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How to Deal with the U.S. Debt Downgrade
06 August 11 11:44 AM | Brian Dightman

It has been a busy week at Dightman Capital. I further reduced risk levels across my global growth strategies just before Thursday's massive decline. With Friday's S&P announcement a new element of uncertainty has entered into the market....

Filed under: Inflation Data, World Economy, Bear Market, U.S. Real Estate, Risk Management, P/E Ratio, Secular & Cyclical Markets, Cyclical Markets, Yield Curve, U.S. Bonds

Leading Stocks - Selling Continues
06 June 11 02:18 PM | Brian Dightman

Last week stocks experienced a strong advance followed by mostly selling. Tuesday's bullish gain did see strong action by leading stocks. Informatica (INFA), W.R. Grace (GRA) and Brightpoint Education (BPI) all marked new highs on strong volume. But...

Filed under: World Economy, IBD, Investors Business Daily, Stock Leadership, Cyclical Markets, IBD 50

Debt, Earnings & The Euro
18 May 10 10:46 AM | Brian Dightman

Stock markets have come under pressure recently as concerns over debt levels of governments around the world take center stage. Policy makers are at a difficult juncture. They must support global economic growth or risk losing much-needed tax revenue...

Filed under: World Economy, S&P 500 Earnings, IMF, Credit Crisis, Cyclical Markets