As Seen On Forbes: Is A Top Forming In The Market?

by Jesse Colombo   As seen on Forbes by RealInvestmentAdvice.com’s Jesse Colombo: “Is A Long-Term Top Forming In The Market“: Back in February, during the last market correction, I wrote a blog post called “3 Ways This Market Correction May Play Out” in which I showed three technical chart patterns that I believed the market may have tried … Read more

Debt Alarm Ringing

by John Mauldin Is debt good or bad? The answer is “Yes.” Debt is future spending pulled forward in time. It lets you buy something now for which you otherwise don’t have cash available yet. Whether it’s wise or not depends on what you buy. Debt to educate yourself so you can get a better job … Read more

Fund managers on where we are in the economic cycle

Graph of this issue: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqmUt2YX4AApk7W.jpg According to @MerrillLynch Fund Manager Survey, a record 85% of respondents think that the global economy is at a late cycle. The reading is 11% higher than the December 2007 peak. $SPY $EFA $EEM   $SPX Monthly Change at 2009 levels! h/t Reuters #Eikon pic.twitter.com/c1RZB6xPYZ — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) October 30, 2018 … Read more

The decline of alcohol consumption in France

via NaytaData: Source: WHO Tools: Excel France has seen the largest decline in recorded alcohol consumption in the world between 1961–2016. In 1961 the French consumed a staggering 26.0 litres of pure pure alcohol per 15+ aged person. In 2016 this figure was down to 11.7 litres. The consumption of beer and spirits hasn’t changed that much … Read more

2019 ACA plans now available for preview. Don’t forget to look at the network & out of network coverage!

by jason_for_prez The 2019 plans are now available to be previewed. If you might be using them, check it out! https://www.healthcare.gov/see-plans/ ​ Deductibles, coinsurance rates, and out of pocket maximums are very different in-network and out-of-network, so be sure to take those into account when choosing a plan! A personal example: ​ I’m happy covering most … Read more

Country portrait. Germany.

via CUTE_DATA: Tools: Adobe Illustrator ​ Sources: The World Bank – http://www.worldbank.org The Central Intelligence Agency – http://www.cia.gov UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD – https://comtrade.un.org Stockholm International Peace Research Institute – http://www.sipri.org Our World in Data – http://www.ourworldindata.org The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – http://www.oecd.org  

I Read The News So You Don’t Have To – Market News (Oct. 31, 2018)

by ogordained Happy Birthday Bitcoin, born on October 31, 2018 in the midst of the financial meltdown, bitcoin turns 10 years old today. 🎈 UNITED STATES The Conference Board’s measure of consumer confidence hit its highest level in 18 years It also reveals that US households are confident in the stock market Housing inflation is well above wage growth Rental … Read more