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Is the Predicted “Lost Decade” in Stocks Upon Us?

14 Dec

Investors are wondering if the beginning of what some have called a possible “lost decade” in stocks actually has arrived. And if it has, they want to know if there anything they can do about it. Well, to start, as far as this year goes, it IS fair to say, barring some near-miraculous change in the next two weeks, 2018 will go down as a stock market bust. Performance of S&P 500, Year-to-Date (Chart Courtesy of StockCharts.com)But could we really be at the beginning of a lost decade? The predictions of a...

Weekly Touchpoint: GE Dividend Cut to a Penny

12 Dec

Financial Giants Consider Precious Metals to Overcome Market Correction Wall Street’s rocky ride is getting a little hairier – as expected, considering we’ve seen the longest bull run ever. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed last week after having officially lost all of its gains for the year. Gold, for its part, spent the last couple of weeks demonstrating why investors look to it during economic woes. Gold prices climbed 2.5% from November 28 to December 7. As conditions continue to worsen, gold’s ...

Weekly Touchpoint: Hedge Fund Kingpin Analyzes Market Volatility

04 Dec

“The Slowdown is Just Beginning…” Are things back to normal now that the latest round of market volatility seems to have passed? That depends. Most would agree there’s nothing “normal” about a decade-long bull market largely fueled by unprecedented quantitative easing measures. That opinion is shared by one of the nation’s most prominent hedge fund managers, who believes the volatility we’ve witnessed recently marks the official “beginning of the end” for the good times on Wall Street.This yea...