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2014 Was A Bumpy Road For Mom And Pop Investors. Here’s Hoping 2015 Is A Smoother Ride

Ordinary retail investors, the Moms and Pops of the world, saw mixed results in 2014, with stocks erupting in volatility over specific news …

Market Sell Off: Is It Time To Panic?

This week Wall Street Traders are all back from their holiday vacations and setting the tone for the market. In the first few …

Daily State Of The Markets: Greece Again? Say It Ain’t So!

So far at least, the New Year has been anything but happy for stock market investors. In short, traders have ignored the traditional …

Risk Premia Forecasts: 6 January 2015

The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index (GMI) continued to trend lower through December. GMI — an unmanaged, market-value weighted mix …

ADP Employment Report: December 2014 Preview

Private non-farm payrolls in the US are projected to increase by 213,000 (seasonally adjusted) in tomorrow’s December update of the ADP Employment Report, …

Estimating The Impact Of Oil Prices And Interest Rates On The S&P 500

by Eric Stubbs Two important developments in 2014 will affect U.S.

What Is Portfolio Margining?

Covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts are conservative strategies for risk-averse retail investors. This is why I feel most of us should …

Marking My 2014 Forecast To Market: I Plead The Polar Vortex

In my forecast for 2014 one year ago, I called for continued growth, but “A year of deceleration”: In conclusion, unless we expect …

Energy Companies Are In Denial, Says Oppenheimer

Neither energy companies nor analysts are really confronting the possibility of a permanent drop in oil prices, says Oppenheimer analyst Fadel Gheit, setting CAPEX …

Can Stocks Get Over The Hump This Time?

Stocks Have Stalled In This Area Previously The recent push off the Fed meeting low has brought equities back to a familiar area. …

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