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OK, here are the latest headlines from yesterday: 1. Consumers’ confidence plunged to a 5-year low on worries over rising inflation and fewer jobs 2. Prices of existing single family homes dropped 11% in January from the same month in 2007 3. Consumer expectations for the future were at a 34-year low You’d think that with news like that, the …

As was widely expected, there was some follow through buying yesterday as a result of last week’s rebound and the major indexes moved higher. One reader had this to say in regards to my post last Sunday titled “Controlling The Urge:” The market these days seems like the patient on the table alternating between irregular heartbeat and flat line. Helicopter …

MarketWatch featured an article titled “No time like the present,” presenting the usual but questionable advice about investing. Let’s take a look: While trading in and out of funds is frequently a recipe for disaster, there are moves that investors can make to improve their confidence and portfolio without blowing up the long-term returns that they supposedly surrender by giving …

Based on the emails I have received over the past few weeks, it appears that there are a number of readers who have a hard time controlling the urge of jumping in on the long side of the market during any 2-day rally, or wanting to go short with vigor anytime a pullback occurs. While it seems that you are …

I read an interesting article called “Global capitalism teeters on the brink.” Let’s listen in on some highlights: The U.S. central bank is slashing interest rates, accepting piles of near-worthless securities from commercial banks as collateral for emergency loans, and pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy. A problem that began last summer in the lowest-grade U.S. mortgage …

My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.phpThe Fed’s oiling of the markets via lower rates and a new lending structure gave the bulls the upper hand. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs remains now -0.36% below its long-term trend line (red), which means we are in bear market territory. The international index dropped to -8.78% …