admin on 12 13, 2010 | No Comments
There are three quick updates for you that are not market changers, but ones that are important. 1) A Federal Judge ruled that the Obamacare's "requirement" of minimum coverage for all citi
Read Moreadmin on 11 16, 2010 | No Comments
For those of you who follow the news then you know how bad the underlying fundamentals have been. Just recently though we have seen some significant news comes out of Europe that could act as a dr
Read Moreadmin on 09 23, 2010 | No Comments
Since I was in my college finance classes, the one thing that has been drilled into my head about investing is to diversify. The traditional method of diversification is dead as we know it.  H
Read Moreadmin on 07 14, 2010 | No Comments
Hopefully everyone read the week ahead last week and agreed with me on the short squeeze that has driven this market. I think Greenspan coined the term "irrational exuberence" and that is kind of
Read Moreadmin on 07 1, 2010 | No Comments
I just sat through the webinar for the Volcone 3.0 and I have to say that Options University is up to its old tricks. They have produced another version of software that looks better then the last
Read Moreadmin on 06 12, 2010 | No Comments
This week we only saw the FDIC close one bank, Washington First International Bank, with $520.9 million in assets and $441.4 million in deposits. We can not take one week of only one bank being cl
Read Moreadmin on 06 7, 2010 | No Comments
Last week brought on the unemployment report that sent the market into a tailspin. I had seen reports that were expecting the over hiring by the census to create at least 500,000 false jobs. Y
Read Moreadmin on 06 1, 2010 | No Comments
Week Ahead I hope everyone had a relaxing Memorial Day. Thank you to all of the veterans and their families for all of their sacrifices. Even though our markets were closed here, the res
Read Moreadmin on 05 24, 2010 | No Comments
Banks, Euro, Gold, Oil, and China The FDIC closed down Pinehurst Bank, Saint Paul, MN last week bringing the total this year to 73. Our government and Federal Reserve have given the banking s
Read Moreadmin on 05 13, 2010 | No Comments
The CBOE Volatility Index jumped to over 40 last week with the drop in market. I have been a buyer for many months. I never predicted a 1,000 point drop, but it is very clear to see that if the mark
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