Financial Literacy In America: Questioning Its Use And Meaning Today
Financial literacy. On cue with stock market sell-offs, recessions, and economic slowdowns, rest assured that a spike in articles, commentary and op-eds lamenting our...
Global Market Update: China Weighs On Stocks And Oil
January was an eventful month, as stocks around the world had one of their worst starts in history. Many market commentators believe that the...
Choosing An Investment Advisor? Here’s 5 Mistakes To Avoid
Choosing an investment advisor is a very important decision that many investors rarely give much thought to. Some simply make a choice based on...
What Deleveraging? Student Loans And Government Debt Surge
Both student loans and automobile loans made a fresh new high in 4Q15. That shouldn't be viewed as "new" news. Both these loans have been...
Stock Market Futures Push Higher; Traders Await Yellen
A positive divergence eventually showed up in price action overnight as stock market futures jumped higher.
The S&P 500 futures rose into resistance levels around...
Stock Market Update: The Selling Continues
The S&P 500 has undercut its January 20 closing low of 1859 and is moving toward the January 20 intraday low of 1812.
Concerns continue...
US Corn Weekly Review: Renewable Fuel Standard In Focus
Last Monday Ted Cruz walked away the Republican winner of the Iowa caucuses, which was mildly surprising to some considering Senator Cruz’s well-documented opposition...
The Consumer Debt Service Ratio Is Flawed: Here’s Why
Let us start with this simple example:
We have a 10-person economy, and 7 people earn $2,000 with $5,000 in debt and 3 people earn...
Crude Oil Futures Rally After Rout; S&P 500 Futures Struggle
Steep reversals yesterday and a test of lower support levels on the S&P 500 futures charts leave stocks somewhat vulnerable to selling this morning....
The Bank Of Japan Sent The World A Warning Last Friday
Last Friday the Bank of Japan (BOJ), Japan's central bank, surprised the markets and enacted a negative interest rates policy.
This stunning action follows on...
