Market Overview

As discussed here back in April, US labor markets continue to heal, with Friday's payrolls gains putting 2014 on track to be the best year for job growth since the late 90s. Now many are asking...

As a middle-aged man, I’ve learned the importance of getting my annual physical to improve my longevity. The same principle applies to the longevity of your retirement account. With the fourth...

In a recent interview, Stephen Leeb, founder of the Leeb Group, discussed what he believes are China’s plans to buy more gold and make the yuan the world’s reserve currency.Leeb said that...

What are the long-term trends for multiple jobholders in the US? The Bureau of Labor Statistics has two decades of historical data to enlighten us on that topic, courtesy of Table A-16 in the monthly...

It was the week of the missing. Famed bond manager Bill Gross went missing a week ago today, having suddenly left his position as head of the world’s largest bond firm, the one he co-founded....

I wanted to share this video I made about the head & shoulders pattern, because this pattern is so prevalent these days. I am stunned at how many of these patterns are happening right now (and I...

Dividend-Paying Stocks The fourth quarter really couldn’t get here fast enough.  After eight good months in which my favorite investment themes performed even better than I had hoped, we...

The fallout from Bill Gross leaving PIMCO for Janus Capital Group has continued to spread through the financial community and ultimately generated a review from Morningstar of the group's flagship...

The recent announcement by CalPERS, the largest pension fund in the world, that it was exiting entirely from hedge funds has led many to speculation that this heralds the end for hedge funds. However,...

-- VIX closed at the upper trendline of its Ending Diagonal after testing weekly Cycle Top resistance at 18.42. It has also left an inverted Head & Shoulders formation that indicates a...

The US non-farm payrolls report and unemployment rate for September were released Friday morning.Big Boost Prior to the announcement, the consensus was for 215K net new jobs. The actual number came...

Over the last few months, North American markets, and in particular the US Dollar, have been enjoying an amazing run of strength.  US data has been either good or mildly good, the Federal Reserve...

Euro area retail sales surprised on the upside in August as they increased 1.2% m/m and 1.9% y/y. Excluding June, the yearly change was the highest since April 2007. The increase reflects an increase...

Market Drivers October 3, 2014 EZ Final Services PMIs are lower UK Services PMI Nikkei .30% Europe .45% Oil $91/bbl Gold $1207/oz. Europe and Asia:CNY Services PMI 54 vs. 54.4EUR Final Services 52.4...