We recently had a chance to ask Tom Yorke of Oceanic Capital where he sees markets headed through the rest of 2012.
It's "one of the most important opportunities for investors to buy stocks that we've seen over our investing lifetimes."
Investors can still make a decent profit under these conditions, assuming they choose investments wisely and pay a reasonable price.
Now that the US is starting to recover, it is the European debt crisis that is pressuring stock prices.
When reviewing performance and strategy for my portfolio, I always look at what is happening to the overall market.
With several possible sinkholes visible around the globe, we will still be looking for downside protection.
Overall, we are optimistic about the progress being made on the economic front, based on increasingly heartening economic news.
At this time, the most important fundamentals to consider for mortgage real estate investment trusts are prepayment rates and interest rates.
The four major U.S. carriers are locked in a cutthroat, all-or-nothing competition with no clear winner in sight, and the handset makers are no more attractive.
We moved money out of Apple (AAPL) and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) to buy more of holdings in our favorite companies like SodaStream (SODA) and QlikTech (QLIK).
The company produces a great product and demand for that product should continue to rise throughout the world.