Blog Posts in April, 2016

Noise VS News You Can Use 4/22/2016

Once again, it’s all about central banks! The European Central Bank announced no change in policy yesterday. The Fed and the Bank of Japan will announce monetary policy decisions next week. To Central Banks, economics is no longer a matter of supply and demand, free markets and rebalancing. They think they have found a way to program the economy like a thermostat on the wall, so we never have a ...

The President for Your Pocketbook

Do you remember the good old days? Those are the days when investors could feel real smart after buying any stock, mutual fund or home, and selling that investment for a profit. You’ve probably noticed that things have changed. No one has a crystal ball, but that doesn’t mean we cannot study factors that may help to see around the next corner. We may be able to make judgments about what is likely ...

Noise VS the News You Can Use 4/15/16

The highlight of this week? Everything moved higher. Despite disappointing earnings reports, traders seem to be buying the bad news, thinking there are good times ahead. Could this be a set up for a huge shake-down? Stay tuned. Thanks to Dent Research, here is our weekly information roundup ending the week on April 15, 2016. We hope this information will help you separate the noise from the news. ...

Noise VS News You Can Use 4/8/2016

The markets are starting to churn and returned some much-needed volatility. European stocks sold off sharply on Tuesday and U.S. markets followed suit but snapped back on Wednesday. Stocks were under pressure again yesterday and resulted in another flood of money to the safety of Treasury bonds. “Right now there’s tons of leverage in the system. A lot of people have borrowed a lot of money. So, ...

Noise VS News You Can Use 4/1/2016

The first quarter of 2016 started with the roar of a lion and ended with the whimper of a lamb. But the Fed must try, so the group of academics get together, estimate how prices and economic activity might change in the future, and then in their infinite wisdom they announce their monetary policy. And nothing happens. We haven’t seen breakout growth over the last seven years, even though money is ...