Benjamin Graham taught that Intelligent Investors must do a thorough fundamental analysis of investment opportunities to determine their intrinsic value and inherent risk. This is best done by utilizing a systematic approach to analysis that will provide investors with a sense of how a specific company compares to another company or by reviewing the 5 Most Undervalued Companies…
Here are the lead paragraphs from the Employment Situation Summary released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 215,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in retail trade, health care, professional and technical services,…
Over the past few years observing changes in Federal Reserve interest rate policy has been a little like watching paint dry or grass grow…only not as exciting. That’s because the Fed has not changed its benchmark Fed Funds rate since 2008 (Federal Reserve, FOMC). So with nothing else to talk about, Fed observers have focused on the…
“Would-be investors can take courses in finance and accounting, read widely and, if they are fortunate, receive mentoring from someone with a deep understanding of the investment process. But only a few of them will achieve the superior insight, intuition, sense of value and awareness of psychology that are required for consistently above-average results. Doing…
Gold (GLD) vs. a grab bag of commodity funds…
The Shanghai Stock Exchange fell 8.5% last Monday, then rebounded later in the week. Despite this, the Chinese authorities are supporting the market, which in turn has caused much free market tut-tutting from Western analysts. But given the fragile nature of the Shanghai market and the inexperience of Chinese retail investors, the authorities can’t afford to…
Being an analyst on Wall Street has to be the easiest gig in human history. Just issue a “Buy” recommendation, kick back, and let the giant paycheck flow.
Photo Credit: Nart Elbrus If you want to know what is the core problem of the average person approaching the market (though this applies more to males than females, women have more native caution on average), it is chasing a hot idea. This can take a number of forms: Getting tips from friends…
US companies added 210,000 workers in July, the Labor Department reports. The gain matches Econoday.com’s consensus forecast. Although last month’s increase in private-sector payrolls was modestly below June’s 227,000 gain, today’s update continues to reflect a solid 2%-plus trend advance in year-over-year terms. The annual pace is still decelerating, but fractionally so. The bottom line: the labor…
The BLS jobs report headlines from the establishment survey was at expectations. The unadjusted data shows growth is lower than last year with continued almost insignificant deceleration of year-over-year rate of growth. Overall, this report paints a mixed picture. The rate of growth for employment continued to decelerate this month (red line on graph below)….
