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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

Economic Policy Reset
25 February 11 08:38 AM | Brian Dightman

You may recall early in the Obama administration Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, offering a "reset" button to Russian leaders regarding U.S. diplomatic efforts. I would like to ask the administration, are you ready to offer the American...

Filed under: World Economy, Crude Oil, emerging market stocks, Credit Crisis, The Fed

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 market stocks, Credit Crisis, income investing, dividends, Taxes

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