Month: December 2012

Handgun Sales Spike After Mass Shootings (CNBC)

Obviously, no one want to profit on the terrible events and tragedies that occur. However, there is no research that shows that these types of events actually bring on gun control that is going to stop someone from legally (or illegally) obtain a weapon for nefarious purposes.

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Economics For The Week Ahead – Prepare for Barrage

There are plenty of economic reports hitting this week that will be watched closely. Over the past several weeks there we have seen a mixed picture emerging that is not providing a great deal of confidence when trying to assess the U.S. economic position.

This is one more reason that markets...

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TDI Podcast: Small Caps and Gold with Frank Curzio (#293)

Guest: Frank Curzio of Stansberry Research has some interesting thoughts on gold stocks as well as some small cap picks. What to expect with the Fiscal Cliff and where the markets may be headed. We talk about the potential for gold as well as the end of year setups.
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Nasdaq 100 – Top Holding Performance (Apple is the Key)

The NASDAQ 100 is a market weighted index and as such the top holdings are highly concentrated. In fact 56% of the total holdings are in the top ten positions.

Apple (AAPL) is a whopping 18% of the weighting and why there is some much movement of the index when Apple...

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The Great Fracking Boom – READ THIS

The fracking boom is helping to make the U.S. have a reduced dependence on energy from outside our borders. This piece from Bloomberg was a great overview and too good not to pass on to you,

On this week’s TDI Podcast, Frank Curzio and I spoke about the great benefits...

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