As an investor, it’s important to pay attention to economic indicators. These reports give investors the data needed to make informed investment decisions based on where we are in the business cycle. There are three types of economic indicators: leading, coincidental and lagging. Leading indicators tend to be the most useful for investors because they usually anticipate [...]
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“Wall Street people learn nothing and forget everything.” -Benjamin Graham The Federal Reserve has the printing presses running full speed. They need to keep cranking out dollars to reinflate our sluggish economy and pay for the endless corporate bailouts. Consequently, the value of the dollar has been declining steadily in the past month. It appears as though this trend will continue into the future as [...] “Some people seem to think there’s no trouble just because it hasn’t happened yet. If you jump out the window at the 42nd floor and you’re still doing fine as you pass the 27th floor, that doesn’t mean you don’t have a serious problem. I would want to address the problem right now.” -Charlie Munger As an investor, its important to follow the actions of The Federal Reserve. Like it or not, The Fed’s policies have an enormous effect on the rates people and businesses pay to borrow money. Since credit is the life-blood of the entire economy, this directly affects the performance of most of your investments. Understanding The [...] “There are all kinds of businesses that I don’t understand, but that doesn’t cause me to stay up at night. It just means I go on to the next one, and that’s what the individual investor should do.” - Warren Buffett |
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Five New Tech Innovations
I was watching CNBC this morning and saw this cool interview with a VP from IBM. He talks about 5 new technologies that could change the way we live in the coming years. Down the line they could be good investment opportunities, so keep an eye out for them. Here’s a link [...]