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Wages, Inflation & Retail Sales

“Davidson” submits: For 8yrs part of the conversation has centered around a weak recovery and weak Hourly Wage Growth. To paraphrase: “If only we had higher wages we would have a better economy...
On July 11, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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World Markets Update – Monday, July 10

All eight indexes on our world watch list have posted gains for 2017 through July 10. The top performer thus far is India’s BSE SENSEX with a gain of 19.11%, followed by China’s Hang Seng ...
On July 10, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Can I Safely Withdraw Principal In Retirement?

As a cross-border financial advisor, one question I hear nearly every day is, “Can I afford to withdraw my principal in retirement?” For most of my clients, the short answer is, yes, but it is imp...
On July 10, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Q2 2017 Review: Markets Focus On Corporate Growth, Not Politics

While media remains fixated on the White House, the markets during Q2 were more attuned to corporate results and central bank activity. Investors saw solid gains and a smooth ride with the S&P ret...
On July 10, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Hot Options Report: End Of Day – Monday, July 10

Most active equity options and strikes for the end of day, July 10, 2017...
On July 10, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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VVIX Signals Trouble Ahead Amid Retail Rout, Bond-Buying, & Gold Gains

Ignore the rout in retail, focus on FANG… and hope for some dovish cooing from Yellen… Expectations for higher VIX uncertainty (VVIX – VIX of VIX) are at their highest relative to VI...
On July 10, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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The Case-Shiller Home Price Indices – How Cities Have Recovered Since The Housing Crisis

We discuss some of the Methodology of the Case-Shiller Home Price Index in this Housing Market video, and then go over 20 cities and compare and contrast how each has fared since the Housing Market Cr...
On July 10, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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EC The Pros And Cons Of The Dividend Discount Model

There has been much said about investing and how to accurately value a particular stock or other asset. Plenty of theories exist as to how to determine the real value of an investment today. There are...
On July 10, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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The Bernanke-Yellen Bubble-Depression

In a recent article I advocated for a new way of naming business cycles. The new approach emphasizes the cause rather than the effect. So instead of the “housing bubble” and “financial crisis,�...
On July 10, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Stocks And Precious Metals Chart – Me And My Baby

“Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.” Hermann Hesse “Narcissism falls along the axis of what psychologists call personality disorders, one of a group that includes a...
On July 10, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg