Saturday, 18 September 2010

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Weekly Roundup From
The Financial Brain Trust

Ashish Avanti: India Flies Under the Radar, Staying Out of US Spotlight
If you receive your investment advice and cues from your local TV-news channel, a cable-TV business-news channel or just the word on Wall Street, you are missing the boat. The best opportunities are where the majority of the herd isn’t flocking to, at least just yet . . . get the full story, click here.

David Skarica: Deflating the Theory that Gold Rally Is a Bubble
There seems to be a debate in the financial media at the moment if gold is a bubble. We must remember that bubbles are rare events. They usually happen once or twice in a generation, with the real-estate and tech markets seeing bubbles in the past 10 years. Because of those two instances, we are now all too quick to declare every bull market a bubble . . . get the full story, click here.

Sean Hyman: ‘Death Crosses’ Cast Shadow Over Dollar Pairs
There are weaknesses to using computer automated programs for trading, but for the most part, computers have taken us forward instead of backward when it comes to trading and investing. In fact, I want to tell you about one of the most widely used institutional programs around. They are called “death crosses” and “golden crosses” . . . get the full story, click here.


David Frazier: A Blend of Indicators Is Best for Forecasting Stocks
Many investors, including professional money managers, rely entirely on fundamental factors to forecast the direction of stock prices and to position their investment portfolios. Many other investors rely exclusively on “technical” indicators. Unfortunately, neither of those approaches produces positive results during all investment environments . . . get the full story, click here.

Bill Spetrino: Save Yourself: Build Your Own Financial Lifeboat
Many seniors worry about passing a "legacy" to their heirs. Even worse, many of their adult children have consciously, or unconsciously, funded their current lifestyle with doses of financial “outpatient care” from their parents and grandparents . . . get the full story,click here.

Bob Wiedemer: It's Hard to Have Faith in the Stock Market Right Now
The stock market has been able to reverse losses in August and hold its own in recent weeks. But, you wonder if this reflects a renewed faith in the market or just a market gyration . . . get the full story, click here.