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A Raymond Randall's Articles in Investing

  • Hey Buddy! Gotta Buck?
    The Japanese have no yen for the Dollar; the British may be metric, but they prefer pounds...Whatever happened to the U.S. Dollar?
  • Up One Day, Down One Day: Stock Market Trading
    Does the market mislead investors one day to sucker the same investor the following day? Or, does the stock market inform beyond immediate perception?
  • The Stock Market's Red Glare
    Stock Markets soar and crash too. Stock Market traders sometimes become kids with a toy. Every day the market pumps itself up. Indices spiral upward making many giddy with kiddish delight; nobody wants this rocket to fall from its lofty heights. With little notice, the market stalls, momentum is lost, and markets crash.
  • How To Flatten A Penney
    The world is flat because nothing is proprietary. What can be made, learned, constructed, and used in America can be made, learned, constructed, and used almost anywhere. Information and innovation are not constrained; the Internet, the cell-phone, and imagination have global instincts. Almost anyone can flatten a penny.
  • Fedspeak: Polyglot Perspicacity
    Federal Reserve watchers hope Ben Bernanke tells us a lot so that senatorial Humpty Dumpty's do not seek explanations for economics "...that haven't been invented just yet."
  • DORF Spells Doom For Detroit
    America may soon be the land of "mother, apple pie, and Toyota."
  • How To Measure The Stock Market's Gains And Losses
    Many market watchers measure the stock markets performance by tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average. So, just what is the Dow Jones Industrial Average?
  • The Three- Legged Investment Stool
    For some, stock and bond prices do not matter. They will always have enough money. The rest of us better find more than one way to create cash flow.
  • Red and Blue Investment Portfolios
    Some investment time spans leave investors with black and blue investment portfolios causing them to see red. Statements showing a drop in portfolio value weakens the resolve of many investors. Usually, this takes place during uncertainty about sudden or expected long-term economic changes. A Presidential elections arouse uncertainty on Wall Street, and all investors read the results.
  • Alpha and Beta: The Romulus and Remus Investment Twins
    Romulus and Remus are the eponym of Rome as Alpha and Beta are the eponym of investing. Romulus and Remus are the mythical twins of Rome; Alpha and Beta are the non-fictional twins of asset management. Story tellers tell us that Romulus and Remus were suckled by a wolf. Analysts tell us that investors get chased by a bull (a lot of "bull") and a bear.
  • The Green Eggs and Ham of the Consumer Price Index
    During February, our local librarian decorates her bulletin board with Dr. Seuss book titles. Many parents trip their tongues over Seuss stories like Green Eggs and Ham. "Do you like green eggs and ham?/I do not like them, Sam-I-am./I do not like green eggs and ham", nor do I like the cost based on Consumer Price Index records.
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