Financial Theory

5 Ways To Protect Your Portfolio From Volatility

Posted: December 7, 2011 9:17AM by Tim Parker

Is it possible to gauge the level of anxiety in the investment markets? Certainly, and The Chicago Board of Exchange Volatility Index (VIX) measures it. The VIX reacts in real time -Â just as a stock...

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Filed Under: Financial Theory, Investing Basics

Strategies For Making Sense Of The 2012 Forecasts

Posted: November 29, 2011 1:32PM by Tim Parker

Along with trees and reindeer, December brings with it all of the "predictions for 2012" articles. Some will be naughty and some will be nice, but should you change your portfolio after reading...

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Filed Under: Financial Theory, Investment, Portfolio Management

4 Other Wall Street Protests You've Never Heard Of

Posted: October 26, 2011 10:54AM by Eric Fox

The Occupy Wall Street protest movement is making headlines all over the world and has spread to other cities in the United States.Â These protests have engendered support from the general population...

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Filed Under: Financial Theory

4 Biases That Can Make You A Bad Investor

Posted: September 28, 2011 2:08PM by Eric Fox

Stock picking is a difficult endeavor and has been even more so over the last few years as investor panic over the financial crisis and recession increased market volatility.Â Investors can improve...

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Filed Under: Financial Theory

Betting On The Economy: What Are The Odds?

Posted: July 29, 2011 1:51PM by Marc Davis

Many a cynic has said that the stock market and the economy are crap games.Â In some respects, perhaps they are like games of chance, subject to the whims of fate.Â Any random, unpredicted occurrence...

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Filed Under: Financial Theory

Do Small Investors Move The Market?

Posted: June 7, 2011 9:28AM by Jean Folger

Well-funded institutional investing firms - each with big budgets for research, technology and investments - have notoriously been in the driver's seat when it comes to moving the market. A small...

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Filed Under: Financial Theory, Stocks

The S&P Downgrade: What Does It Mean?

Posted: May 4, 2011 3:26PM by Patricia Moses

Last month, ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the outlook on U.S. Treasuries from "stable" to "negative." What does this mean? For the U.S., it's not good news. Although the country has...

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Filed Under: Bonds, Economics, Economy, Financial Theory

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