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Alan Blinder, "Concluding that the Fed is leading us into inflation assumes a degree of incompetence that I simply don’t buy"
Alan Blinder explains why inflation is not the problem to fear as some other economists do. Under the current abnormal circumstances, banks are too frightened to deploy the massive reserves provided by the Fed. Blinder points out...
- Posted June 21, 2009
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TEVA Pharmaceutical Added to the SMA Portfolio
The recent collapse in TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA) appears...
- Posted 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 past...
- Posted June 21, 2017
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Bear Market Not Seen Under Current Liquidity: Bernstein
Today on CNBC, Richard Bernstein, CEO of Richard Bernstein Advisors,...
- Posted May 16, 2017
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Marc Faber: Selling Avalanche Ahead, Buy Resource Stocks and Emerging Markets
Marc Faber, the editor of "The Gloom, Boom & Doom...
- Posted February 27, 2017
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Stovall, Lee and Belski Share Current Market Views
On CNBC this week, Sam Stovall, Brian Belski and Tom...
- Posted January 11, 2017
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Jeremy Siegel: Tax Cuts to Boost Earnings
Commenting on the current state of the markets, Jeremy Siegel...
- Posted December 5, 2016
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Ralph Acampora is Bullish
Ralph Acampora, the "godfather of technical analysis," provided his latest...
- Posted October 25, 2016
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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