Last Week’s Alarm Bells Are Serious

Attention: Warning and/or serious information getty Last week, the S&P 500 produced multiple warning signs of a coming selloff. Was it what the Federal Reserve said? Likely, not. The breadth and depth of the indicators make them significant and serious. The backdrop Last week’s actions don’t stand alone. A negative backdrop has been forming since…

The Great Indecision Is About To End

Stock market: Buy? Hold? Sell? getty Investopedia’s editor discusses the current indecisiveness in the Yahoo Financial interview below. He explains that investors are wavering between two opposing stock market fears: FOMO (the fear of missing out on a bull rise) and FOLA (the fear of losing it all in a bear collapse). Yahoo FinanceInvestors feel…

Evidence For Weakening Labor Power

Two men investing in stock market, smiling and cheering over return on investment. Making money … [+] concept, flat design cartoon vector illustration with white background getty Stock markets smile when job markets frown. Except for workers, almost everyone is happy about today’s jobs report. Wealthy owners of equities see stock values rise when workers…

Unraveling The Paradox Of Investment Knowledge

More information is usually counterproductive. getty I receive a never-ending stream of investment research and news emails in my inbox. Most of them are unsolicited, and I usually ignore them. But a recent email from a respected research firm piqued my interest; it contained a 60-slide deck of fascinating economic and investment charts. The deck…