Stock Market Volatility is Back: Approaching a Decade of Lost Returns on Investments. The S&P 500 can fall another 42%.
The stock market is off to a horrible start for 2009. Many thought that things could not get worse than what we experienced in 2008. Yet market volatility, a sign of an unhealthy economy, is still with us and appearing again in a ferocious way. From January 4, 2008 to February 21, 2008 the S&P […]
Investing in the S & P 500: Is the Market Really at a Bottom? Examining data from 1936 through 2008. Stocks Still Overpriced even after $6 Trillion in Market Cap gone from the Index.
Investing in 2008 has been anything but easy for most Americans. The economy officially entered into recession in December of 2007 and ever since, we have experienced the strongest volatility ever recorded. Extreme market volatility as I had discussed in a previous article is a telltale sign that the market is in severe distress and […]
How to Invest Wisely and Diversify: 3 Current Economic Issues. Gold, World Currency Reserves, and World Housing Bubbles.
I’ve done my best to remain diversified. I don’t mean simply having 10% in a global mutual fund, 20% in a small-cap fund, 40% in a blue chip fund, and 30% in bonds. You can rearrange the numbers a bit but there is this intense belief bordering on religion that by having your money in […]
FDIC: Punishing Savers: How the United States Encourages Irresponsible Financial Management. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The FDIC insurers deposits at most institutions up to $100,000 for individual accounts. Many people haven’t put this to the test until the recent collapse and takeover of IndyMac Bank based out of Southern California. The bank when taken over had $32 billion in assets and $19 billion in deposits. $1 billion in these deposits […]