Be Scared When No One Else is
Don’t be that person.
I continue to use the VIX as just one of many indicators to upcoming trends and sentiment in the market.
What is your Interest Rate Sensitivity?
What is your interest rate sensitivity? If you reply “what does that mean”, then you definitely need to listen to my video below.
I talk about a quick and dirty way to estimate how a Rising Interest Rate will negatively effect your particular bonds and/or bond funds.
QE Did Not Work in the UK
This is a quarter you’re going to hear about Quantitative Easing.
I hate it.
From the banks’ point of view, it makes perfect sense. For you and me, not so good.
How did QE work in Japan and the UK? Not well at all.
3rd Quarter Review / 4th Quarter Preview
This week is the 3rd Quarter 2010 review and 4th Quarter preview.
If you go back and rewatch my July video (July Video) I stated I thought the 3rd quarter would be up and it definitely was.
Dow Jones + 10.27% for the 3rd Quarter and S&P + 10.72%. Of course, these are unmanaged indexes.
The markets were way down at the end of the last quarter, so this brings the indexes positive for the year +3.5% for the Dow and +2.3% for the S&P 500.
4th quarter? I think things will continue to be up, but the important thing is to ensure you have the right allocation to equities in case I’m wrong. I think the year will end positive for the equity markets.
Listen to my 4th quarter preview video for more analysis and 4th quarter action items.
Ten Things Making Me Nervous
But what makes me nervous?
This article sums up a lot of my feelings.
Does that mean I’m bearish for the 4th Quarter?
I guess you’ll have to wait until my 4th Quarter preview in a couple of weeks to find out.
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