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QE Timeline and the Market
Tweet Bill McBride over at Calculated Risk has put together an interesting QE Timeline – in his post he outlines what occured at each of these stages and has included the graphic that I am linking to below. It is interesting to think about the implications that these market manipulation programs have on the overall market. If the programs truly are causal to the market direction, we should be looking at an upward market over the next time period despite the other signs in the economy. This would be despite Europe concerns, impact of healthcare, hiring, consumer/corporate spending, or any of the other indicators out there. Of course as I mentioned before most of these “market making news numbers” shouldn’t be used in retail investment decisions. Regardless it is important to understand the general … Read entire article »
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Investment Advice, Stockbrokers, and Financial Planners
Tweet In the last few months I have been asked way too many times for a referral to or advice on how to pick a stockbroker. My first thought is always that I am glad the people asking realize they just want help managing their investments. It is definitely a good thing to focus on what you are good at and be willing to spend the money for someone to do the things that you are not good at. This is the basic economics that Adam Smith explained. Usually the people asking have looked around on the web already yet have been generally shy to ask their close friends for the same advice. For some reason our culture makes it hard to talk about real money matters with friends and family. Usually that is because those conversations lead … Read entire article »
