Fed Not a Gamechanger: What Happened Today?

Posted by on May 2, 2013 in The T-Report | No Comments

May 1 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Michael McKee, TF Market Advisors’ Jeremy Hill, Graham Fisher & Co’.s Josh Rosner and Cantor Fitzgerald’s Brian Edmonds discuss Federal Reserve monetary policy on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg) http://www.bloomberg.com/video/fed-maintains-pace-of-qe-for-now-L8i3ke30TQ6~MWBAxsHZyg.html

What Risks Lie Ahead for Europe?

Posted by on Mar 11, 2013 in The T-Report | No Comments

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/what-risks-lie-ahead-for-europe-iV75MQasTM6IMR5OKtokQg.html

How Will Italy Affect the Markets?

Posted by on Feb 22, 2013 in The T-Report | No Comments

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/how-will-italy-affect-the-markets-XBQssCFhS7aApdsIrEj2vg.html

The T-Report: The Rule of Three and Pain Trades – Delayed

Posted by on Jan 16, 2013 in The T-Report | No Comments

The Rule of Three Before digging in, I just wanted to remind people that I am a strong believer in the “rule of 3″ or alternatively “by the time my mother knows it” rule. It is simple, sometimes it doesn’t even seem serious, yet I think it is in play here. The pattern I see ...

YTD Fixed Income Summary – Updated

Posted by on Jan 15, 2013 in Fixed Income Allocation | No Comments

Risk On, Off, and On Again On January first, I mentioned that we might get some wild gyrations on the back of the cliff agreement. Rarely have I been so right. The market started the year in complete “risk on” mode, followed by a lull, even a bit of weakness, only to close this week ...

Monday’s T-Report: 10% Returns in a 4% Yield Environment

Posted by on Jan 15, 2013 in The T-Report | No Comments

Sorry for the delay today, but just getting used to mountain time (and the extreme cold morning right now). What caught my eye today was story that funds are more leveraged then they have been in awhile.  I take all these with a grain of salt as I don’t think the numbers mean as much ...

YTD Fixed Income Summary

Posted by on Jan 13, 2013 in The T-Report | No Comments

Risk On, Off, and On Again On January first, I mentioned that we might get some wild gyrations on the back of the cliff agreement. Rarely have I been so right. The market started the year in complete “risk on” mode, followed by a lull, even a bit of weakness, only to close this week ...

The T-Report: You Look Great in Blue, Buy This Pink Dress

Posted by on Nov 29, 2012 in The T-Report | No Comments

There was some chatter about the performance of fixed income ETF’s yesterday.  They performed poorly at least relative to stocks and some had a late day sell-off fueling some speculation that credit wasn’t doing well. That speculation was just wrong, but highlighted some problems with existing fixed income ETF’s. They were trading at a premium ...