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What will the New Year Bring?
Now that we have safely tucked away the year 2010 with the S&P 500 Index up 12.9 %, will we enjoy a similar or better return in 2011? Clearly, the majority of investors are looking for another up year. I believe that’s a safe bet, at least for the first half of the year.
Overhead Resistance keeps markets in check
“I don’t get it,” gripes an investor who called from Chicopee, “Congress goes and passes the tax cut extensions, which is good news, right, and still the market does nothing. What gives?”
Hi Yo Silver
Gold is at record highs this year but silver is barely back to where it was 30 years ago. As the spin doctors out do each other in bumping up their price targets for the “other” metal, I am going to stick to my guns. Silver is just $6 an ounce short of my price target.