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Our Outlook: Bullish, Bearish or Cautious? plus Stocks with the Greatest Fundamentals

May 3rd, 2009 · 16 Comments

You turn on your favorite financial channel to get an update on the economy. You are  informed that housing starts are down, the Index of Leading Indicators has disappointed, demand for durable goods is dropping and unemployment is on the rise. Your Jekyll and Hyde personality turns bearish as you head to the kitchen for a [...]

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Tags: Bull Market vs. Bear Market · Cashing in on Covered Calls · NYSE Euronext · Uncategorized · VIX · economic news

DEALING WITH VOLATILE MARKETS-The Media Experts vs. The Blue Collar Investor

January 28th, 2008 · 10 Comments

WOW! For the last six weeks I have written articles that I’ve had to put on the backburners for future publication. This is due to the inordinate amount of market volatility. That’s all I’ve been thinking of, so I assume that most of you have been consumed with the same issue.
Many media experts have spoken [...]

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Tags: Bull Market vs. Bear Market · Economic Indicators · Economy · Locating Stocks · Uncategorized

The Bull Market Continues!

November 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments

In my last posting, about one week ago, I highlighted the 10% decline in the stock market from its previous highs. I told you that I felt it represented a bull market correction as opposed to the onset of a bear market. My reasoning included the positive earnings reported by many S&P companies with the [...]

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Tags: Bull Market vs. Bear Market · Economy · Stock Splits

Bull Market Correction or Bear Market Beginning?

November 24th, 2007 · No Comments

I have received several emails about the recent downturn in the market. I have been doing this long enough to realize that there is nobody who can time or predict the market All we know is that there is short term volatility and in the long run the market goes up an average of 11% per [...]

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Tags: Bull Market vs. Bear Market · Economic Indicators · Locating Stocks