Small caps have taken their knocks along with everything else, but quality funds still have a place in your portfolio. Read More

Municipal bonds are among the most attractive investments in the fixed-income market right now. As bad fiscal news continues to flow from states, yields on even the best municipal bonds continue to climb. Read More

That pushed a hard almost seventy percent rally for Citigroup shares this week and, despite giving some ground today, an almost ten percent rally in the broader markets. This is most likely a bear market rally though, with more bad data coming out next week. While TIC flows will likely remain strong, the dollar’s still the currency to hold for now, industrial production almost certainly weakened further with an accompanying drop in capacity utilization. Read More

A major catalyst for this weeks rally was the Citigroup (NYSE: C) report that it had managed to turn profits in the first two months of the year. In a letter from CEO Vikram Pandit told Citigroup employees that the troubled bank was on track, based on historical trends, to… Read More

President Obama has stressed the need to encourage the development of alternative energy sources to address both global environmental challenges as well as American dependence on imported oil. But with oil prices off last year’s highs by more than two-thirds and many of the companies that should be driving innovation in the field struggling to survive Read More

Although there are still lingering concerns about the state of the global economy, conditions seem ripe for a solid 2009 for the fund. Read More

In a move which sent Citigroup (NYSE: C) shares plunging, the Treasury Department has announced that after consultation with the bank, it has decided to covert up to $25 billion of the preferred shares it was issued under the Capital Purchase Program into common stock. That will take the governments… Read More

In a move which sent Citigroup (NYSE: C) shares plunging, the Treasury Department has announced that after consultation with the bank, it has decided to covert up to $25 billion of the preferred shares it was issued under the Capital Purchase Program into common stock. That will take the governments… Read More

Stress testing is already done on banks to some extent, with banks being examined on a rolling basis. And while Geithner hasn’t enumerated exactly how these stress tests will be conducted, they’ll be along the same lines, only much more stringent. Read More

Inflation still lurks. Read More