Today we’re going to salute some little guys who wouldn’t give up. Small (er) cap stocks that refused to quit and have made their true-believer shareholders money this year, in one of the worst environments imaginable. What these names have in common is that they all are consumer-oriented companies, 4 of them are engaged in the…
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Are You Paying a Hidden Tax to the High Frequency Traders
This is a developing story, but one which has all the potential to explode if the right people hear about it. I don’t have a strong opinion on this stuff yet, but I thought I’d put John Mauldin‘s take on the table and let everyone make up their own minds. From Thoughts From the Frontline:…
We're All Correlated Now
Lockstep Main Entry: lock·step Pronunciation: ˈläk-ˌstep Function: noun 1 : a mode of marching in step by a body of persons going one after another as closely as possible 2 : a standard method or procedure that is mindlessly adhered to or that minimizes individuality — in lockstep : in perfect or rigid often mindless…
Smart Balance: It's Like Buttah…Maybe
I’ll start by saying that this is not a post that contains any investment advice. I do not make specific recommendations or market calls to anyone through The Reformed Broker. In this piece, I’ll be discussing the merits of one small cap company that I consider to have a very interesting story. It could double…
Market Recap: All In? Nahhhhh.
[vodpod id=Groupvideo.2759320&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] The Reformed Broker, AKA Butchie Yost, here with today’s Market Recap… How many of y’all went All In today, like The Grouch & Eligh, with the Dow up give or take 70 this afternoon? That’s what I thought. No one seems to have any conviction that this week’s pullback has brought us back…
Market Recap: Regulate
[vodpod id=Groupvideo.2752577&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] The Reformed Broker, AKA Nate Dogg, here with today’s Market Recap… In honor of President Obama’s massive Wall Street regulations overhaul today, I thought we’d get started with the classic West Coast joint Regulate by Warren G. Today was one of those ping pong days here on The Street, without…
Market Recap: The New Beasts
The Reformed Broker, AKA Daddy Warbucks, here with today’s Market Recap… I thought I’d skip the averages today in favor of showing three charts of The New Beasts. From every bear market, a set of new leaders emerges, often, these are stocks that had nothing to do with the prior bull market. My highlighting of…
Who's Ready to Start Picking Stocks Again?
Over the long holiday weekend, I was asked the same question in different settings by friends, neighbors and family members again and again. “Is the market going to go up or back down from here?” Don’t get me wrong, it’s a nice change of pace from the big question from January and February, “Why would…
Alternate Realities: GOP or Dem Markets
Which of our two major political parties would be a better steward of our capital markets and financial system if left unchecked by the other party? I think either way, the result would be pretty scary. The Republicans never met a business they didn’t want to deregulate and the Democrats never met an underprivileged constituent…
Sell in May and Go Away…I just may, eat some hay, and lay by the bay
[vodpod id=Groupvideo.2454003&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Should investors heed the phrase “Sell in May and Go Away” this year? If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the last 30 years or so, its that any advice that rhymes is guaranteed to be true and is automatically good to follow. Think about it: “Beer before liquor, never sicker” “An apple…
