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The $3.7 Trillion Municipal-Bond Market Just Isn’t That “Liquid” May 10, 2016 Bonds The Fed is allowing big banks to treat municipal bonds as safe, high-quality assets for emergency reserves. But once you’ve read up on Ramapo, New York, “safe” no longer comes to mind.
Welcome to the Real Hunger Games April 12, 2016 Commodities Shifts in economic growth and weather patterns threaten to decimate world food production ... leading to soaring commodity prices and potential food riots.
Protect Your Portfolio With a Broad-Market Put Option April 8, 2016 Trading Strategies Investors believe the economy is strong and that earnings are rebounding. This assumption couldn’t be further from the truth. Protect yourself from what could be the worst quarter since the Great Recession.
Monetary Disaster Insurance March 29, 2016 Gold When a financial firm like Munich Re starts vaulting gold and griping about monetary policy, you have to believe that they might be on to something serious.Exxon Mobil’s $12 Billion Bond Sale & Acquisition Hunt Means Oil Is a Buy March 22, 2016 Oil Oil prices have soared 50% in the past two months. There are sure to be downdrafts before a recovery, but Exxon Mobil is already hunting for acquisitions … and you should take notice.





