Kurt Osterberg

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EC Is Japan Zimbabwe?

Is Japan Zimbabwe? How preposterous: Japan is an advanced economy that cannot possibly suffer the same fate as Zimbabwe. Right? Or could Japan get hyperinflation? Below I explain why Japan, and with i...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Great Graphic: US And European Stocks

This Great Graphic shows two time series. The white line is the S&P 500 and the yellow line is the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 (tracks European stocks). Using Bloomberg analytics, we indexed the two ti...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Using Economic Data Is Easy With The Fred Database

How your company is performing is not obvious unless you compare it to something. What looks like good work could simply be a rising economy lifting even the leaky boats. Or in difficult times, you ma...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Quit All The Barking. No Bear Market Coming. Just Follow Bear

While growing up back east in the Big Apple our family always had at least one quad-ped with a tail, better known as a dog. The one that was my favorite and best friend was a Chow and German Shepherd ...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Breadth Still Healthy

There really isn’t anything significant happening in market internals lately. From all appearances the market wants to go higher, but probably needs to consolidate a bit before another rally. If the...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Gold Mining Stock Tips: 9X The Gold Price

Gold Mining Stock Tips: Why The Time Is Now Gold mining stocks have proven their value once again in comparison to gold itself in the past few months. During the most recent correction of the pr...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Shares Of Orexigen Soar After It Announces Improved Safety Results For Weight-Loss Drug

Shares of Orexigen Therapeuetics (OREX) are up about 40% after the company reported that its weight-loss Drug Contrave did not only achieve excellent safety results but also saw improvements in othe...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Apple’s IWatch And Some Crazy Gold Numbers

As Apple (AAPL) starts selling its new smart watch there are some, well, crazy-sounding predictions circulating about the amounts of gold the company might soon be buying. The math goes like this: E...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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5 Best Rated Global Mutual Funds To Invest In

Over the years, studies have consistently shown that investing in both domestic equities and foreign stocks reduces portfolio risk while enhancing returns. In addition, the primacy of the US equity ma...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Food That’s Good For You And A Stock That’s Good For Your Portfolio

Go Nuts for John B. Sanfilippo & Son This week’s hot stock had an outstanding 2014 and was up 53% over the course of the year, but is undervalued even at its new, higher price. As a main produce...
On March 3, 2015 / By Kurt Osterberg