Once every blue moon someone will ask why we don’t time the stock market. My pat reply is always “I’m afraid we’d totally screw up and get it right the very first time”. Seriously, the worst thing that could happen would be to sell right at the peak – or buy right at the trough [...]

Sectors Outlook In spite of this politically fine mess we find ourselves in, when we look at the market, sector by sector, things don’t appear to be all that bad. The following by the way is no prediction, just my commentary on the major sectors and their prospects going forward. Your portfolio’s overall allocation (stocks [...]

Today’s politician “My interview begins in fifteen minutes. The polls suggest I’m losing ground to an up-and-comer from the dark side. My colleagues’ scandals are killing me – I’m guilty by association. All I’ve worked for, all the strategizing, my ascent to the political heights I’ve dreamed of since my senior class president days is [...]

We Need Business-folk While the governments of the world have been spending like drunken politicians (drunken sailors look like misers up against today’s politicians), corporate America is as lean, cash-rich and profitable as it’s been in quite some time. While the governments of the world are loaning money to one another to stay afloat, corporate [...]

#1. The next time you hear an economist-type say “it’s different this time”, suggesting the prevailing trend will continue ad infinitum, know it to be the best indication that the trend is about to change… #2. The next time you think the financial world’s coming to an end, understand that if you’re right, it doesn’t [...]

You think the world’s changing fast? You have no idea. Watch this mind-blowing video then continue reading: My good friend who sent me this link added the following comment; “this sure puts things into perspective – though it’s too big to grasp (at least for my tiny little human brain)”. Which is interesting because this [...]