http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Thomas+Mullooly Finances Thomas Mullooly Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=51640&ca=Finances There are many EXCUSES why the bond market may be selling off. But the real reason we are seeing prices fall is because: there are simply more sellers than buyers! That is an economic law that everyone on the planet seems to know, but yet the “experts” on Wall Street always seem to scoff at an answe... Finances Thomas Mullooly Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=49854&ca=Finances We know that bond prices, like anything else with a price, can be tracked on a point and figure chart. We can also monitor the relative strength of bonds, just like we do with stocks. Also, when bonds in general gave a relative strength sell signal over two years ago, we knew that this group would l... Finances Thomas Mullooly Sat, 29 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=47844&ca=Finances ...unless the stocks you own ARE beating the market! There is no way on earth you could ever beat the market if the stocks you hold are not keeping up with the market. And hopefully, staying ahead of the market. But yet, that’s what lots of people try to do. They’d rather keep all the dogs in their... Finances Thomas Mullooly Sat, 29 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=47845&ca=Finances The better question might be: Why do you own bonds today? Lately we’ve seen more damage done to bond accounts than any time in the past few years. I’m warning friends and foes alike, if they own bonds in their accounts here in the spring of 2006, be prepared to see some serious deterioration in thei... Finances Thomas Mullooly Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=45906&ca=Finances Was singer Stephen Stills giving investment advice when he wrote the song “For What It’s Worth”? Or is this just another investment firm experiencing a ‘60’s flashback? Take it from me; a little paranoia can be a good thing. It makes you very aware. And you need to be aware...not only of trends in t... Finances Thomas Mullooly Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=44029&ca=Finances It’s often said that anyone can make an investment, but only a very few can manage the money. Investing is an action, managing is a process. Investing is a lot like marriage, anyone can get married. But marriage carries a great deal of risk. If you are not willing to put in the work, it can turn out... Finances Thomas Mullooly Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=43028&ca=Finances There are two “silent killers” of your investment account lurking. How will you deal with them? These silent killers are not a lousy broker, or rising interest rates, or poor earnings from companies you invest in. It’s not even the media. The first silent killer in your account is inflation. Inflati... Finances Thomas Mullooly Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=41534&ca=Finances Should you put some salsa in your portfolio? International markets provided some of the best gains in 2005, and are off to a roaring start in 2006 as well. Is it too late to add some of these investments to your portfolio? When we speak of International funds, it is important to keep in mind that th... Finances Thomas Mullooly Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=39911&ca=Finances It seems almost once a week I hear some buffoon stating that “the average return for stocks over the last (fill in the blank) years has been 10%.” Listen, I don’t care about “average returns.” And neither should you. I’ll explain why through a simple math problem. Add up these positive and negative... Finances Thomas Mullooly Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=39912&ca=Finances Suppose that the market dropped 20% in one year (as it did in 2001 and again in 2002). You might have to spend the bulk of the next big move up in the market just getting back to even, instead of making money. But suppose we were able to walk away with a flat return...or just a small loss instead. W...