Author Archives: Joel Wenger

Explore the Link between Income and Education

From the website Good, a visual representation of the latest U.S. Census data. Sources: Transparency: Are the Richest Americans Also the Best Educated? A collaboration between GOOD and Greg Hubacek http://www.good.is/post/america-s-richest-counties-and-best-educated-counties/

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Technical Analysis: SP500 Stock Index

From the Big Picture: The SP500 bounced back to the 50 day moving average, but volume has been a bit soft (i.e. low). It looks like price action at the 1300 level will dictate a resumed uptrend, downtrend, or range … Continue reading →

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The 7 Laws of Investing

James Montier (Behavioral Investing Blog and member of GMO’s asset allocation team) recently listed his thoughts on a set of principles for investing, via a guest post over at The Big Picture. Although the “laws” are different than the Principles … Continue reading →

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Comparing Major World Indexes Since March 9, 2009 – Michael Covel

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Quote of the Day: Jim Sarni

“We are just plagued today with the lack of long-term trends, and it’s because of people reacting to the issues of the day. You get long-term investors trying to anticipate what hedge funds are going to do-and not do-so they … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: Robert Kiyosaki

“A true investor takes a bad investment, and tweaks and manipulates it into a good investment.” – Robert Kiyosaki Remember Safe Investing Principle #10 – “Learn from your mistakes (i.e. losses) ; you’ve already paid for them.” So assuming that … Continue reading →

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Always Invest with a Plan

A good bit of advice from Barry Ritholtz over at The Big Picture, regarding how to invest during a crisis: The time to look for the emergency aisles and where the exits are located is before takeoff, not after the … Continue reading →

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