Description: Investment strategists say the fundamentals of the stock market are still strong and gains are possible with the right buying strategy. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 10, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/03/10/investing-bull-market-five-year-anniversary.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What does this report have to say to investors? Do you agree?
Posts Tagged: Bonds
Dividend Stocks Fall on Rising Rate Forecast: EcoPulse
Description: Shares of high-dividend-yielding companies are trading near the lowest level in almost three years relative to the market, as the prospect of higher interest rates makes these stocks less attractive to investors. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Mar 14, 2014 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-14/dividend-stocks-fall-on-rising-rate-forecast-ecopulse.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the reasons for investor rotation into and out of these… Read more »
Puerto Rico Gets a Break With Rates on Its Bonds
Description: Puerto Rico is expected to sell roughly $3 billion in bonds on Tuesday at interest rates that are considerably lower than many investors in the municipal market had expected, providing a rare bright spot for the cash-squeezed island. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Mar 10, 2014 Link: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/puerto-rico-gets-a-break-with-rates-on-its-bonds/?ref=economy Questions for discussion: What are the concerns to… Read more »
How Ukraine crisis affects your money
Description: Stocks, energy prices, commodities and gold are a few of the ways the escalating tensions in Ukraine and Russia could affect your finances. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Mar 03, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/03/03/investing-ukraine-russia-global-markets-stocks-energy-commodities-grains-gold.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: How does the Ukraine crisis affect economic and business activity, according to the report? How have investors… Read more »
Fed transcripts: Bernanke chose to let Lehman fail
Description: FORTUNE — September 15, 2008 was a watershed moment for the financial crisis that consigned much of the world to an economic malaise from which we are still recovering. That day, government officials hastily arranged a sale of investment bank Merrill Lynch to Bank of America, while another bank — Lehman Brothers — was… Read more »
The European Debt Crisis Visualized
Description: At the heart of the European debt crisis is the euro, the currency that ties together 17 countries in an intimate manner. So when one country teeters on the brink of financial collapse, the entire continent is at risk. How did such a flawed system come to be? Bloomberg Television and Jonathan Jarvis present… Read more »
Debt ceiling circus is back in town
Description: Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has given Congress until the end of February to raise the debt ceiling. He’s juggling the nation’s finances using ‘extraordinary measures’ but those will only last so long. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Feb 07, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/02/07/n-debt-ceiling-jack-lew-treasury-end-of-february-deadline.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Explain the debt ceiling issue? Why is it… Read more »
David Rosenberg: Don’t despair over market’s decline
Description: More than a trillion dollars has been lost on paper since the year began. It was the worst January since 2009 and it was the worst February since 1933 prior to Friday’s rally. But let’s keep in mind the decline follows a P/E-multiple-led advance in the S&P 500 of more than 30% in 2013…. Read more »
Stocks down? It’s about time!
Description: Investors shouldn’t stress about the ugly week for stocks. The market is coming off of huge gains in 2013 and there’s still decent growth in the U.S., Europe and Japan. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: Jan 24, 2014 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2014/01/24/investing-the-buzz-stocks-nyse-markets-china-turkey-argentina.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: Why would a correction be a good thing? Do you… Read more »
UPDATE 4-JPMorgan to pay over $2 billion to settle Madoff case
Description: JPMorgan Chase & Co will pay more than $2 billion of penalties to settle charges by U.S. federal authorities that it failed to report suspicious activity involving Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. Source: Reuters.com Date: Jan 07, 2014 Link: http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/01/07/jpmorgan-madoff-deal-idINL2N0KH0ZP20140107 Questions for Discussions: Summarize the illegal behaviors for which the bank is being fined. Why… Read more »
