Thursday, February 2, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Quote of The Day: The Fed Is Concerned About A Japanese-Style Economy...
“The Fed outlook was so extreme they have to be worried about a Japanese-style no-growth deflationary environment. ”
Harvard Professor, Niall Ferguson
Christopher Molumphy, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, January 27, the S&P 500 closed @ 1316, and that was...
+4.9% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1255.
+4.9% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1255.
+4.5% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1260.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS BULLISH and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
GDP Per Capita Remains in the Top 5% in the World...
Of 227 countries and territories ranked by the CIA World Factbook, U.S. GDP per capita remains in the top 5%, behind natural resource heavy waits like Qatar and the U.A.E.
U.S. GDP per capita currently stands at $47,200.
In this chart from the St. Louis Fed, the rate has increased steadily since the 1960s, even after recessions have taken some bite from it. Already in 2010 and 2011, GDP per capita has re-accelerated as the overall economy begins growing.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Government Health-Care Spending Is The Real U.S. Debt & Deficit Driver...
The key to reducing the federal debt is getting health-care spending under control.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, January 20, the S&P 500 closed @ 1315, and that was...
+4.8% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1255.
+4.8% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1255.
+5.2% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1250.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS BULLISH and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Why Banks Still Don't Trust Each Other...
The TED Spread charts the difference between what they feel are “risk-free” T-bills and LIBOR (the London Interbank Offered Rate), which is the perceived credit risk in lending to commercial banks.
When the TED Spread rises, banks start to lose trust in one another, because they feel that another bank could default.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, January 13, the S&P 500 closed @ 1289, and that was...
+3.0% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1251.
+2.7% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1255.
+3.5% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1245.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS POSITIVE and the LONG-Term trend is POSITIVE.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Quote of The Day: Higher Taxes Ahead...
“One way or another, whether we end up with a Republican or a Democrat as the next president, it would appear that taxes are going up, because the tax issue is not going away.”
- Stanley Smiley, Senior VP of Advanced Planning at Cetera Financial Group, which has $82.5 billion under advisement.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, January 6, the S&P 500 closed @ 1278, and that was...
+2.3% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1249.
+1.7% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1256.
+3.0% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1241.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL and the LONG-Term trend is NEUTRAL.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Hedge Fund Bridgewater Associates Takes Grim 2012 View
Hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, one of the largest if not the largest pure hedge fund, put up a +25% positive return last year.
Bridgewater has a grim 2012 outlook for the global economy, citing slow growth, a debt overhang, solvency issues and high unemployment for the world’s developed economies.
“What you have is a picture of broken economic systems that are operating on life support,” said Robert Prince, co-chief investment officer.
Bridgewater has a grim 2012 outlook for the global economy, citing slow growth, a debt overhang, solvency issues and high unemployment for the world’s developed economies.
“What you have is a picture of broken economic systems that are operating on life support,” said Robert Prince, co-chief investment officer.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, December 30, the S&P 500 closed @ 1258, and that was...
+1.1% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1244.
+0.0% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1257.
+1.3% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1242.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL and the LONG-Term trend is NEUTRAL.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Most Americans Say $150,000 Annual Income Makes You Rich: Gallup
It's not only 1 percenters that Americans consider rich.
More than half of those recently polled by Gallup said an income of no more than $150,000 would qualify that person as rich.
When asked how much money per year would be necessary for them to consider themselves "rich," 53% mentioned an income of $150,000 or less, and 71% said an income of $300,000 would be enough.
When asked how much money per year would be necessary for them to consider themselves "rich," 53% mentioned an income of $150,000 or less, and 71% said an income of $300,000 would be enough.
Wealth marketing firm HNW Inc. considers an income of more than $350,000 per year enough to push someone into the top 1%.
But they also say most one percenters aren't aware of their exceptional status.
But they also say most one percenters aren't aware of their exceptional status.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
A One-Day Hospital Stay Outpaces Inflation By Over 13 to 1...
From 1985 to 2010, the average cost of one day in the hospital (semiprivate room, Midwestern city) rose +1,366%, an increase of +11.3% per year for 25 years.
Inflation in the country over the same 25 years is up +101% or an average of +2.8% per year.
Source: Department of Labor
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis
On Friday, December 16, the S&P 500 closed @ 1220, and that was...
-1.5% BELOW its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1238.
-3.1% BELOW its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1259.
-1.3% BELOW its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1236.
Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL and the LONG-Term trend is NEUTRAL.
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