Nov 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
Dow Jones Industrial Average monthly chart from 2000, with growth during Obama first term shown from 2009. President Barack Obama’s reelection promises more strife with Republicans over taxes and deficits and leaves the stock market in search of signals of how...
Nov 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today the Dow Jones jumped exactly one percent, and already pundits and market talking heads are talking about how the economy is going to impact the market, and if it already has. Writers are already busy pushing pieces on Seeking Alpha about the best stocks to buy...
Nov 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
With the U.S. election looming, how can you as a trader best prepare for the outcome? Here are a few ideas to spark your preparation and planning: Be prepared for the results to not matter – If the Intrade numbers continue in their present vein, the election results...
Nov 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Wednesday’s Reaction How will markets react as a whole? Before trading begins on Wednesday, we cannot know for sure, but already the U.S. currency fell as the market predicted that the damage of Hurricane Sandy will be lower than most expected. The dollar...
Nov 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Broken Window Fallacy — Again One of the most popular and hotly debated ideas of modern economics is the broken window fallacy, which posits that money spent to recover from a destructive event is not actually a benefit to society. While storms might spur...
