Stocks
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Where the Opportunities Are in Stocks, Bonds and the Dollar
By Mike PattonOne advisor surveys the markets, and looks favorably on TIPS, oil, gas and silver, among others.
February 22, 2011
Stocks Rattled by Libya Unrest; Oil Prices JumpStocks fell sharply and oil prices spiked to their highest level in two years on Tuesday as unrest in Libya worsened.
February 22, 2011
What to Buy in a Pullback, Part IILast Thursday’s blog post turned out to be more prescient than planned. I certainly didn’t expect today’s selloff, but considering the…
February 18, 2011
If 2011 Is the Year for Agriculture Investing, Where's the Value?Two land-owning ag stocks in particular may be underappreciated by the markets.
February 07, 2011
Low P/E ETFs & Warren BuffettWould the Sage of Omaha find ETFs a convenient way to buy IPOs, nanotech or Chinese real estate?
February 07, 2011
Egypt ETF Halts Creation OrdersDue to political unrest, Van Eck Global exercised its right to suspend creation orders of Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF
February 07, 2011
Is Topping 12,000 a Big Deal for the Dow?Expanding the horizon to also include the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 offers a broader picture of just how important Dow 12,000 is.
February 06, 2011
Stocks Stop Moving in Lockstep, Challenging Pros' AdviceFor 1 1/2 years, individual stocks moved with the broad market with little regard for the prospects of the companies behind them. But now some stocks are zigging while others are sagging, and knowing something about the companies, themselves, is important if you don't want to lose money.