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  • Deconstructing inflation

    By David Wattenbarger - April 18, 2013 | Tickers: IEF, TIP

    Inflation is one of those slippery concepts that comes up often in discussions around investment planning and market assumptions, but can present challenges for people seeking hard data for forecasting.  The United States Bureau of Labor and Statistics produces the commonly referenced Consumer Price Index data.  The monthly release of CPI data makes market headlines, as well as inspires commentary on whether the basic CPI accurately captures US inflation.

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  • Goldman Sachs Generates Excitement As It Beats Earning Estimates

    By Alexander Cho - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: C, CME, FB, GS, TIP, JPM, KOL, NDAQ, NYX, SPY, DIA, GLD, USO, WFC

    Goldman Sachs has had another successful quarter as the company was able to grow both revenues and earnings at the same time. The company’s revenues have increased by 1% quarter-over-quarter, with revenues coming in at $10.09B. The company’s operating expense declined by 1% quarter-over-quarter. The company saw an improvement in net earnings of 7% quarter-over-quarter. The company’s results mirrored that of the other banks.

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  • Look Who is Joining the "Uncivilized" Gold Investors

    By Scott Ryan - October 1, 2012 | Tickers: TIP, GLD

    There seems to be a disparity between Ben Bernanke's recent actions and the rhetoric in which he engaged over the past year.  2012 was a year in which many debated whether "QE-3" would be forthcoming.  It was only early April 2012 that Bernanke came out with his statement indicating that he has "no appetite for more quantitative easing."  To a cynic, this might appear as a carefully chosen phrase more »

  • Three Inflation Protected ETFs: Uncle Sam is Helping

    By Jeff Stouffer - September 4, 2012 | Tickers: TIP, GTIP, IPE

    One of the best investments sponsored by the US Treasury is the Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities or TIPS for short. TIPS are direct obligations of the US and have a feature that allows the principal of the note to grow in value when inflation rises and deflate in value when inflation drops. This gives a very safe way to preserve capital over time. The interest on TIPS remains fixed and is more »

  • Take a Spring Break From Stocks

    By George Clausen - April 13, 2012 | Tickers: STIP, SHY, AGG, TIP, MDY

    Most market news is negative lately. Maybe it’s time for the stock market to take off for spring break. A little sun and beach make a world of difference.

    The bad news adds extra meaning to the old stock market adage: “Sell in May and go away.” Make that mid-April. 

    Downgrades are happening again. On April 5, Egan Jones Rating Company downgraded the U.S. government debt from AA more »

  • Protect yourself from inflation with these ETFs

    By Andrés Cardenal - March 14, 2012 | Tickers: XLE, STIP, TIP, MOO, GLD

    Inflation can be one of investor´s worst enemies in the long term, when money loses its value the scenario gets much more complicated for investors trying to protect the value of their capital. Unfortunately, the current economic environment of extremely low interest rates doesn´t provide many opportunities to beat inflation rates by investing in fixed income assets, especially if we see a rise in inflation in the middle more »