Author Archives: Brafondval

The Oracle of Omaha acquired his hometown newspaper in January and just snapped up dozens more in a $142 million deal. This is supposed to be the fastest declining industry in America. What is Warren Buffett up to? Here’s why … Continue reading →

The talk for weeks now has been about this market and how oversold it is.  Everybody is looking for a bottom.  Let me rephrase that…everybody is looking for a tradable bottom. One has yet to arrive……….. viaHow You’ll Know When … Continue reading →

I mentioned a couple of nights ago that we had a good shot of bouncing within the week and I’m starting to see more signs pointing to that happening. Sentiment is starting to get ultra bearish and the markets continue … Continue reading →

First it was the strategists lowering their recommended equity allocation down to the lowest levels since March 2009.  Now, individual investors are at their most bearish levels in nearly two years.  According to the weekly survey of individual investor sentiment … Continue reading →

Each morning at the CFA annual conference, there were “sponsored corporate presentations.”  I attended one put on by the CBOE, part of which concerned volatility indexes and related trading (investment?) vehicles.  A brochure used in that part of the talk … Continue reading →

Coffee, caffeinated or decaffeinated, may help extend the lives of people who drink it daily, a U.S. study found. Men who drank 2 to 3 cups a day had a 10 percent chance of outliving those who drank no coffee, … Continue reading →

The dollar gave up gains by midday Thursday, threatening to end a rally at 13 days — its longest since at least 1985 — as U.S. stocks fall and Treasury yields touch their lowest level ever following weak economic data … Continue reading →

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Today’s guest post is from Jessica Peletier.   Jess is a private trader, blogger, writer and Twitter Fiend.  She trades intraday FX and equities using simple technical analysis.  You can follow her blog at www.roguetraderette.com. One of the biggest draw-backs … Continue reading →

There’s a long list of things that could kill the euro zone. But the most deadly might also be the most overlooked. It’s the crazy way that Europe measures inflation. Let’s step back for a minute. Most central banks nowadays … Continue reading →

En förlamad kvinna har lyckats sträcka sig efter en flaska och dricka en slurk ur ett sugrör enbart med sin egen tankekraft. Aldrig har en tankekontrollerad robot utfört så komplicerade rörelser tidigare…….. viaRobot hjälpte förlamad dricka | Utrikes | SvD.

Before we can understand what’s really going on with JP Morgan’s loss which will probably end up being a lot more than $2 billion, we need a little background. viaThe Truth About JP Morgan’s $2 Billion Loss | The Big … Continue reading →

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13 Amazing Facts About McDonald’s.

I’ve tried to do it. My father before me, who was one savvy stockbroker, tried to do it. Perhaps you have tried to do it, too.Most stock investors at one time or another have tried to “beat” the market because, … Continue reading →

The Secret Sauce–Using Liquidity and Momentum to Pick „Alpha‟ Managers

800 fonder i pensionssystemet paralyserar oss. För många val gör att vi skjuter upp valet eller faktiskt inte gör något val alls. viaEndast två procent gör ett val i premie-pensionssystemet – Compricer.se.

The Europeans have had the best governments money can buy. Their elected leaders have provided them with all sorts of wonderful social welfare benefits. Many Europeans are employed by their governments to provide those benefits to their needy fellow citizens. … Continue reading →

Each year, the research firm DALBAR publishes their Quantitative Analysis of Investor Behavior.  Every year, the results show that individual investors are their own worst enemies. And this year is no exception… The Most Common Mistake Investors Make « Portfolio … Continue reading →

We’re headed into another summer on Wall Street and, like opening up a giant box of German pornography, you just know we’re in for a shitshow. Right about now is the time where the fabled Second Half Recovery™ shows signs … Continue reading →