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Headlines & Market Similar to 2008
16 December 11 07:49 AM | Brian Dightman

Are investors facing an environment eerily reminiscent of 2008? The news out of Europe could easily be compared to U.S. housing and mortgage headlines in 2008 and the technical action of stock prices looks similar. Is it possible we are entering a "here...

Filed under: Exchange Traded Funds, S&P 500, Agriculture, agribusiness, bear market, emerging market stocks, Credit Crisis, Secular Markets, Bond Investing, Leading Stocks

Leading Stocks - A Conflicted Market
25 June 11 09:35 AM | Brian Dightman

U.S. stocks have been struggling for nearly two months now. Early in the correction I made some defensive moves, not because U.S. stocks indexes started to see big declines, but because those declines were accompanied by warnings about a global economic...

Filed under: International Bonds, World Economy, India, S&P 500, bear market, emerging market stocks, leading economic indicators, stock leadership, risk management, Secular Markets, IBD 50, U.S. Bonds

Rally Reversed
19 August 08 02:12 PM | Brian Dightman

You may have noticed U.S. stock indexes moving higher over the last month, offering some hope we may have found a market bottom. Unfortunately, this does not appear to be the case as many indexes failed a major test in the last few days. There were some...

Filed under: World Economy, S&P 500, cash, bear market, developed markets, emerging market stocks