Monday, October 31, 2011
The European Bailout Explained with a Cartoon
This explains well how the Eurozone solved their debt crisis.
Also, my latest article: Did Jim Cramer Really Say Buy Netflix At $50 And Sell In High $100s?
Friday, October 21, 2011
October Update
- October
11 CalPERS
Asset Allocation Ratio and Target Annual
ReturnJoseph
Dear,
CEO of CalPERS and Assistant Secretary of Labor
at OSHA under Bill Clinton, showed this table today on
CNBC. As of
April 2011, this is the
asset allocation for CALPERS
- October
5 Investors
Intelligence Bulls over Bulls plus Bears
Sentiment IndicatorThis is a
graph
of
the weekly Investors Intelligence Survey Bulls
minus Bears Sentiment data from 1988 to today
plotted against the weekly DOW (Dow Jones Industrial
Average)
- October 5 Gold / GLD Price Support Charts
- This graph shows the price of gold (more gold charts and current quote) from January 1, 2000 through October 5, 2011. The dashed green lines show major support levels
- The second chart below shows Gold recently bounced off its 200 day moving average and is now hugging the dashed green line
New from 2011 Articles:
MORE
- Oct 17 Government Debt as a Percentage of GDP by Country
- Aug 8: List of Standard & Poors AAA Rated Companies
MORE
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| Gold/GLD: Resistance and
support levels for the price of gold |
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Term Results that Speak for Themselves
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Since 9/30/98 inception, "Kirk's Newsletter Explore Portfolio" is UP 338%
vs. the S&P500 UP only 38% vs. NASDAQ UP only 43% (All through 9/30/11)
Subscribe to my service NOW and get the October 2011 Issue for FREE! !
In 2010, "Kirk's Newsletter Explore Portfolio" gained 20.4% vs. the DJIA up 11.0%
In 2009, "Kirk's Newsletter Explore Portfolio" gained 33.5% vs. the DJIA up 18.8%
(More info)
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Social Security COLA for 2012
Today the Social Security Administration announced the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2012. Here are the details from the Press Release:
Social Security Announces 3.6 Percent Benefit Increase for 2012
Cost-of-Living Adjustment is First Since 2009
Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 60 million Americans will increase 3.6 percent in 2012, the Social Security Administration announced today.
The 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits that nearly 55 million Social Security beneficiaries receive in January 2012. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December 30, 2011.
Some other changes that take effect in January of each year are based on the increase in average wages. Based on that increase, the maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security tax (taxable maximum) will increase to $110,100 from $106,800. Of the estimated 161 million workers who will pay Social Security taxes in 2012, about 10 million will pay higher taxes as a result of the increase in the taxable maximum.
Information about Medicare changes for 2012, when announced, will be available at www.Medicare.gov. For some beneficiaries, their Social Security increase may be partially or completely offset by increases in Medicare premiums.
The Social Security Act provides for how the COLA is calculated. To read more, please visit www.socialsecurity.gov/cola.
Table of Social Security COLAs by Year