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    Jerry Slusiewicz

    By Jerry Slusiewicz | March 16, 2010 | 4:41 PM | 0 Comments

    The U.S. central bank as expected kept interest rates near zero and continued to commit to keeping rates exceptionally low for an "extended period" of time due to concerns that the economy... read more »

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    Jerry Slusiewicz

    By Jerry Slusiewicz | March 11, 2010 | 4:50 PM | 0 Comments

    Or is it?  Apparently, everyone's a bull.  The market corrected 9% from January into February and despite an overwhelming number of bad economic reports, it seems everyone is looking for the... read more »

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    Jerry Slusiewicz

    By Jerry Slusiewicz | March 09, 2010 | 2:50 PM | 0 Comments

    The market continues its bullish bias.  Low interest rates remain the source for institutional investors to access cheap capital to trade the markets.  The US Dollar continues to trade against... read more »

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    Scott Martindale

    By Scott Martindale | March 08, 2010 | 3:48 AM | 0 Comments

    As I reported last month, January saw relatively limited insider trading in the wake of some year-end net profit-taking in December. So, it was encouraging to see the buyers return during February.... read more »

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    Jeff Miller

    By Jeff Miller | March 08, 2010 | 2:57 AM | 0 Comments

    With this article I am initiating a new series called "Face-off."  My mission is identifying and writing about the best sources on a topic -- finding expertise and explaining arguments. ... read more »

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    Jeff Miller

    By Jeff Miller | February 03, 2010 | 8:25 AM | 0 Comments

    Why is it so hard for individual investors to make winning decisions?Part of the answer is psychology.  It starts with a simple question.  When is a stock "expensive?"It often helps to... read more »

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    Jeff Miller

    By Jeff Miller | February 01, 2010 | 9:25 AM | 0 Comments

    There is a strong theme for this week's trading:  Psychology versus Data.The objective is to make a profit.  Each week is a new challenge.It is my intention to do my look ahead on Friday or... read more »

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    Jeff Miller

    By Jeff Miller | January 28, 2010 | 8:31 AM | 0 Comments

    In my preview for the week, I emphasized the political hurdles.  With three days gone, most of these are behind us.Last week many pundits confused rhetoric with reality and over-reacted to President... read more »

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    Michael Pettis

    By Michael Pettis | January 26, 2010 | 8:18 AM | 0 Comments

    This will be an unusual entry in that rather than focus on economic analysis I want to address one of the too-widely-repeated myths common outside China which, I think, may distort some of our... read more »

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    Jeff Miller

    By Jeff Miller | January 06, 2010 | 9:11 AM | 0 Comments

    It is quite natural to value transparency.  Understanding our world makes us more comfortable and confident.Continuing my discussion of good ideas for 2010 that did not quite fit into my overview... read more »

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