Press Releases from Eleven Two Fund Management (6 total)
The Gold Bull Market-Is it Bull?
The gold bull market is in full force. How long it will continue I have no earthly idea. This gold bull market very much reminds me of the real estate bull market. I have a difficult time recalling all the conversations I had during the technology bull market that ended in March of 2000. But I can certainly remember all of the attitudes and all of the people and…
Giving, Saving, Investing
Luke 3:11 - And he would answer and say to them, “The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise.”
Going back to God’s word can often be challenging. And when I read these verses on giving, I feel my faith being challenged. Why did Jesus tell us to do such things? It’s easy for Him to…
Investing Notes Sept 2011-Treacherous Waters Ahead
The US stock market hit a peak this year on April 29th, and we have not seen stocks that high since then. Behind much of the stock market’s volatility, at the end of August, are two different investment approaches. One group of investment managers believes that a lack of economic stimulus by governments around the world will lead to a severe recession. They sold on Friday when Ben Bernanke announced…
Jittery Joe's and Patient Patty's...Biggest Investing Mistakes Revealed
I just wanted to review some of my thoughts about short term tracking of investment strategies. One of the biggest mistakes I see my clients make is to switch strategies after a few months when their accounts go down. I have witnessed this for years. Then inevitably, right after they switch investment strategies (with me) the investment strategy they just left starts to go up and the investment strategy they…
Is the U.S. Heading for the next "Roaring 20's" or "Great Depression"?
The average 12 month CD is paying .75%. I just looked at 2 year corporate bond yields and the best I could find was 2.4%. Right now, fixed income investors are really seeing their interest payments go down. The US government bond crashed (interest rates went up) in the 4th quarter of 2010 but it didn’t cause interest rates to go up for CDs and corporates. With commodities up 28.9%…
Hidden Taxes Strangle Fixed Income Investors
The robust end of the year trend has poured over into the New Year as January finishes with a strong start to the year. Oil and energy related equities continue to advance with a resilient trend in place. Investors are optimistic, right now, as they have been since March 2009.
Starting with the US Dollar we see that it made lower lows, had lower highs, and closed lower for the week.…
