Category Archives: Current Events

September Investing Commentary via Investing for Cashflow Blog

Posted on September 19, 2011 by J.Wenger

As if this ride hasn’t been wild enough already…could be an even wilder week. Two large coupon payments are due on some Greek bonds (2037 @ 4.5% and the 4.6% of 2040 @ 4.6%) for a total payment of 769 … Continue reading →

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Bad News for Beta – Stock Correlations Soar

Posted on September 13, 2011 by J.Wenger

From the desk of Tyler Durden over at Zero Hedge: …look at the correlations between the 10 industry sectors of the S&P 500. At 97.2% average correlation, U.S. stocks are moving in lock step to a degree we haven’t seen … Continue reading →

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Reflect

Posted on September 11, 2011 by J.Wenger

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Translating Financial Gurus

Posted on August 26, 2011 by J.Wenger

Here is an example of how to translate financial talking heads. Hat Tip: The Big Picture Sources: Thanks Jim Abstruse Goose http://abstrusegoose.com/391

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Japan 2.0 Chart Pattern

Posted on August 23, 2011 by J.Wenger

With the sell-off in equities in the month of August, the U.S. markets are now mirroring the Japanese sell-off back in 2000. From a technical analysis perspective, the chart below is creepy. It suggests that US stocks could fall a … Continue reading →

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Banks Charge for Deposits

Posted on August 20, 2011 by J.Wenger

It was only a matter of time, but we are starting to see actual NEGATIVE interest rates on bank account balances. On August 6th, the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) announced a new annual fee will be charged on … Continue reading →

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Market Commentary – Bear Market Far from Over

Posted on August 20, 2011 by J.Wenger

Below is more commentary from another investing firm (Comstock Partners, Inc.) on the recent market turmoil. The market erroneously assumed that the recovery would follow the pattern of typical post-war expansions and rallied strongly from the early 2009 bottom to … Continue reading →

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