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Weary Investors Hoping for a Bounce
Tim McPartland | October 15, 2014
We sense that investors are getting weary of the massive daily swings such as those we had today and we believe that we will see a bounce of sorts in equities and interest rates tomorrow and/or Friday.It was breathtaking to watch the 10 year treasury trade down to 1.85% today and then bounce back up to close at 2.09%. Similarly,…
Cautionary Note as Interest Rates Tumble – Box Ships Heading toward Bankruptcy
Tim McPartland | October 15, 2014
Interest rates are tumbling hard this morning as global growth (or lack thereof) has become a more serious concern with retail sales in the U.S. falling more than expected in September. Additionally, PPI, has gone negative for the first time in a year. Lastly the Empire State Manufacturing index plunged hard. With all the negative economic stats the 10 year…
Introducing the 2014 Short/Medium Duration Income Portfolio
Tim McPartland | October 15, 2014
October 13, 2014 10 pmIn somewhat of a new 'experiment' we have constructed what we are calling the '2014 Short/Medium Duration Income Portfolio'. This model joins our other models that we have contructed in the past and we plan to simply let this model 'run', meaning no trading. We will just reinvest the income as it is earned.We think this…
Mind The Shale Patch: US Oil Producers May Drill Themselves Into Oblivion
Tim McPartland | October 14, 2014
