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Ideas for Investors on Potential EMU Deterioration
11 November 11 09:03 AM | Brian Dightman

The fabric of the EMU is seriously frayed and could tear. Volatility in global stocks has been very high recently signaling uncertainty by investors. In additional to the European debt issues, the U.S. Super Committee results and the woefully slow and...

Filed under: Inflation Data, World Economy, Gold, cash, Credit Crisis, dividends, Bond Investing, U.S. Bonds

Market Update
30 June 08 01:21 PM | Brian Dightman

Last week stock markets reacted to higher crude oil, weak earnings and inflation concerns which sent stocks down. The Dow lost 4.2% for the week. Several inflation protection assets (gold, TIPS, international bonds) performed well. In terms of economic...

Filed under: TED SPREAD, Inflation Data, Gold

A Global Credit Market Update
23 May 08 02:00 PM | Brian Dightman

Since stock market lows in March, the S&P 500 has rallied 12%. Which leads to the question, are we through the worst of the credit market crisis? To answer that question we should look at current data on the extent of the credit crisis and how much...

Filed under: NASDAQ 100, IMF, Fitchs, Gold, Credit Markets, Global Banks