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Stocks In Bullish Mood
03 February 12 10:21 AM | Brian Dightman

Stocks continue to power higher as we start the month of February. A continued improvement in economic data has helped the advance along with reasonably good Q4 earnings. Even with all the good news the U.S. economy has a lot to prove before we can feel...

Filed under: World Economy, S&P 500 Earnings, NASDAQ 100, Cash, U.S. Bonds, International Stocks, U.S. Stocks

Market Signals Rally Confirmation
20 July 11 12:58 PM | Brian Dightman

Stocks confirmed an uptrend on Tuesday's strong rally. We have seen other rallies fizzle recently so it may be short lived but the market appears to be showing signs of wanting to move higher. As earnings season shifts into gear many reports are beating...

Filed under: World Economy, S&P 500 Earnings, Buy & Hold, Bear Market, Credit Crisis, Stock Leadership

Good Time To Hedge Investments
16 August 10 09:53 AM | 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...

Filed under: Inflation Data, World Economy, S&P 500 Earnings, Credit Crisis, Secular & Cyclical Markets, Hedging Strategies

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

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