Understanding public policy decisions is crucial to investment success. It’s how you manage to find the best investment ideas that will work for you, and how you can understand the ebb and flow of the otherwise near unreadable markets. There are so many warning signs you can find from understanding these decisions. It’s almost impossible […]
There is a serious analytical mistake gaining increasing popularity. Once you are aware of it, you will see it several times every week. An Easy Example As we often do at "A Dash," let us step away from the world of investing. Many important ideas can be more easily understood from a completely different perspective. […]
President-Elect Obama: The country has voted for new leadership. The perceived economic crisis is at the front of concerns. You won a great victory with support from people of all ages, and varying political persuasions. The stock market is not providing you with much of a honeymoon. Rightly or wrongly, many investors choose fixation with […]
When two events happen at the same time, there is a strong psychological basis for connecting them. Today is such a day. The widely-expected end of the election and Obama victory is somehow getting linked to the stock market. We discuss this, and future investment opportunities, at our sister site, ElectionStocks.com. Please check it out […]
Sophisticated market observers and economists joined today in objecting to Presidential candidate positions on energy issues. The Statements Sen. McCain was first with a proposal for a "gas tax holiday" this summer. Sen. Clinton joined in, leaving Sen. Obama as the only holdout for maintaining federal gasoline taxes. Sen. Clinton has been even more aggressive […]