InvestTalk Podcasts

There are many examples of Forecasters being wrong. It is been shown that out and out guessing was more accurate than the word of the studied forecasters.Today's Stocks & Topics: (BA) Boeing Co., Is The Market Overvalued Or Undervalued, Should You Delay Social Security Collection, Franchise Costs, Investing in Banks, (AMAT) Applied Materials Inc., Real Estate, (UNG) United States Natural Gas Fund L.P., (CORN) Teucrium Corn Fund, New Investor.

It can be a puzzle to those starting out - the jargon, the process - multiple barriers designed to keep - Ordinary People -out.Today's Stocks & Topics: (CREE) Cree Inc., Economic Statistics, Bonds, Real Estate, Covered Call, Pull Back, (IBM) International Business Machines Corp., (SLV) iShares Silver Trust, (PPG) PPG Industries Inc., (RSO) Resource Capital Corp., (BG) National Bank of Greece S.A. ADS, (AAPL) Apple Inc.

For the past 25 years China has been the big business story. But today, headwinds threaten Chinas upward momentum.Today's Stocks & Topics: (AGNC) American Capital Agency Corp., Hottest Housing Markets, Mortgage, 401k, Master Limited Partnership, (ALK) Alaska Air Group Inc., (EPD) Enterprise Products Partners L.P., Reverse Stock Split, (LOW) Lowe's Cos.

Which gold is best - The actual physical metal, Shares of a fund that holds gold, gold derivatives or shares in gold mining companies?Today's Stocks & Topics: (XONE) ExOne Co., China, U.S. Economy, Truly Wealthy Salaries, (ABX) Barrick Gold Corp., (FCX) Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Ex-Dividends Date, Roth I-R-A, (FIO) Fusion-io Inc.

As you near retirement, downsizing can reduce one of your biggest fixed expenses and help stretch your retirement budget when you need it most.Today's Stocks & Topics: Market Makers, Home Builder Index, Teenage and Shopping Habits, (BIDU) Baidu Inc. ADS, Mom and Pop Investors, (SLV) iShares Silver Trust, (TTM) Tata Motors Ltd. ADS, (DDD) 3D Systems Corp., (EEM) iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, Investing, (EBAY) eBay Inc.

You may not realize that you can learn a great deal about investing by simply observing what goes on with all the Iron Men and Women surrounding you.Today's Stocks & Topics: (AEO) American Eagle Outfitters Inc., (BPT) BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust, Is the Summer Rally Over?, Consumers Tops Complains, Disappearing Car Features, (NOG) Northern Oil & Gas Inc., (GLD) SPDR Gold Trust, (SLV) iShares Silver Trust, (TDC) Teradata Corp., P.E. Ratio.

Even if YOU do not own any muni bonds, it is important to understand what they are and how they work in this age of defaults.Today's Stocks & Topics: (FBALX) Fidelity Balanced Fund, Vanguard GNMA, Creation, 5 Signs Wall Street is a Zombie, Retail Sales, (FLS) Flowserve Corp., (PZA) PowerShares Insured Municipal Bond Portfolio, (DATA) Tableau Software Inc., Dynamic Growth Portfolio, (TSLA) Tesla Motors Inc.

Is commercial property worth a second look in 2013? Their promoters claim Property Funds pay a much better annual income than bank accounts and offer a decent chance of future capital gains.Today's Stocks & Topics: Returns, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, Retail Sales, (DIS) Walt Disney Co., (BRCM) Broadcom Corp., (TSLA) Tesla Motors Inc., Gold, (JPM) JPMorgan Chase & Co., ETFs, Covered Call, (AAPL) Apple Inc.

This is a boom time for the United States energy sector, from pulling it out of the ground to moving it around the country. Where are opportunities for investors?Today's Stocks & Topics: Taxes, Good NewsBad News for the Stock Market, Microsoft Tablet, The Banking Sector, ETFs vs. Mutual Funds, (VIX) CBOE Volatility Index, (NOK) Nokia Corp. ADS, (IRBT) iRobot Corp., (FSL) Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.

Can using more non-traditional asset classes make up the difference in the NEW NORMAL, low return environment?Today's Stocks & Topics: (UA) Under Armour Inc. Cl A, Jobs, The Bric Nations, Social Security, (AMD) Advanced Micro Devices Inc., (BBRY) BlackBerry Ltd, Mini-Bonds, (BRF) Market Vectors Brazil Small Cap ETF, (SD) SandRidge Energy Inc., Dividends, (MO) Altria Group Inc., (MTL) Mechel OAO ADS, Hedging.

Writing off old school investing strategies may prove damaging to performance.Today's Stocks & Topics: (NMC) Newmont Mining Corp. of Canada Ltd., (ACI) Arch Coal Inc., P.E. Ratios, (UNG) United States Natural Gas Fund L.P., The Stock Market, (MELI) MercadoLibre Inc., Bond Funds, (WTW) Weight Watchers International Inc., (AMT) American Tower REIT, (TLAB) Tellabs Inc.

Stocks and bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, options, futures and other derivatives - is not possible to pair down your retirement portfolio?Today's Stocks & Topics: Wall Street vs. Main Street, Economic Numbers, GDP Numbers, Auto Sales, (BLN) PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio, (OT) Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., (YHOO) Yahoo! Inc., (V) VISA Inc. Cl A, Credit Unions.

$14 trillion in the hands of households, banks and corporations. This hoarded cash just might be the fuel for modest growth accelerating.Today's Stocks & Topics: (QCOR) Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc., The Debt Ceiling Debate, Mohamed A. El-Erian - PIMCO, GDP Report, Roth I-R-A, Pullback, (TMF) Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares, (CEF) Central Fund of Canada Ltd.

Because they are often caretakers to family members, and usually survive their spouces, they require careful planning to make their retirement money last.Today's Stocks & Topics: (POT) Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., The Dollar, Earnings Season Score Card, Pending Home Sales, (HP) Helmerich & Payne Inc., The Economy, Private Equity Trust, (FB) Facebook Inc. Cl A, (FMC) FMC Corp.

Two steps forward and one step back. That's the stock market dance. How to profit from the forward steps and not lose your balance during set backs.Today's Stocks & Topics: Federal Reserve, Earning Season, (BKCC) BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp., 4 questions you should ask your Money Manager, 401k vs. 403b, (BTU) Peabody Energy Corp., Exchange Traded Notes, vs. Exchange Traded Funds, (SCHX) Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF.