Money and Finance
- Hussman Weekly Market Comment: Following The Fed To 50% Flops
One of the most strongly held beliefs of investors here is the notion that it is inappropriate to “Fight the Fed” – reflecting the view that Federal Reserve easing is sufficient to keep stocks not only elevated, but rising. What’s baffling about...
- Kyle Bass Bets On Full-blown Japan Crisis
Kyle Bass hopes he is wrong, and so may everyone else, as the danger predicted by the founder of Dallas-based Hayman Capital is nothing less than a full blown financial crisis in the world’s third-largest economy, Japan. While the hedge-fund trade of...
- Japan's Topix Hits 28-year Low
A 28-year low seemed worth mentioning. TOKYO, June 4 (Reuters) - Japan's shares fell sharply on Monday, with the broader Topix index hitting a 28-year low, as investors rushed to sell riskier assets on disappointing U.S. jobs data, deepening debt...
- Recent Buy
I try to be as open and transparent as I can with my investing decisions in order to give a real life example of what it takes in order to become financially independent through dividend growth investing. In order to keep track of my reasoning behind...
- Net Worth Update - June 2013
With talks of the Federal Reserve ending QE Infinity and interest rates rising, the markets went on a pretty wild ride in June. The S&P 500 dipped about 5% over a short time and then recovered just as quickly. I'm hoping for more and more...
Money and Finance
The Japan Syndrome: Rising Rates and Risky Exposures – By Jason Zweig
That was close.
The U.S. stock market escaped the selloff in the Japanese market—at least for now. When the Nikkei Stock Average dropped 7.3% this Thursday, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fell by as much as 1.1% during the day, only to finish down a hair.
But the plunge in Japan, triggered partly by fears that interest rates might rise, is a wake-up call for U.S. investors. It is worth peering inside your portfolio to evaluate which assets could be most vulnerable once the Federal Reserve finally stops keeping interest rates unnaturally low.
- Hussman Weekly Market Comment: Following The Fed To 50% Flops
One of the most strongly held beliefs of investors here is the notion that it is inappropriate to “Fight the Fed” – reflecting the view that Federal Reserve easing is sufficient to keep stocks not only elevated, but rising. What’s baffling about...
- Kyle Bass Bets On Full-blown Japan Crisis
Kyle Bass hopes he is wrong, and so may everyone else, as the danger predicted by the founder of Dallas-based Hayman Capital is nothing less than a full blown financial crisis in the world’s third-largest economy, Japan. While the hedge-fund trade of...
- Japan's Topix Hits 28-year Low
A 28-year low seemed worth mentioning. TOKYO, June 4 (Reuters) - Japan's shares fell sharply on Monday, with the broader Topix index hitting a 28-year low, as investors rushed to sell riskier assets on disappointing U.S. jobs data, deepening debt...
- Recent Buy
I try to be as open and transparent as I can with my investing decisions in order to give a real life example of what it takes in order to become financially independent through dividend growth investing. In order to keep track of my reasoning behind...
- Net Worth Update - June 2013
With talks of the Federal Reserve ending QE Infinity and interest rates rising, the markets went on a pretty wild ride in June. The S&P 500 dipped about 5% over a short time and then recovered just as quickly. I'm hoping for more and more...