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5 Disheartening New Economic Developments

August 3, 2011 · 1 comment

in 2011, August, S&P 500, US debt, US economy, debt, economy, employment, forecasts, fundamentals, gold, indicators, layoffs, market reports, recession, seasonal investing, summer, unemployment

Now that the debt ceiling has been raised and the media have already turned to the question of how Obama will be celebrating his 50th birthday, it behooves us to consider the new market slump that has sunk in following registration of the reality of America’s debt situation.  Immediate crisis would seem to have been [...]

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Understanding How the Beta of Your Stock Works

March 5, 2010 · 4 comments

in VIX volatility, financial education, investment tools, market trends, risk, stock picks, stocks, technical analysis, terminology

If you’ve never paid attention to Beta (β) (or “B”) before, listen up.  Even if you don’t consider yourself a technical analyst or a seasoned investor, or if you are just getting into stocks now, beta is fairly easy to understand and can help you with your stock picking decisions.
Beta is a mathematical measurement of [...]

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