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Mish at Global Economic Analysis referenced an interesting article written by economist Dave Rosenberg titled “What Growth is the S&P; 500 Pricing in? Here are some highlights: Based on past linkages between earnings trends and the pace of economic activity, believe it or not, the S&P; 500 is now de facto discounting a 4¼% real GDP growth rate for the …

There will be no post today, since various commitments are keeping me out of the office. Regular posting will resume on Monday.

Despite the recent rebound in the market place, not all is well in most 401k accounts, as MarketWatch reports in “Plenty of Reasons to Worry:” Happy days are here again, right? After all, the markets are up, Americans are twittering happily about their 401(k) accounts, and life is good, right? Not so fast. The Employee Benefit Research Institute just rained …

My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.phpThe rally resumed after a few flat days with the better than expected unemployment report driving the major indexes to their highs for the year. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs has now crossed its trend line (red) to the upside by +4.68% keeping the current buy signal intact. …

Reader Delo pointed to a link on Minyanville featuring Eight Lifestyles of the Rich and Incompetent. There seems to be some correlation in the size of the mansion they are occupying and the stock price of the company they’re running. Enjoy the slide show.

If you watch psychologically important levels, then the fact that the S&P; 500 and Nasdaq remained above 1,000 and 2,000 respectively yesterday, is definitely a good thing. Despite some bobbing and weaving throughout the session, last half-hour buying pushed the major indexes into plus territory, which means that the Dow and S&P; 500 have gained four trading sessions in a …