Floating Rate Notes Coming Soon — Are They Any Good?
Floating Rate Notes Coming Soon -- Are They Any Good?
Is China Just One Big Ponzi Scheme?
Although the Chinese industrial infrastructure seems legitimate, is China and all it’s practices just one big ponzi scheme?
4 Keys for Using a Savings Calculator to Reach Your Goals
A savings calculator is a simple way to estimate how much your savings will be worth in the future.
Considerations Before Investing in Your Child’s Business
Before investing in your child’s business, you should do your due diligence and carefully examine the investment you will be making.
General Obligation Bond Holder? Be Afraid.
The municipal bond market has always been bifurcated. No, I don’t mean insured vs. uninsured bonds, although that is certainly true as well.
When in Any Doubt At All, Hire an Expert
Sometimes, it is better to realize that you need to hire an expert to protect your assets.
The Rising Interest Rates Dilemma
There are widespread economic implications to rising interest rates. What most people will notice right away is that mortgages are getting more expensive.
4 Tricks for Creating a Successful Savings Plan
Saving doesn’t come easy for everyone. Some people are spenders, and if they see money, they have to spend it. Sure, this approach provides instant-gratification. But it also becomes harder...
Own A Bond Fund? Look Out Below!
By now, even if you don’t follow the markets on a day to day basis, you have opened your May statement and probably noticed something disturbing. Those “safe” bond funds...
Oh, No. Not Another Bubble! Shale Oil Boom Ending?
The latest bubble has come in the form of the recent shale oil boom happening here in the United States.
Old Blame: Quantitative Easing — New Blame: Zero Interest Rate Policy
The end of the zero interest rate policy of the Fed will likely signal an end to the current bull run in the bond market.
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It’s Simple: Bond Yields Cannot Go Higher…Or Else
It’s can be too easy for investors to get caught up in the latest news from China, or Greece, the potential “tapering” schedule, unemployment levels or GDP.
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PrimeRates Market Talk: All Eyes On Bonds. Plus–Gold Backwardation.
With the semi-famous (in investor circles, anyway) “summer retreat” in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and the Wednesday release of Fed minutes, bonds should be front and center this...
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Tips for Spotting High-Cost, Actively-Managed Mutual Funds
When it comes to actively managed mutual funds, looking at the whole picture is important, too.
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PrimeRates Market Wrap: Housing, Jackson Hole, Germany
The housing market, the Jackson Hole meetings, and Germany's better than expected numbers helped buoy the financial markets.
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The Japanese Yen and the US Auto Market
With the weakening of the Japanese Yen and the growth of the US Auto Market, the stock of Japanese automakers have grown to their pre-recession levels.
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Obvious Flaw In QE Arises: Fed Loses $200 Billion
The quantitative easing (QE) program is not intended to involve any deep thinking. It just exists because the Fed says that it needs to.
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