year’s healthy rally. At first blush, this might not be a healthy headline (to see the market flat or slightly positive for the year), but it is very healthy because that is…

We are here to help you make better investment decisions, not bash the Fed (or anyone else for that matter). For years, we have argued that policy makers look at markets first and everything else second. The Fed’s Third Mandate: Markets Everyone wants us to believe that the Fed has a dual mandate: Help…