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EUR/USD: S/T Valuation Model Still Points To Further Correction – BTMU

EUR/USD suffered after an ECB member showed caution regarding a new policy move. Is the correction over? Not so fast. Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: BTMU FX Strategy Research argues that th...
On July 5, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Canada Racing Down The Wrong Track

U.S. auto sales peaked in 2016 and fell for a fourth consecutive month in June, while sales in Canada hit a fresh record in the first half of 2017 on an 8.8% increase in light truck sales thanks to ...
On July 5, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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EC Federal Realty Investment Trust: A Dividend Aristocrat And One Of The Best REITs In The World

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are the best and easiest way for income investors to profit from rental properties without any of the hassle, paperwork, or illiquidity that goes with personally ...
On July 5, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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EC The Fed’s Definition Of Price Stability Is Likely Different Than Yours

The Federal Reserve Act, as mandated by Congress, established a dual mandate of price stability and maximizing employment to guide the Federal Reserve (Fed) in setting monetary policy. Price stability...
On July 5, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Auto Potential For More Than Minor

According to Edmunds.com, in June 2017 the average length of a new vehicle loan has been stretched to a record 69.3 months. JD Power says that incentives last month were running at more than 10% of MS...
On July 5, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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4 High Earnings Yield Stocks To Boost Your Portfolio

Earnings yield is an easy but useful ratio for investors putting their money into stocks or bonds. It is the reciprocal of the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio and used to spot undervalued stocks. This r...
On July 5, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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New Dow Theory Signal – What Does It Mean For Stocks?

Critics of technical analysis often mistakenly believe that using charts discounts the importance of fundamental data, such as earnings, employment, and economic growth. Charts allow investors to moni...
On July 5, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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This Is Why The Stock Market Will Go Up From Here

The first half of the year has come and gone. The S&P 500 ground its way higher and finished the first half up 9.3%. Unsurprisingly it has been robust S&P earnings that drove the markets to ...
On July 5, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Exxon Mobil: Is This A Good Time To Buy This 3.8% Yielding Dividend Aristocrat?

Oil and gas is a cyclical industry, which is why there are only two energy stocks on the list of Dividend Aristocrats. One of them is Exxon Mobil (XOM). The Dividend Aristocrats are a group of 51 stoc...
On July 5, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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There Is No Such Thing As A ‘Business Cycle’

It says in the Bible (Genesis 41:27) that “the seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They are seven ...
On July 5, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg