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By Michael A. Gayed On October 6 here on Minyanville I made the argument that markets were on the verge of a “Melt-Up” in the fall as market internals I track improved and signaled a sharp advance was to come (see The Most Powerful Reason to Believe in the Fall Melt-Up of 2011). October ended up...

I have updated the High Yield Momentum Portfolio, the full commentary can be read on Seeking Alpha here. There are two sells and two buys for this month. Click here for a FREE Trading Course Now you can follow me on Stocktwits and Twitter! Disclaimer: No current positions in stocks mentioned....

Most investors still believe that it is easier to get a better return on lower priced stocks than higher priced stocks. However, it really doesn't make a difference on a generalized basis. Just look at the performance of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) A shares. Fifteen years ago,...

By EconMattersWith the Fed promising to keep rates low for an extended amount of time, at least for the next two years based upon their latest analysis of the economy, interest rates on CDs is a negative return when you factor in inflation. For example, Chase offers a 6 month CD for an annual...

"Breakeven rates" are the differences in yields on regular and inflation-indexed T-notes over the same time horizon, and are measures from the bond market of the expected rates of inflation over those time horizons.  The current 2-year "breakeven rate" is less than 1% (0.935%, top chart), and...