October 18, 2011
Copper has often been regarded as a great economic indicator, since copper has so many uses. When the economy typically begins to pick up, copper is in DEMAND. When we have slack (or slow) times in the economy, demand for copper drops. So what is copper, as an economic indicator, saying right now? Keep in [...]
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October 11, 2011
Is the Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Index Fund (symbol MGEMX) available in your retirement plan at work? MGEMX may be available in your deferred compensation plan or your 401k plan. In the many retirement plans I have reviewed, this Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund is one of the more popular funds — meaning, it is [...]
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Are Point and Figure Sell Signals Bad?
November 15, 2011What generates a sell signal on a point and figure chart? The easy answer is “the price going down!” And you would be right. But that’s kind of a “flip” response. The number one question I get asked is “Tom, tell me WHY the stock is going down!” That’s a tougher question to answer. Since [...]