Description: A contrarian equity market indicator is flashing a buy signal to investors this month. Source: FinancialPost.com Date: Oct 02, 2015 Link: http://business.financialpost.com/investing/trading-desk/markets-flashing-buy-signal-again-bofaml Questions for discussion: What is the basis for this technical analysis? How much confidence would you put in the risk presented to investors?
Posts Categorized: Financial analysis
The hedge funder at the center of the drug-increase controversy has a long history of alleged bad behavior
Description: The story of a young former hedge fund manager buying a lifesaving drug and then jacking up the price by more than 5,000% has ignited a firestorm. Source: BusinessInsider.com Date: Sep 24, 2015 Link: http://www.businessinsider.com/martin-shkrelis-history-of-lawsuits-2015-9 Questions for discussion: Summarize the arguments presented in this report. Where do you stand with respect to the behavior… Read more »
Behind the AB InBev and SAB Miller merger
Description: If the companies fuse together, it would own 7 of 10 beers in the U.S. Source: Fortune.com – video report Date: Sep 18, 2015 Link: http://for.tn/1gymeoS Questions for Discussions: What is motivating the merger? Do you think it makes sense for these companies? Do you think it will be approved by regulators?
Opinion: Stock-market recovery won’t be far off, so hold tight
Description: After three years, the U.S. markets inevitably caught up to crash statistics. Ending a long period of relatively tranquil equity advances, the market is currently seeing its first major drop in years. Though declines are normal, this instance stands out because of just how long it’s been compared with the normal crash frequencies. Source:… Read more »
Robots Will Help Iron-Ore Miners Survive Price Rout
Description: When the rout in prices ends for the world’s iron-ore producers, those left standing probably will have more robots on their side. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Sep 10, 2015 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-10/surviving-iron-ore-blood-bath-requires-a-lot-more-mining-robots Questions for discussion: How is robotics changing the mining industry? What are the financial planning implications related to this trend?
Prince: corporate debt is way too high
Description: Corporate America has been tapping into the cheap stream and with normalized interest rates on the horizon, David Prince, Founder & President, Harbinger Capital Markets Research says debt levels have gotten altogether too high. Source: BNN.com – video report Date: Sep 11, 2015 Link: http://www.bnn.ca/Video/player.aspx?vid=702589 Questions for Discussions: Summarize the analysis presented by David… Read more »
The World’s Highest-Paid TV Actresses 2015: Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting And Sofia Vergara Lead With $28.5 Million
Description: While we are busy being becoming immersed in the daily lives, emotions and relationships of their on-screen personas—Sofia as Gloria, Robin as Claire, and Julianna, who for so long was Nurse Carol, slowly shifted to Alicia—TV’s top actresses are busy making money: Sofia Vergara and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting more than any others, banking $28.5 million apiece pretax between June… Read more »
‘Bearish divergence’ is warning investors not to buy the dip in the stock market
Description: A chart signal that warns you not to buy can be just as useful as one that warns you it’s time to sell. The long-term “bearish divergence” in the S&P 500’s chart suggests it is still much too soon to try to pick a bottom. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Sep 04, 2015 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bearish-divergence-is-warning-investors-not-to-buy-the-dip-in-the-stock-market-2015-09-04?dist=afterbell Questions… Read more »
Wilbur Ross: Chinese government panicked over markets
Description: U.S. investor Wilbur Ross discusses what’s behind China’s economic crisis and estimates its growth in the 4-5% range. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: August 26, 2015 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2015/08/26/wilbur-ross-china-economy-markets.cnnmoney/ Questions for Discussions: What does Wilbur Ross say about why the markets dropped? What are the risks in the current investment environment? What should investors… Read more »
While Many Panicked, Japanese Day Trader Made $34 Million
Description: While a lot of investors were hitting the panic button Monday, a Japanese day trader who’d made a big bet against the market timed the bottom almost perfectly and narrated a play-by-play of the trade to his 40,000 Twitter followers. He claims to have walked away with $34 million. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-28/while-many-panicked-japanese-day-trader-made-34-million Questions… Read more »
