The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 has received a lot of press lately because of President Trump’s intentions of repealing it. To understand how this will impact you as a trader, you need to understand what
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What is the Fed Going to Do?
The U.S. Federal Reserve will be announcing their next decision on interest rates mid-December. While the prevailing opinion has been that they will raise rates by about 0.25 percent, this is purely an educated guess.
Read moreDisney Likely Undervalued
Disney is currently the worst performing stock of the year of the 30 included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. As of this article, Disney has lost around 9 percent of its value, and now
Read moreBuffett Group to Buy Yahoo? NOT
Warren Buffett is one of the biggest—if not the biggest—investing icon in the world. He’s known for building his wealth steadily over the course of many decades, slowly at first, and then as his money
Read moreLooking at Chicago for the Future
In December 2015, the Federal Reserve boosted the interest rate on lending for the first time in more than seven years. This was long expected, and many experts were surprised that it wasn’t done a
Read moreS&P 500 Drops Below Moving Average
When a major index falls below its 100 day moving average, investors and traders begin to worry. That is precisely what happened last week with the S&P 500 as it slipped from being unpredictable to
Read moreUsing a Strong U.S. Dollar in Uncertain Times
It seems like the major financial markets are beginning to see a little extra consumer confidence emerging. Within the U.S. stock market, for example, volatility dropped a bit for the week ending October 16th, and
Read moreUsing July’s Payrolls Report
For almost a year now, the S&P 500 has been pretty lifeless. Yes, there have been ups and downs, but in the last 7 months, the index has only moved a total of about 36
Read moreIs a Bottom Coming?
It’s been over six years now since the 2008 financial crisis hit its lowest point. Back in March of 2009, the market hit its bottom, and has been in an overall upward trend ever since.
Read moreStrong Auto Sales Expected
According to experts, the automotive industry is one of the most highly undervalued sectors in the entire U.S. market. For those that remember, the auto industry has had a rough few years, but it seems
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