Short-term opportunities abound in this volatile market, particularly in indexes and sectors. Technical strategist, Mike Paulenoff, shares how he uses pattern recognition, oscillators, and market psychology overlaid with macroeconomic analysis to identify short-term opportunities in gold, oil, the dollar, the emini S&P and other indices and asset classes via their ETFs and leading component stocks. He will show how his strategy has resulted in 60% winning trades over the last five years.

Bio: Michael Paulenoff is a technical strategist and author of MPTrader.com a real-time diary of his index and sector analysis and trade alerts. He is a 33-year Wall Street veteran, formerly with Smith Barney, Harris Upham, Drexel Burnham Lambert, and Republic National Bank.

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It seemed obvious several years ago that retirees would shoulder much of the burden of the financial crisis and its residual effects.

While events have generally played-out in line with this projection, the backlash from seniors has been surprisingly subdued.  The lack of pitchforks seems odd given the fact that the number of retirement age voters is increasing by 10,000 each day in the United States.

That said, the capital versus retirees story has been trending-up lately. This may have something to do with the election year.  It could also could be the result of millions of savers around the world starting to realize the implications of negative real interest rates as far as the eye can see.

Another aspect of this story that is starting to surface is that the taxpayer resources used to shore-up the banking system are not necessarily working there way–at least in a broad manner–back into the system.  

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Wouldnt you like to secure a financial future for you and your family, while worrying less and prospering in both up and down markets? Obviously, this is the American dream!  However, it is an achievable dream.

Here are 7  investing secrets to help you achieve these elusive goals:

1. Markets move in cycles. Learn to recognize these cycles and the investment strategies that prosper in that cycle. Right now we are in a secular bear market. Expect a lot of volatility and little long-term market movement within a large trading range.

2. Buy and hold wont work right now. The reason, see secret #1. You need an actively managed investment strategy to win in this environment.

3. T

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On January 12, President James Michel chaired the 1st session of the National Economic Council that was established in December. The President said that it is the priority of his government to ensure that Seychelles continues on a path of economic growth that fairly benefits its population.

He said: “This is a goal that we must never lose sight of. Our economic cake must not only be bigger, but we must also ensure it is shared fairly”.

At the same time, he emphasized the need to stimulate more business activity and get more Seychellois involved in entrepreneurship. This can be done by making more credit available to them and on easier terms, so the banks would be playing an essential role. According to Michel, “the banks have to be proactive and reach out to all entrepreneurs, big and small.”

Mr Michel also said that it is necessary to go on encouraging foreign direct investment (FDI) in the jurisdiction. He said

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“How to buy bottoms and sell tops with confidence”

Jason Alan Jankovsky FOREX Analyst & Trader

Almost any trader with some experience has heard the trading maxim (or rule) “Don’t try to catch a falling knife…” It usually refers to buying a market falling in price and alludes to how dangerous it can be to try to get positioned when a market appears to have a lot of potential to continue moving lower. It also has the connotation that the trader himself is part of the problem because of his desire to try and buy a low price; he might “rush” to participate—thereby handing himself a loss. In the case of a market on the move higher traders tend to use the phrase “Don’t stand in front of that freight train…”

In either case—the assumption is that the market is behaving in such a way that it becomes more difficult to go against the prevailing price action in hopes of selling a top or buying a bottom; and that the trader is part of the problem because he can’t wait to make his move. Both metaphors have solid ima

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In a Fortune article titled “Why Stocks Beat Gold and Bonds,” Warren Buffett provides a glimpse of his upcoming shareholder letter.

While Buffett’s advice is perfect for investors who have a long-term perspective, anyone near or in retirement may want to think twice about acting on the prescription.

The core of Buffett’s advice is as follows:

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As it has been said recently, the International Monetary Fund has released its report on Seychelles’ 4th programme review. In accordance with the review, the jurisdiction’s economic prospects are good. However, the report warns of risks from the crisis in Europe.

The Fund hails Seychelles’ performance with the IMF executive board’s deputy managing director and acting chair Min Zhu saying: “Aided by sound macroeconomic policies and timely structural reforms, the Seychelles economy rebounded strongly from the crisis of 2008-09. Medium-term prospects are good, but downside risks exist due to the crisis in Europe. Inflation has picked up recently, reflecting the delayed pass-through of global food and fuel price increases, but remains broadly in check.”

He noted that “safeguarding debt sustainability is critical for sustaining the gains from macroeconomic stabilization”. Also, he mentio

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