Daily Archives: January 6, 2012

The Daily S.W.I.M. – January 6, 2012

As wise men say, nothing lasts forever. The 5-day rally that started in the last trading day of December 2011 experienced its first hiccup as the market open started at 4,517.66 points, 1.25 points lower than the previous close yesterday. … Continue reading

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Tips and Tricks of the Trade: Interview with a CFA Trader

For our third and final interview for Tips and Tricks of the Trade, we interviewed a client, a Certified Financial Analyst with veritable experience in stock trading. The person asked for privacy, hence we did not post their name. However, … Continue reading

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Economic Update: December 2011 Inflation

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (2006 Base Year) 2011 AVERAGE INFLATION: 4.8% DECEMBER INFLATION: 4.2% • Headline inflation for 2011 averaged 4.8% (using the 2006 base year Consumer Price Index) after the rise in consumer prices decelerated in the last two months … Continue reading

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Market Report: January 6, 2012, Friday WK01,TD005 2012

OUTLOOK. FOLLOWING tonight’s jobs market reports, focus will be trained on the employment situation numbers Friday morning in the US. Consensus forecasts have a positive bias indicating the economic recovery may have gained enough traction going into 2012. While this … Continue reading

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