Friday, February 10, 2012
News on WSJ Guide to Economic Indicators...
We're going to be translated into Japanese. Here's a sneak peak of what will be translated...
Sunday, February 5, 2012
WSJ: Topsy-Turvy Money Ideas to Set You Right
By SIMON CONSTABLE
When the financial world looks upside down—and news out of Europe and Washington suggests it is that bad—maybe it's time to follow suit and turn your money habits topsy-turvy as well.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, there are some regular money moves that are better done at the beginning of the year rather than the end. Read more Here are five bog ones.
When the financial world looks upside down—and news out of Europe and Washington suggests it is that bad—maybe it's time to follow suit and turn your money habits topsy-turvy as well.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, there are some regular money moves that are better done at the beginning of the year rather than the end. Read more Here are five bog ones.
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
We're Up for an Award -- Help Us Win
By SIMON CONSTABLE
The book Robert E. Wright and I wrote, The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators that Really Matter, is up for an award.
You can help us win by clicking on this link and voting. You can vote once per day.
The book Robert E. Wright and I wrote, The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators that Really Matter, is up for an award.
You can help us win by clicking on this link and voting. You can vote once per day.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
WSJ: How to Play the Five Big 'What Ifs' of 2012
By SIMON CONSTABLE
When it comes to investing, 2012 isn't the year to do nothing and just hope for the best.
Yes, there are some mammoth-sized unknowns out there that could hurt your returns. But when the biggest "what ifs" are resolved, you could also profit, if you play it right.
Here's how to tackle the five scenarios that are keeping Wall Street investors awake at night:
1 What if Europe gets worse?
No matter how much investors might desire it, Europe's economic mess just won't go away. But the big fear is that it will deteriorate even more before it gets better.
"Europe getting worse is a disaster for everything but the safest investments," says Milton Ezrati, market strategist at Jersey City, N.J.-based money-management firm Lord Abbett. Read more here.
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
NBR: If You Think Europe Was Bad Last Year, Just Wait...
By SIMON CONSTABLE
If you think things were messy in Europe in 2011, then just wait for this year. I`ve been talking about the euro`s crisis for three years, but I expect the fourth year to be the most explosive. Here`s why — a battle has been set up between European government elites, who want to keep the single European currency and the European taxpayers, who are being asked to endure financial hardship in order to keep the currency. Those taxpayers, those people lucky enough to have jobs, aren`t that happy about those hardships.
Nevertheless, the elected and unelected elites of Europe seem hell- bent on forcing the euro and the austerity upon their people. In 2011, we saw Greece burn due to those cutbacks. The elites see the euro as a way to make Europe more like America, with its single currency, the dollar. They do have a point — single currencies have huge economic advantages. But in democracies, we are governed by consent and there`s the problem — that consent is being tested, more so this year, likely because Europe will fall into a deep recession with even more pain. My worry — it won`t be just Greece that burns, but instead the entire Eurozone. I hope I`m wrong.
Read more here.
If you think things were messy in Europe in 2011, then just wait for this year. I`ve been talking about the euro`s crisis for three years, but I expect the fourth year to be the most explosive. Here`s why — a battle has been set up between European government elites, who want to keep the single European currency and the European taxpayers, who are being asked to endure financial hardship in order to keep the currency. Those taxpayers, those people lucky enough to have jobs, aren`t that happy about those hardships.
Nevertheless, the elected and unelected elites of Europe seem hell- bent on forcing the euro and the austerity upon their people. In 2011, we saw Greece burn due to those cutbacks. The elites see the euro as a way to make Europe more like America, with its single currency, the dollar. They do have a point — single currencies have huge economic advantages. But in democracies, we are governed by consent and there`s the problem — that consent is being tested, more so this year, likely because Europe will fall into a deep recession with even more pain. My worry — it won`t be just Greece that burns, but instead the entire Eurozone. I hope I`m wrong.
Read more here.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
WSJ: Five Holiday Gifts for the Financially Inclined
By SIMON CONSTABLE
If you've had enough conspicuous consumption this holiday season, consider giving the gift of financial savvy.
Skip the chocolate Santas and the big TVs; instead get your family some stocking stuffers that might just put them on the road to financial security. They could be the gifts that keep on giving.
Read more here.
If you've had enough conspicuous consumption this holiday season, consider giving the gift of financial savvy.
Skip the chocolate Santas and the big TVs; instead get your family some stocking stuffers that might just put them on the road to financial security. They could be the gifts that keep on giving.
Read more here.
Photo by Ekaterina Shevchenko on Unsplash
Sunday, December 4, 2011
WSJ: Price Charts Can Mislead
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Some holiday traditions are worth skipping. For instance, take the one when you note with horror that the price of your mutual fund has plunged for no apparent reason.
"You hear that a lot around December," says Russel Kinnel, director of mutual-fund research at Morningstar Inc. "People tend to freak out."
If the battering is limited to your fund, chances are the meltdown is illusory: This is the time of year when many funds pay out capital gains they've racked up by selling portfolio securities. When the payout is big, that immediately leads to a big drop in the fund's price, or net asset value. The larger the payout, the bigger the swoon. Read more here.
Some holiday traditions are worth skipping. For instance, take the one when you note with horror that the price of your mutual fund has plunged for no apparent reason.
"You hear that a lot around December," says Russel Kinnel, director of mutual-fund research at Morningstar Inc. "People tend to freak out."
If the battering is limited to your fund, chances are the meltdown is illusory: This is the time of year when many funds pay out capital gains they've racked up by selling portfolio securities. When the payout is big, that immediately leads to a big drop in the fund's price, or net asset value. The larger the payout, the bigger the swoon. Read more here.
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