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Schizophrenic Bond Vigilantes and Other Market Tales
Published on 2011-12-01 05:00:33
Sometimes it is really hard to believe that Wall Street is run by serious, highly-educated professionals. You wouldn’t hear a doctor use a ludicrous expression like “Santa Claus Rally.” You wouldn’t take an accountant seriously if you heard them utter pithy nonsense like “Don’t frown, average down” or “Buy on the rumor, sell on the [...]
Tiffany, Wal-Mart and the Two Americas, Part II
Published on 2011-11-30 12:30:28
At the end of August I wrote about the diverging fortunes of the “Two Americas” and used the relative performance of high-end jeweler Tiffany & Co (NYSE: $TIF) and the Everyman’s store Wal-Mart (NYSE:$WMT). (See “Tiffany, Wal-Mart and the Two Americas”). While Tiffany had been enjoying massive sales and profits gains—and this despite rising costs [...]
Charles Sizemore on Straight Talk Radio
Published on 2011-11-29 15:18:27
Charles Sizemore, editor of The Sizemore Investment Letter, appeared this week on Mike Robertson’s Straight Talk About Money radio show. To listen to Charles and Mike discuss the ongoing European debt crisis and their outlook for the stock market in 2012, please click here to download the audio. Sizemore Financial Publishing