How was it that Britain was the only country that had the unique foresight to stay out of the Euro, and all the other countries thought it was a good idea. In an article about why the UK stayed out of the euro, a poll was taken in 2011, where 65 percent of Britons said they believed the euro is doomed and only one in five respondents thought it would survive. That was four years ago and from we stand today, looks like maybe they were right. In your opinion, is it an option for countries to bail out of the euro and return to their old currencies? What would that cost to their economies, and GDPs? Interested to hear your thoughts.
Like any financial relationship, there needs to be a firm basis of trust. It's the beginning of the end once that trust is eroded to the point of suspicion. Perhaps the first call should be to a couple's therapist, not a financial planner! :>
I would love to know how gold performed historically during stock market crashes. I did a quick comparison between the S&P500 and GLD between Oct 2008 and Oct 2009. Gold went up around 14% while the S&P declined around 11% during those 12 months. The challenge is choosing the right span of time to reflect the beginning and end of the 2008 crash and others for that matter.
SU was up 1.5% yesterday at $29.10, but is down over 30% in the past 6 months. On the bright side, SU has a decent annual yield of 3.60%. At some SU will become a great basement bargain buy when oil prices come back to life.
The stock hit an all time low during the last great market collapse sinking down to $17.37 in January 2009.
Curious to hear who the people to watch are in order to gauge if we are at the bottom?
Is there such a thing as "insiders" when it come to oil investing stock?
Obama last week said that people shouldn't rush out to buy gas guzzlers, because oil prices are sure to turn around soon. Was this the subtle hint that indicates a US intervention in oil supply is about to happen?
The winners are the industries that are highly dependent on oil for their production processes including plastics, and paint manufacturers, along with airline, shipping, and trucking companies.
On the downside is the knock on effect to oil industry employment. A continuing decline in oil could lead to a decline in new oil investments which could result in a large number of layoffs within the oil and gas industry. This sector is responsible for 7% of U.S. gross domestic product. Also on the larger scale, countries whose economies are heavily dependent on oil revenues like Venezuela, Russia, and Saudia Arabia are going to take a considerable hit with diminishing oil revenues.
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The Eurozone Is Doomed: Why ECB Bond Purchases And The Greek Election Don’t Matter
How was it that Britain was the only country that had the unique foresight to stay out of the Euro, and all the other countries thought it was a good idea. In an article about why the UK stayed out of the euro, a poll was taken in 2011, where 65 percent of Britons said they believed the euro is doomed and only one in five respondents thought it would survive. That was four years ago and from we stand today, looks like maybe they were right. In your opinion, is it an option for countries to bail out of the euro and return to their old currencies? What would that cost to their economies, and GDPs? Interested to hear your thoughts.
Is Your Spouse Harboring Secret Debt?
Like any financial relationship, there needs to be a firm basis of trust. It's the beginning of the end once that trust is eroded to the point of suspicion. Perhaps the first call should be to a couple's therapist, not a financial planner! :>
Gold Fails To Breach $1240 Resistance
I would love to know how gold performed historically during stock market crashes. I did a quick comparison between the S&P500 and GLD between Oct 2008 and Oct 2009. Gold went up around 14% while the S&P declined around 11% during those 12 months. The challenge is choosing the right span of time to reflect the beginning and end of the 2008 crash and others for that matter.
Suncor Cuts Capex By $1 Billion, Fires 1000, Implements Hiring Freeze
SU was up 1.5% yesterday at $29.10, but is down over 30% in the past 6 months. On the bright side, SU has a decent annual yield of 3.60%. At some SU will become a great basement bargain buy when oil prices come back to life.
The stock hit an all time low during the last great market collapse sinking down to $17.37 in January 2009.
EUR/USD Forex Signal For January 13, 2015
For the novice trader, what are your thoughts on the following:
(These are apparently the most common ETFs to short the euro)
ProShares UltraShort Euro ETF (NYSE: EUO) 26.67% YTD return!
Market Vectors Double Short Euro ETN (NYSE: DDR) 3.60% Yield
ETF Investors Are Bravely Buying The Energy Dip
Curious to hear who the people to watch are in order to gauge if we are at the bottom?
Is there such a thing as "insiders" when it come to oil investing stock?
Obama last week said that people shouldn't rush out to buy gas guzzlers, because oil prices are sure to turn around soon. Was this the subtle hint that indicates a US intervention in oil supply is about to happen?
3 Top Performing Dividend ETFs To Watch In 2015
Here's a couple of alternatives without the ETF fees:
Emerge Energy Services LP (EMES) – Dividend Yield 10.30% (up 22% in past year)
Vector Group Ltd. (VGR) – Dividend Yield 7.57% (up 40% in past year!)
Pull The Plug On Utility Stocks
Updates as of Jan 12, 2015:
Just Energy Group is ticker (JE) with current dividend of 8.5%
Atlantic Power (AT) dividend is now 12%
TransAlt (TAC) dividend dropped to 6.9%
The Real Winners And Losers From The Falling Oil Price
The winners are the industries that are highly dependent on oil for their production processes including plastics, and paint manufacturers, along with airline, shipping, and trucking companies.
On the downside is the knock on effect to oil industry employment. A continuing decline in oil could lead to a decline in new oil investments which could result in a large number of layoffs within the oil and gas industry. This sector is responsible for 7% of U.S. gross domestic product. Also on the larger scale, countries whose economies are heavily dependent on oil revenues like Venezuela, Russia, and Saudia Arabia are going to take a considerable hit with diminishing oil revenues.
3 Under-The-Radar Value Stocks
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Southwest Air (LUV), up 94% over past year!
TakeTwo (TTWO),
Edward Lifesciences (EW), 94% over past year
Actavis (ACT),
Cypress Semiconductor (CY),
Mallinckrod (MNK), up 83% over past year
Keurig (GMCR), up 70% over past year
Kroger (KR)