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Here’s an article out of the Associated Press worth reading… WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators on Monday made permanent an emergency rule aimed at reducing abusive short-selling, put in at the height of last fall’s market turmoil. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it took the action on the [...]
Two weeks in a row with nothing but strong bullish advances – the question becomes whether it can continue this week. So far, the market has responded well to earnings season. Next week there will be more reports, and when yourself in the midst of earnings anything goes. One thing [...]
That is a pretty brazen remark isn’t it. Heck, some folks may be turned off enough that they never visit SharePlanner again. But at least hear me out. I have nothing against Warren Buffet, and I think that he is added more than we could ever imagine to the world [...]
With the broad-based market rally that we saw in the stock market last week, it is going to be very interesting to see what this week holds. I don’t believe we’ll see as strong of a move this week as we saw last, but we very well could see some [...]
Last three weeks we have been finishing in the red. Will this week be any different? For beginners, the DOW look like it is on the brink of a MAJOR breakdown…and I mean major. The obvious head and shoulders pattern that has emerged is now on the verge of being [...]
In case you were wondering where do I get my market information from, or who do I rely on for my the daily happenings on what’s going on in Wall Street, the truth of the matter is, I don’t tune into, or listen to anyone. Frankly, I couldn’t tell you [...]
The market indices moved higher this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Index gained 3.09 percent. The S&P 500 rose 2.28 percent, while the Nasdaq finished 4.23 percent higher. So where do we go from here? There is all this chatter of “Green Shoots” coming from the mouths of the talking [...]
Alright everyone – hope everyone enjoyed their extra day off from the stock market and that you are all ready to get back in to the thick of things on a shortened trading week. Will the bulls reignite the rally that has lacking of late, or will the bears regain [...]
Here’s an index of existing housing prices going back to 1890 which is pegged at $100k (adjusted for inflation). This chart was developed by Robert J. Shiller – a Yale Economist. If the great depression is any indication what we might be facing as a country, then this chart says is all. Reading [...]
Recently a subscriber sent an email over to me asking the following: I’ve just filed my tax return for 2008 and I’ll be getting back some money from Uncle Sam. Each year I stash my tax refund into some long-term investments to save for my kids’ college tuition…Since I won’t [...]
Welcome to the re-launch of Sharplanner. After being down for maintenance for one week, we are ready to get back to work with our main goal being to increase the value of your portfolio. You'll definitely notice a new layout to the Shareplanner website, with a few new features you're sure [...]
Looks like TDAmeritrade managed to take our brokerage firm off the street by buying them out at a pretty nice premium. I couldn’t be more bummed about this. I left TDAmeritrade, because in my opinion, they have horrible fills, and I constantly found myself arguing with them over this. With [...]
