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By Mandeep Rai On July 12, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Roughly 10 years ago, we suffered the largest slowdown in the U.S. economy since the Great Depression. Bear Sterns was given away at fire-sale prices, as was Countrywide Home Loans and many other...
By Remi Lukosiunas On July 11, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Today we have what seems to be a limitless number of options to choose from for our personal finances. Savings and checking accounts, mortgages, and auto loans from various financial institutions...
By Mandeep Rai On June 14, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Let me come out and say right up front that I don’t usually cheer when stocks go down. After all, I am personally invested and generally become richer when markets go up.
But there are times...
By Mandeep Rai On May 10, 201707:00 AM Eastern
After the election, small cap stocks rallied the most — and for good reason. They are a pure play on American growth as most small caps have limited, if any, exposure to international sales. Plus,...
By Mandeep Rai On May 3, 201707:00 AM Eastern
You may not need a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing. But when it comes to determining stock market direction, our proprietary Weiss Ratings Market Barometer can definitely help!
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By Remi Lukosiunas On May 2, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Stashing your cash in one place may not always be the best idea. It’s like picking your investments: You want to diversify your portfolio in case some of them underperform. But from the looks of...
By Mike Larson On April 28, 201707:00 AM Eastern
When I was a kid, my mom doled out a lot of oatmeal for breakfast. She tried to spice it up with brown sugar or raisins sometime, and of course, it met my nutritional needs. But let’s be honest:...
By Mandeep Rai On April 18, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Financial stocks have done very well since Donald Trump was elected for a number of reasons. But one of them is paramount: The U.S. banking industry has been on the mend since the 2008 financial...
By Mandeep Rai On April 12, 201707:00 AM Eastern
If you remember a few months ago, I wrote a piece covering the history of recessions and expansions – one that said the average length of an expansion is 7.6 years. The longest, just prior to the...
By Mandeep Rai On March 22, 201707:00 AM Eastern
We’ve long known that the Weiss Ratings Model gives us insights to a company’s future prospects, but I’m also finding we can use it to gauge the health of the general market. Let me explain…
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