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Jon OggThe Value Investing Congress often generates some stock-moving buzz around shares as some of the key money managers and hedge fund managers get to present their case for why they see value (or...
There are a couple new exchange traded funds that have hit the market now. FlexShares has introduced two new ETFs which are intended to complement its FlexShares Morningstar US Market Factors Tilt...
Stocks are on the defensive after yesterday’s anti-QE3 comments from Fed President Plosser got the selling started. Now we have anti-austerity protests in Spain and Greece trying to reverse the...
The markets are trying to hold on to some footing after big post-QE3 gains from last week. Today we are analyzing the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSEMKT: SPY) as it is the most liquid of all ETFs. With Bank...
The markets may seem like they are on pause ahead of Ben Bernanke and friends as everyone is debating whether or not the FOMC will actually announce or just keep hinting at another round of...
courtesy Chesapeake Energy Corp.Continuing the process of dumping properties in order to raise cash to pay down debt it incurred to purchase the properties in the first place, Chesapeake Energy Corp....
The markets are looking for direction after the dismal jobs report this morning. Now the question is whether or not the report was bad enough that it will force Ben Bernanke into another round of...
Jon OggThe S&P 500 is trying to break out all over again. Today we are analyzing the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSEMKT: SPY) as it is the most liquid of all ETFs. The ETF is trading up 1.4% at $142.93...
Bill Gross of PIMCO has found himself in the hot seat since his August call noting the death of the cult of equities. It is almost a shame that very few readers can spend the 5 minutes to actually...
Investors are apparently getting a bit tired of domestic equities since the stock market held up this summer.  What is interesting is that the inflows during August sent into gold and emerging...
Abigail Johnson, the daughter of Fidelity Investments CEO Edward C. Johnson III, has been promoted to run almost all of the money management behemoth. The company was founded by her grandfather and...
Spain is again taking the center stage, even after Greece’s Prime Minister Samaras was meeting with Angela Merkel of Germany. And now we have seen headlines on the broad tape that Spain is not...
The Market Vectors Vietnam ETF (NYSEMKT: VNM) has had a volatile week. After all, the Vietnamese markets have been under pressure from a growing debt and a slowing of growth, but the arrest of a top...
The hedge fund business might not be so easy after all, even for billionaires.  Reports are out today citing ‘people close to the situation’ that Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) via its private bank is...
Jon OggThe Euro is not just back above $1.25 in mid-day trading after the European stock markets have closed for the day… It is approaching $1.26 and the implied market chatter (which we call hope)...