5 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Truth About QE and the Fed’s "Bailouts"
The Truth About QE and the Fed’s "Bailouts"
The Federal Reserve, when it was initially created in 1913, chose the word “Federal” because it would make the bank sound as though it was aligned with the Federal Government (it isn’t)… and the word “reserve” because it wanted to sound like it had the reserves to support the system: that the Fed would act as the ultimate backstop.
5 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on JPMorgan’s 16 Reasons Why The Fed Should Hike Rates (And 5 Excuses For Delaying)
JPMorgan’s 16 Reasons Why The Fed Should Hike Rates (And 5 Excuses For Delaying)
Things are getting a bit hotter for the Federal Reserve regarding the tradeoff between growth and inflation, according to JPMorgan CIO Michael Cembalest. For the last few years, he notes, a zero rate policy was put on autopilot given excess labor and industrial capacity. Both are shrinking now, and when looking at a broad range of variables, some are clearly mid-cycle.
5 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Best Retirement Plans for Late Starters
The Best Retirement Plans for Late Starters
5 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stock Indexes Reverse Higher, But In Tame Volume
Stock Indexes Reverse Higher, But In Tame Volume
Stocks overcame a weak open Friday to finish with decent gains for the day. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 added 0.5% while the Dow Jones industrial average tacked on 0.4%. The IBD 50 rose 0.3%. Volume fell across the board. In the morning, an ugly session appeared to be taking shape. The major indexes were down about 0.4% a little more than an hour into the session after a disappointing jobs report.
5 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Things Tesla Motors Investors Need to Know This Week
3 Things Tesla Motors Investors Need to Know This Week
From breaking ground on its Gigafactory to insider selling, there is no shortage of news surrounding Tesla Motors this week.
5 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Gold Sentiment Hits Bearish Extremes
Gold Sentiment Hits Bearish Extremes
Central Gold Trust (GTU) is a closed-end mutual fund, which means that it trades like a stock on the NYSE. The fund owns only gold — the metal, not stocks. Closed-end funds trade based upon the bid and ask, without regard to their net asset value (NAV). Because of this, they can trade at a price that is at a “premium” or “discount” to their NAV. By tracking the premium or discount we can get an idea of bullish or bearish sentiment regarding gold.
5 September, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Oaktree’s Howard Marks Explains The Difference Between Volatility And Risk
Oaktree’s Howard Marks Explains The Difference Between Volatility And Risk
Volatility is the academic’s choice for defining and measuring risk; but Oaktree Capital’s Howard Marks warns Bloomberg TV’s Stephanie Ruhle that “while volatility is quantifiable and machinable… it falls far short as ‘the’ definition of investment risk.” In fact, he berates, “I don’t think most investors fear volatility.