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...
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...
The Occupy Wall Street protest movement is making headlines all over the world and has spread to other cities in the United States. These protests have engendered support from the general population...
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. Investors can improve...
Many a cynic has said that the stock market and the economy are crap games. In some respects, perhaps they are like games of chance, subject to the whims of fate. Any random, unpredicted occurrence...
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...
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...