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The Markets See Worst Day Since the 9/11/01 Attacks: What’s Next for the Market?

If you have not heard by now, Tuesday marked the worst single day in the markets since September 11th, 2001. This significant drop came on the heals of a broad worldwide market decline. While I don’t normally go into much detail in regards to the technical analysis side of investing, I thought this would be [...]

Understanding Broad Market Behavior is Important When Trading Stocks

Traders who are looking to capitalize on short-term price movements will generally focus on individual stocks. This narrow focus does not mean you shouldn’t pay attention to the broad market as a whole. Understanding what drives the market and what influences the direction of the trends will set you up for success.
The Big Picture
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Changing Our Calendar Could Save Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

At least according to Richard Conn Henry it could. Our current Gregorian calendar has been widely adopted and in use since the 1500’s, so why change it? He goes on to argue about the time that is lost due to the annual need to change schedules (he is a Professor) and date information on course [...]

Do It For Yourself And By Yourself, But Do It, And Do It Now

These words from Ben Stein’s latest column at Yahoo! Finance sum up the philosophy of the great Milton Friedman, who died at the age of 94 earlier this month. We are surrounded by information and commentary on the state of the economy and the future of programs such as Social Security and Medicare and whether [...]