…fund rates go much above the target rate set by the FOMC, then the Fed will enter the market and effectively create money by selling bonds and increases the amount…
…the Air Force asked him why he had put armor in places that had never suffered any damage, he said, “the bombers hit in these places never come back.” The…
…Where will oil prices (WTI) finish 2016? Oil traded last week around $38 per barrel. This is a multiple choice quiz with the lower bound being below $30 and the…
…(10), industry groups (24), industries (68) and sub-industries (156) around the world. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), which I wrote about here a few years ago, are currently included in…
…time, markets tend to go up over time; not because there is something special about indexes or round numbers, but because they represent ownership in businesses. As long as companies…
…and that there is real danger in putting too much weight in a forecast. As it’s been said many times before, ‘forecasting is difficult, especially when it concerns the future.’…
…boost to the bottom line, but what will companies do with those extra profits? Lower tax rates for individuals and businesses change the value of tax exempt interest and that…
…articles of all time. Back in Oct 2008, Warren Buffett wrote an op-ed for the New York Times saying that it was time to buy stocks. Among other things, he…
…are issues that the Fed is watching. The monetary tightening issue goes beyond the overnight Fed Funds rate, and, importantly, includes what the Fed decides to do with their balance…
…price versus analyst expectations for earnings over the coming year. The knock on forward PE ratios is that analysts are always too bullish on earnings, which makes the PE look…
