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Ideas for Investors on Potential EMU Deterioration
11 November 11 09:03 AM
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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...
How to Deal with the U.S. Debt Downgrade
06 August 11 11:44 AM
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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....
Good Time To Hedge Investments
16 August 10 09:53 AM
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Brian Dightman
Since the credit crisis started U.S. investors have been warned to prepare themselves for an extended period of sub-par returns based on lower economic growth from investment luminaries like Bill Gross of Pimco. There is little doubt we are in a very...
Interest Rates Jump On Weak Treasury Auction
24 March 10 01:46 PM
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Brian Dightman
A sharp jump in interest rates took place today amid concerns over sovereign debt in Europe and a weak auction for U.S. Treasuries. Markets may be signaling concern over swelling government deficits, a problem that could get worse if the current economic...
Partial Profits and Toxic Debt
24 March 09 04:06 PM
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Brian Dightman
Markets made the most of the details released Monday on how the government plans to deal with toxic debt at banks. The new information helped continue the rally started March 9th. The action overall, however, is suspect. Consider the following: The rally...
Important Week Ahead
30 November 08 05:24 PM
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Brian Dightman
As the month of November came to a close stocks rallied and in the process gain 19% in the last 5 trading days to close down only 7.5% for the month. November 21st kicked the rally off but the day ended with Nasdaq volume falling 4%, generally not the...
Time To Buy?
18 October 08 12:34 PM
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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...
Credit Crisis Resolution
30 September 08 09:51 PM
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Brian Dightman
I limited my commentary over the summer and as fall approached developments were moving at a rapid pace. There was not much of a point in posting since the defensive work in our portfolios had already been done. We spent most of the 3 rd quarter with...
Market & Economic Brief
11 July 08 03:05 PM
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Brian Dightman
WORLD MARKETS Stocks around the world are feeling the effects of a troubled global credit market. The Dow dipped into bear market territory to end the first half of the year and both the Total Market (U.S.) and FTSI All-World Ex-U.S. indexes have served...
Market Update
30 June 08 01:21 PM
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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...
Stocks Under Increasing Pressure
21 June 08 03:56 PM
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Brian Dightman
WORLD MARKETS Both domestic and international stocks have started another leg down and appear headed for a test of the March lows. Unlike previous weeks of selling, current market leaders recently suffered sharp declines. Commodities are one of the few...
Stocks Take The Lead
19 April 08 05:12 PM
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Brian Dightman
World Markets Stocks asserted their leadership over other asset classes during the past week gaining just over 4%, as measured by the S&P 500. Last week also saw the DJ-30 and NASDAQ break through resistance levels; the S&P 500 and NYSE have yet...
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