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Stock Stimulus & Bond Bailout
02 March 09 11:59 AM | Brian Dightman

The Obama presidency is off and running and since taking office I believe the administration has provided enough details to help me position my near-term strategy. By most accounts, the United States has systemic problems in its economy that have been...

Filed under: Managed Futures, Commodities, Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Energy, Crude Oil, Alternative Energy, Clean Energy, Emerging Markets, Income Investing

Fiscal Stimulus, Stocks, & Interest Rates
19 January 09 01:52 PM | Brian Dightman

Many market commentators are hoping for a stock market rally as the Obama Administration takes the helm of our great country. And for good reason, a roughly $850 billion dollar fiscal stimulus could be just the shot in the arm the U.S. economy needs....

Filed under: TED SPREAD, S&P 500 Earnings, Energy, Global Banks, Metals and Mining, Developed Markets, Credit Crisis, Leading Economic Indicators

President Elect Obama & Investors
06 November 08 08:58 AM | Brian Dightman

With the elections over we can now turn our attention to how President Elect Obama is going to potentially affect our investments. Given the magnitude of the economic challenges his administration will face, it will be interesting to see how President...

Filed under: World Economy, S&P 500 Earnings, Energy, Crude Oil, Credit Markets, Global Banks, Alternative Energy, Clean Energy, Emerging Markets, Credit Crisis, Income Investing, Dividends, Taxes

Time To Buy?
18 October 08 12:34 PM | Brian Dightman

Many investors are wondering if we have found a market bottom. With Warren Buffett out buying stocks, shouldn’t all investors be doing the same? The risk of entering the stock market at this point has declined. However, the major bias is still down. During...

Filed under: TED SPREAD, Inflation Data, Energy, Bear Market, Credit Crisis, Income Investing, Leading Economic Indicators, U.S. Real Estate, Dividends, Stock Leadership, Risk Management, Gifting

Commodities & Related Industry Performance
10 May 08 02:57 PM | Brian Dightman

After three straight weekly gains, it is not surprising stock markets suffered losses last week. It still remains to be seen whether we have started a sustainable rally; how the S&P 500 moves relative to its 200 day moving average may shed light on...

Filed under: Commodities, Exchange Traded Funds, India, Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Energy, Exchange Traded Notes, Industrial Metals, S&P 500, IBD, Coal, Crude Oil, China, Steel, Investors Business Daily