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Interest Rates at Zero Until 2014 Mean Only One Thing

By Michael Lombardi, MBA   I have never seen anything like this…   In its most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting, which concluded yesterday, the Federal Reserve announced that it would extend its near-zero interest rates policy until at le... Read >

The Great American Retirement Catastrophe

By Michael Lombardi, MBA   The personal savings rate in American has unexpectedly fallen back to its lowest level since December 2007, the early stages of the economic crisis.   On the surface, consumers are getting themselves into trouble by taking... Read >

Improving Market Sentiment: Why You Should Be Leery of It

By Michael Lombardi, MBA   The bear market is doing an excellent job with investors’ attitude towards the stock market. We can see it in the market’s performance…   So far this year, the S&P 500 has gained 4.6%—its best January start in 15 years! Mar... Read >

Why the U.S. Housing Market Can’t Recover

By Michael Lombardi, MBA   Despite what the popular media may be preaching now, the U.S. housing market is more than just upside down.   The American dream, at least as I remember it, always included owning one’s own home. It’s where the family would... Read >

Precious Metals Mergers About to Take Off

By Mitchell Clark, B.Com Gold bugs are feeling the pain, as precious metals continue with their slower-economic-growth correction. As well, the prospect of action on the Europe debt crisis is tempering the marketplace’s appetite for gold futures. My... Read >

What Happens When the Money Runs Out?

BySasha Cekerevac.for Profit Confidential As 2011 is coming to a close, we are left to consider what will happen in 2012. But first, let’s take a quick look at where we are, or better yet where the trends are going. The unemployment rate in the U.S.this ... Read >

This Morning, I Bought a Basket of Gold Stocks

ByMichael Lombardi, MBA.for Profit Confidential Since Monday of this week, the price of gold bullion has dropped $91.00 an ounce. If we look at gold for the year, gold bullion is off 17% from its price high of $1,895 an ounce reached on September 5, 20... Read >

Market Risk: Why Upside Moves Will Not Be Easy

Posted by George Leong, B.Comm. in debt crisis, Stock Market Advice on November 2nd, 2011 October was one of the best months for the stock market in history in spite of the market risk. Everyone was buying and it didn’t matter if it was technology, indu... Read >

Reverse-merger Stocks: A Game of Risk and Reward

Chinese stocks continue to struggle given the stalling in the Chinese economy. Yet this does not mean we should all run way from Chinese stocks. There are numerous strong Chinese companies with a worldwide presence. For instance, to take advantage of ... Read >

Big Banks: Why They Can’t Get a Break

The simple question: why haven’t jobs been created in the U.S. despite the trillions of dollars the government has thrown at the economy? There are several answers to this question. There is also a new theory I have been working on, as to why jobs in t... Read >

China or Japan? My Investment Choice

So…will it be sushi or dim sum? A friend said he was looking at investing in Japan and felt the country could return above-average returns along with moderate risk. He asked my opinion. Quickly, before he was able to finish his question, I said “China... Read >

Gold: Getting Ready for the Coming Correction

I’ve learned many things about investing over a career that has spanned 30 years. One of the biggest lessons is that not a single investment goes either straight up or straight down. When an investment is rising in price (bull market), there are usuall... Read >

Low Consumer Confidence and the Spending Cycle

We all know that consumer spending accounts for about 70% of the gross domestic product (GDP) growth in this country. And when confidence is low, you also know consumers may be more hesitant to spend, holding back on any major purchases, such as homes, ve... Read >

The Biggest Bubble of Them All—Right Before Our Eyes

There’s an organization that’s been around for about 235 years. It’s more like a business today, taking in money and paying its bills. After World War II, this business really got into high gear. It started exporting its goods all over the world. It ac... Read >

A European Recession: Will There Be One?

If you think we have it bad here, just take a glance at Europe, where investing in stocks has become a chore full of patient and sleepless nights. In Germany, the most significant country in the eurozone, the benchmark DAX is down over 25% since late July... Read >