May 17, 2012

Best Finance Description of A Double Dip Recession

Ever wondered how a double dip recession would affect you?  Or what some signs of a double dip recession are?  We’ll, this article by Mark Suster published in the Wall Street Journal gives one of the best descriptions I’ve ever read about what signs we should be reading right now. Check the article here. Basically, [...]

Financial Reform is a Death Threat to a Bull Market

Financial reform legislation, though long overdue, has the chance to send what has been a robust stock market recovery into bear market.  While the two party system works to discuss new legislation, all parties are ignoring a very important function of the derivatives market. How Derivatives Work Think of derivatives like a giant insurance marketplace [...]

Fed Looks Weak on Monetary Policy

Today the Federal Reserve voted again to keep interest rates the central bank charges commercial banks at a record low, prompting investors and analysts alike to question whether or not the FED is actually concerned with monetary policy.  The move, which keeps rates at 0-.25% is the lowest ever, and many believe we may see [...]