Bull vs Bear Market Basics
August 30, 2010 – 2:07 pm | No Comment

If you’re new to the stock market, you may not be familiar with the old adage, “bull vs bear market.” What exactly does it mean? Well, there are a couple of theories out there, but …

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Wall Street’s Push to Bring Back the Public
December 31, 2010 – 1:00 am | No Comment

Investors have been liquidating bonds in the last few weeks which begs the question why. Are investors liquidating bonds in order to move cash back into stocks and other risk assets? Or is that money …

Hoping for third consecutive year of market gains
December 31, 2010 – 1:00 am | No Comment

Increasingly bullish estimates say the chances of a double-dip recession are about 20%, writes PROINSIAS O’MAHONY

Expect France to wallow and Apple to become uncool in ’11
December 30, 2010 – 1:00 am | No Comment

LONDON — There is an old joke that economists only make predictions so that the weather guys have someone to laugh at. In much the same spirit, once a year this column also makes some …

The Low-Risk Way to Ride the Rally
December 30, 2010 – 1:00 am | No Comment

You can protect your gains without getting out of the market entirely.

Predictions: how to get a laugh, or 10
December 29, 2010 – 1:00 am | No Comment

Keep this piece for a year to see at the end that ”that was the year that was”.