Saying No to the Validators
– thereformedbroker.com
The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind – Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1568
ValueWalk relays the results of a ScottTrade study carried out by J.D. Power that looks at the self-directed investors on its platform:
Self-directed investors are increasingly looking for their investment firm to provide advice and guidance, according to the J…
ValueWalk relays the results of a ScottTrade study carried out by J.D. Power that looks at the self-directed investors on its platform:
Self-directed investors are increasingly looking for their investment firm to provide advice and guidance, according to the J…
Investing Blog Roundup: Actuaries Longevity Illustrator
– obliviousinvestor.com
One of the most critical questions in retirement planning is how long you expect to live. Longevity expectations affect everything from how much you can spend per year, to tax planning decisions, to Social Security decisions.It’s easy to look up your life expectancy in a table. But all that tells you is the average outcome…
CWS Market Review – May 20, 2016
– crossingwallstreet.com
“Time is your friend, impulse is your enemy.” – Jack Bogle
Leave it to Janet Yellen and her friends at the Federal Reserve to freak out the markets this week. Three weeks ago, the central bank had a meeting, and I told you there was no way they were going to raise rates. I was right: they didn’t…
Leave it to Janet Yellen and her friends at the Federal Reserve to freak out the markets this week. Three weeks ago, the central bank had a meeting, and I told you there was no way they were going to raise rates. I was right: they didn’t…
Is This the End of the Road for Stock Market Investors?
– investorsinsight.com
In May of 2008, there was a very similar stock market ‘rally’ as compared to today’s ‘rally’. Investors believed that the ‘turmoil’ during the latter part of 2007 and the early part of 2008 was permanently over and that we were headed towards a strong economic growth!In actuality, it merely masked the ‘declining economic collapse’…
Something Stunning Is Taking Place Off The Coast Of Singapore
– zerohedge.com/
“I’ve been coming to Singapore once a year for the last 15 years, and flying in I have never seen the waters so full of idle tankers,”– Senior European oil trader a day after arriving in the city-state.
Back in November, when the world-record crude inventory glut was still in its early innings, we showed what we then thought was a disturbing image of dozens of oil tankers on anchor near the US oil hub of Galveston, TX, unwilling to unload their cargo at what the owners of the oil thought was too low prices…
Top-Earning Hedge Fund Managers, 2015 Edition
– ritholtz.com
This list is pretty amazing for a number of reasons, but what is perhaps most mind boggling about it is that Jim Simons tops the list, tied for #1, even in retirement.Color me astounded.
Source: Washington Post
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Grisanti Brown & Partners’ Top Bets Show ‘Bullishness’ on Finance Sector
– insidermonkey.com
The Harvard Law School graduate Chris Grisanti co-founded the multi billion dollar hedge fund Grisanti Brown & Partners in 1999. The firm makes long term investments in the equity markets on the back of extensive research. At the end of the first quarter the energy and finance sectors each…
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Jack L. Treynor and the Birth of the Quants
– cfainstitute.org
Imagine for a moment an investment world without the accomplishments of Jack L. Treynor. In this imaginary Treynor-less world, mass casino psychology and fund manager guru-worship might rule, unchallenged by any metrics other than crude popularity and marketing spend. Read more
From http://www.royaltygateway.com/top-earning-hedge-fund-managers-2015-edition-more-419-pm-may-20th/
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Help your kids avoid the summer slide when it comes to reading with this Comic Summer Reading Printable Pack. At the end of the summer, your kids can proudly show off their comic themed reading log and certificates and tell their friends all about the great stories they read.
I could go on in detail about why and what price spikes provide us short term trades with, and I will in a future article and video. Keeping things short and simple we will let the charts to the speaking for now because they paint a very clear picture of what they do and how quickly we should expect our profit targets to be reached…
These red white and blue desserts are perfect for the upcoming holidays. We have Memorial Day right around the corner and then quickly following is the 4th of July. If you need to take a dessert to a BBQ or a summer picnic, we have a bunch to choose from!
Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith via OfTwoMinds blog,
For many of us, it’s hard to ask for help. We pride ourselves in our preparedness for emergencies; in many cases we are the go-to people in our social circle for what to do in case of…fill in the blank. Or at least we know who to ask or where to look up the answer. But as strong as we are, there are many things in nature and in our industrialized world that are much stronger…
A catapult for kids to make is what we are featuring today! What kid doesn’t want to launch something across the room? Build a catapult to develop this love even more.
Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith of OfTwoMinds blog,
This morning, the government reported that the headline CPI rose by 0.4% in April. That’s the largest increase in 38 months. Wall Street had been expecting an increase of 0.3%. The big driver was gasoline prices which rose by 8.1%. Still, gas is down a lot in the last year.
