Web Picks from monsterHash.com
Domestic Trends
:: Google paints a stark vision of the US economy.
Economic Analysis
:: Project Syndicate provides newspapers with analysis from the world’s top economists
Economic Calendar
:: The key events moving the market, highlighted by Briefing.com- Finviz screener Best stock screen tool on the web. csv on bottom can be auto-loaded into google docs.
Real Clear Markets
:: Daily briefing on the markets
Undervalued stocks
:: Stock screen based on “Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements”
Value Cruncher
:: A web tool that simplifies discounted cash flow analysis of public companies
Wikinvest
:: Simple research and portfolio consolidation.
Investment guides
How do I know the best time to invest in the market?
Time in the market is more important than timing the market. That said, there is a fairly accurate indicator of the general health of the stock market, called the yield curve.
The Yield Curve shows the annual percentage rates of US Government bonds of various maturities. In a healthy economy, the curve should slope upward and out, like the profile of a wine glass on its side. If the curve is flat or downward-sloping, it indicates that bond traders and investors are predicting a recession. What does the yield curve look like today? I’m so glad you asked:
That covers just about everything I know about bonds. I don’t buy them, so I spend little time thinking about them (the same goes for options and commodities). Below is some information about the few things I do invest in: