The markets tanked again yesterday as much uncertainty about the proposed government bailout package prevented traders from chanting that happy days are here again. The bears ruled, and I expect this volatility to continue for quite some time. With the unique events of the past few weeks, I have attempted to write about as well as reference articles of interest …
The Bailout Culture Turns 10
In light of the government bailout of failed institutions, it is only fitting that these current efforts are happening around the 10-year anniversary of the rescue of Long Term Capital Management (LTCM), which I detailed in a book review last year titled “When Genius Failed.”MarketWatch had a follow up story to that historic bailout. Here are some snippets: In less …
Sunday Musings: A New World Order
The WSJ featured a niece piece titled “One Week Later, a New World Order,” which reflected on the amazing events of this past week. In case you missed some of the action, here are some excerpts: Years from now, number-crunchers looking at weekly changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Average will look at the week ending Sept. 19, 2008, and …
Postponing A Crash
There have been so many stories and blog posts about the events of this past week that it’s hard to keep up. Mish at Global Economic Trends made several references, but here is one short synopsis that sums it up: This is a historic day for financial markets as the free market system has effectively been put on hold. The …
No Load Fund/ETF Tracker updated through 9/18/2008
My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.phpA market crash was avoided due to government intervention. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs remains below its trend line (red) by -2.04% thereby confirming the current bear market trend. The international index now remains -8.48% below its own trend line, keeping us on the sidelines. For more details, …
A Bridge To Knowhere
Yesterday appeared to be an “in your face” day as the markets responded with another sharp drop to the downside in response to the Fed/US Treasury announcement of a $85 billion loan to one of the living dead, namely AIG. I think Wall Street is finally seeing beyond the futile government attempts to prop up failing companies in order to …