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    FOMC Statement 6/19/13

    Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Labor market conditions have shown further improvement in recent months, on balance, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the housing sector has strengthened further,

    By |Published On: June 19, 2013|4 min read|
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    FOMC Statement 5/1/13

    Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Labor market conditions have shown some improvement in recent months, on balance, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the housing sector has strengthened further,

    By |Published On: May 1, 2013|3 min read|
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    Morning Plan for April 12, 2013

    Plan for today is to play the attached link loudly and headbang. Avoid this whipsaw. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lab0n7KaSAE

    By |Published On: April 12, 2013|0 min read|
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    FOMC Statement 3/20/13

    Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests a return to moderate economic growth following a pause late last year.  Labor market conditions have shown signs of improvement in recent months but the unemployment rate remains elevated.  Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the housing sector has strengthened

    By |Published On: March 20, 2013|3 min read|
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    FOMC Statement 1/30/13

    Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that growth in economic activity paused in recent months, in large part because of weather-related disruptions and other transitory factors. Employment has continued to expand at a moderate pace but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and

    By |Published On: January 30, 2013|3 min read|
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    FOMC Statement 12/12/12

    Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October suggests that economic activity and employment have continued to expand at a moderate pace in recent months, apart from weather-related disruptions. Although the unemployment rate has declined somewhat since the summer, it remains elevated. Household spending has continued to advance, and the housing sector

    By |Published On: December 12, 2012|3 min read|
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    Back in Black

    The Edgy Investor is attempting to make a comeback into the SharePlanner fold.  I have a new (read: faster) computer that should be able to handle blog posts, I have a new regular-job that should allow me more opportunities to daytrade than in the past, and I have a new eagerness to get back into

    By |Published On: November 8, 2012|1 min read|
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    FOMC Statement 10/24/12

    Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September suggests that economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace in recent months.  Growth in employment has been slow, and the unemployment rate remains elevated.  Household spending has advanced a bit more quickly, but growth in business fixed investment has slowed.  The

    By |Published On: October 24, 2012|3 min read|
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    Psychological Advantages Begin With Understanding the Nature of the Beast

    At first trading seems extremely simple, and compared to many other occupations, it is. But then you jump in and it doesn’t take long until you realize that it isn’t that simple. In fact most clients that come to me are rather astute individuals, yet they are feeling quite humbled because they’ve not been able

    By |Published On: October 1, 2012|2 min read|
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    QE3: Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems

    I’m a huge fan of Rick Santelli, as he seems to be the only honest reporter in all of main stream media. The guy gets it and doesn’t care whose feathers he ruffles in the process of stating his opinion.  What gets me is that no one seems to really care about the long-term implications,

    By |Published On: September 21, 2012|1 min read|