Is the Cold War Heating Up (and How Would it Affect Your Wallet)?

By Sasha Cekerevac for Investment ContrariansHaving been relegated to the history books, the Cold War between the West and the East appears to be heating up again. On one side, we have increasing tensions with China; U.S. politicians claim that China is a ...

Why the Big Banks Offer a Good Risk-to-reward Play

The sub-prime credit crisis that surfaced in 2008 drove Lehman Brothers to bankruptcy, caused significant upheaval, and drove the U.S. and global economy into a recession. The aftermath was a structural change to the way banks do business, specifically the amount of risk...

Inflation About to Become a Massive Headache for Central Bankers

With the recent new monetary policy initiative by the Federal Reserve, one area that I’m becoming more worried about is the impact this will have on inflation. While inflation has declined from the highs in the 1970s, there is always the worry that monetary policy could...

What Negative Interest Rates Are Signaling

We live in a very unusual time. With the European debt crisis on the market’s mind daily, and as China’s economy slows and the U.S. economy falters, the world has become more complicated. Economic slowdowns and/or recessions are normal, but what is unusual this time...

Why You Need to Be Looking at Mining Stocks

Gold and silver continue to be bullish on the charts. I can see gold breaking to $1,800 an ounce, something that nearly materialized on October 5, when cash gold traded at $1,795.78 prior to slipping. The last time gold was above $1,800 was on November 8, 2011. Silver is ...

Should You Add YUM! to Your Portfolio?

When it comes to corporate earnings, people look to firms that can generate growth for many years. Long-term investing is about making inroads either in new markets or in new technologies that will take market share from competitors. When it comes to expanding in new...

If You Don’t Believe the IMF, How About What the Multinationals A

The global economy is stalling, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise; and unless the eurozone and Europe can recover from the financial crisis, my prognosis for the global economy is not good. Judging from what I’m currently witnessing in the market action, unless the...

Has Apple Topped Out?

When it comes to technology stocks, I don’t think any one firm can match the massive growth in both the company and the share price that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ/AAPL) has experienced over the past decade. Some people might forget, but at one time the market sentiment on...

Spain Says it Doesn’t Need a Bailout: Is it Joking?

Spain must be delusional. I just read that, in a speech at the London School of Economics, Spanish Finance Minister Luis de Guindos said, “Spain doesn’t need a bailout at all.” (Source: “Spain FinMin’s ‘No Bailout’ Remark Causes Laughter,” Yahoo! Finance...

Will the S&P 500 Hit 1,525?

Many analysts and investors have been hesitant about the rally in the S&P 500. While I wasn’t surprised with the rally into the Federal Reserve announcement, I thought it highly likely that the S&P 500 would have a pullback in the fall. However, it appears that...

Why the Soft GDP May Foreshadow Light Spending

While Black Friday is another seven weeks away, there is already mounting speculation on how good the holiday shopping season will turn out to be for the retail sector.A strong fourth-quarter for the retail sector could boost the country’s gross domestic product (GDP)...

The Technology Stock You Should Stay Away From

While many technology stocks for the past few years have done extremely well, the old-fashioned personal computer (PC) makers have struggled. As the marketplace has shifted—and corporate earnings with it—away from the traditional PC to tablets and smartphones, the old...

Why You Shouldn’t Expect Much from Corporate America

http://www.investmentcontrarians.com/stock-market/why-you-shouldnt-expect-much-from-corporate-america/740/ Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE/AA) will be the first Dow stock to report in the third-quarter earnings season, as it kicks off with its results on October 9. The company is one of ...

How This Stock Actually Benefits from More Regulations

Read Full Article at http://www.investmentcontrarians.com/stock-market/how-this-stock-actually-benefits-from-more-regulations/742/When it comes to new regulations, many investors should rightfully worry about how this will affect them. At the same time, there might be an...

Is RIM’s Stock Worth Buying?

Read Full Story at http://www.investmentcontrarians.com/stock-market/is-rims-stock-worth-buying/641/By Sasha Cekerevac for Investment ContrariansResearch In Motion Limited (NASDAQ/RIMM; TSX/RIM) has been one of the worst-performing technology stocks in recent memory. As...