“Imagine you could charge for the lemonade without having to pay for the lemons. That’s Facebook. It’s still one of the best businesses we’ve seen and is chronically misunderstood.” -Clay Gardner, Titan Co-CEO and Chief Investment Officer
Top-tier investment bank interviews are known to include both financial accounting questions and puzzles. These investment banking interviews are notoriously complicated, but at least the applicants have an idea that they will come.
The S&P has given up all of its gains on the day, and they were abundant, and is now operating in the red. As a result, the bears are inspired by the inability to beat the 1175 price level, and it prevents them from having to consider whether or not they should cover their shorts before the Bernanke Jackson Hole speech for now.
The stock market predictions are enough to give the average investor the bed twists. If it hasn’t started, the headline confusion is enough for people to start drinking.
The stock market predictions are enough to give the average investor the bed twists. If it hasn’t started, the headline confusion is enough for people to start drinking.
Looking to see what is working in the investment markets today and has a good chance of working in the future is a daunting task. No one really knows where the markets are going with real certainty, dear reader, the best thing anyone can do is make an educated guess.
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3 days in a row for the S&P, surely not. Maybe my monitor is broken … No! For the first time in 3 months, the market is giving back a little. Hmmm, reminds me of a recent post: forward and up to new highs
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We are growing like crazy! Please keep the word going!
Instead of focusing on the turmoil in Egypt or repeating various economic statistics that imply that the economic recovery remains steady but slow, characterized by modest short-term job growth, let’s look at another facet of the market.
Florida’s largest financial institution BankUnited (NYSE: BKU) began to crumble following the collapse of subprime mortgages in 2007. Finally, regulators seized it and sold it to a group of private investors in May 2009. In total, the collapse cost Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Protecting your assets from exogenous events should be a primary concern for all investors. We invest to make money, but even before that, our number 1 goal should be to avoid losing money. If the chaos in Egypt spreads, the effects on stocks, currencies, and commodities could be profound, and your goal should be to protect your capital.
Weekly performance of the widest market:
Dow -0.42%
S&P -0.55%
Nasdaq + 0.10%
Russell + 0.29%
VIX + 6.71%
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MARKET UPDATE:
Weekly performance of the widest market:
Dow + 0.73%
S&P -0.76%
Nasdaq -2.37%
Russell -4.26%
VIX + 8.76%
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