Over the past three years, the stock market has soared more than 100%. Over the past two years, nearly four million jobs have been created in the private sector. Retail…
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Drop in Confidence Numbers Not a Reason to Worry, Says Hulbert
One of the economic data points that usually snatches headlines is the monthly consumer confidence numbers that show how optimistic or pessimistic Americans are on the economy. But in a…
The Enemy Within: 10 Common Mistakes Investors Make
More often than not, an investor’s worst enemy is his own brain. A myriad of behavioral biases to which we, as human beings, are predisposed are constantly threatening to knock…
Consumers As Contrarians Indicators
One of the reasons for the market’s tumble late last week was a much worse-than-expected consumer confidence reading. But according to Mark Hulbert and the research of Kenneth Fisher, the…