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Abundant Signs of a Stock Market Near its Peak
The stock market looks ripe for a fall. Lets take a look at...
- Posted June 11, 2014
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Lawrence McDonald: Russian Market Too Cheap to Pass Up
Larry McDonald, Senior Director at Newedge Group, told Brian Sullivan that emerging markets have...
- Posted March 7, 2014
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A Value Investor’s Potential Opportunity in Country ETFs
A couple of weeks ago financial writer Brett Arends wrote an article featured at...
- Posted February 25, 2014
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Total Stock Market Capitalization Relative to GDP Indicates Equities Pricey
One metric that value investors look at to determine the overall attractiveness of equity...
- Posted January 14, 2014
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Brett Arends Says Investors Can Successfully Time the Market
In an article posted at Marketwatch, financial writer Brett Arends makes the case for...
- Posted November 6, 2013
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Rob Arnott Still Has Faith Emerging Markets Will Deliver For Investors
Emerging markets have generated dismal returns year-to-date; especially relative to U. S. equities. ...
- Posted July 22, 2013
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Bill Miller: Bond Bubble as Big as Housing, Internet Bubbles
Consuelo Mack of Wealthtrack had a very interesting, and quite lengthy conversation with Legg...
- Posted February 14, 2013
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Robert Shiller Warns of Stock Market Risks
Based on his research of historical stock market valuations via...
- September 4, 2015
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Opportunities From Year-End Tax Loss Selling
As the year concludes investors often seek ways to offset...
- December 4, 2014
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Bruce Berkowitz Discusses His Massive Commitment to Four Financials
Consuelo Mack, host of Wealthtrack, recently interviewed Bruce Berkowitz, manager...
- September 27, 2014
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Abundant Signs of a Stock Market Near its Peak
The stock market looks ripe for a fall. Lets...
- June 11, 2014
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Lawrence McDonald: Russian Market Too Cheap to Pass Up
Larry McDonald, Senior Director at Newedge Group, told Brian Sullivan...
- March 7, 2014
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TEVA Pharmaceutical Added to the SMA Portfolio
The recent collapse in TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA)...
- August 5, 2017
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SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES) Added
The energy sector has suffered a melt-down over the...
- June 21, 2017
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Bear Market Not Seen Under Current Liquidity: Bernstein
Today on CNBC, Richard Bernstein, CEO of Richard Bernstein...
- May 16, 2017
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Is the Retirement Crisis Really a Crisis?
PBS Frontline recently presented a documentary called “The Retirement...
- April 25, 2013
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Alarming Chart of the Stock Markets of 1987 and 2012-2013
Several days ago I posted a chart showing the...
- May 22, 2013
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Gary Shilling’s Favorite Investment: 30 Year Treasuries
Larry Kudlow interviewed Gary Shilling last week. Shilling continues...
- June 23, 2011
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Based on a scale of 1 (major complacency) to 10 (extreme fear): Current and Selected Past Readings:

Date	Index	SMA Comment
2/14/2017	2.2	Breakout to new highs has bears in retreat
1/13/16	6.3	Terrible start to 2016 raised fears
10/3/11	8.5	A good tradable bottom (S&P 500 @ 1,085) based on lots of nonsense
3/9/09	7.0	Market bottom (S&P 500 @ 666); end of the world was nigh
10/27/08	8.8	Market had dropped 28% in 5 weeks, Paulson pulled out all stops to save Wall Street bankers
10/12/07	3.2	Market top (S&P 500 @ 1,562); worldwide housing bubble starting to be pricked