Category Archives: Investing

On the Docket: The Case Against Diversification

Just because investment banks and stock brokerages say you should diversify doesn’t make it true February 7, 2011 By Elliott Wave International Talk with an investment advisor, and what’s the first piece of advice you will hear? Diversify your portfolio. The case for diversification is repeated so often that it’s come to be thought of more »

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First, Let’s Lower the Bar – John Mauldin’s Weekly E-Letter

Thoughts from the Frontline Weekly Newsletter First, Let’s Lower the Bar by John Mauldin November 12, 2010 In this issue: Health-Care Realities The Chinese Renminbi is Going Down, Not Up First, Let’s Lower the Bar They Need to Borrow How Much? Really? Irish Eyes Are Not Smiling La Jolla, New York and a Forbes Cruise more »

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The Next Major Disaster Developing for Bond Holders

Announcements: Robert Prechter and the folks over at Elliott Wave International have just released an urgent new report for bond holders and mutual fund investors. Prechter’s report, The Next Major Disaster Developing for Bond Holders, is the first of its kind from EWI. Never before has the world’s largest technical analysis firm published such extensive more »

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The Bear Market and Depression: How Close to the Bottom?

July 12, 2010 By Elliott Wave International While many people spend time yearning for the financial markets to turn back up, a rare few have looked back in time to compare historical markets with the current situation – and then delivered a clear-eyed view of the future informed by knowledge of the past. One who has is more »

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You Still Believe The Fed Can Stop Deflation?

Recent history proves that the Fed’s “control” is just an illusion. By Editorial Staff Think back to the fall of 2007. The deflationary “liquidity crunch” that over the next year-and-a-half cuts the DJIA in half, decimates commodities, real estate and world markets is only starting. Almost no one believes that the crash is coming — more »

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Understanding the Fed: Free 34-page eBook now available

Our friends at Elliott Wave International have just released a free 34-page eBook, Understanding the Fed. It’s the free report the Federal Reserve doesn’t want you to read! This eye-opening free report, which represents more than 10 years of research by Robert Prechter, goes beyond the Fed’s history and government mandate; it digs into the more »

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Dollar Index Going Higher?

by Adam Hewison It has been a while since we looked at the dollar index, so today we decided to dissect this market and look at it step-by-step. What is happening in this market is very interesting and I think you will see in this short video just what we have in mind. As always, more »

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2010′s Most Important Investment Report

By Editorial Staff You got your brackets filled out before the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament’s opening game on Thursday afternoon. Good — now sit back and enjoy the games. But if you’re looking for a good read during the numerous and lengthy time outs, we’ve got just the thing. It’s the most important investment report more »

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How Safe Is Your Bank, Really?

Nico Isaac tells us why the FDIC guarantee is just an “illusion” By Nico Isaac So far in 2010, the number of US bank failures has reached 25, a rate of two per week. This compares to 25 total bank failures for ALL of 2008, and three for 2007. The benchmark KBW Bank Index still more »

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Wave Principle Crash Course: There’s No Going Back

Free video tutorial available to all Club EWI members By Nico Isaac For over ten decades, the mainstream financial world has embraced the view that external news events drive trend changes in the markets. In less than ten minutes, EWI’s senior tutorial instructor Wayne Gorman shatters that very idea into a fine dust, swept away more »

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