Bonds are a great way to lower the amount of risk in your portfolio, increase your cash flow and increase your return in bad years. In case you didn't notice, the past 12 months haven't been so good for the market. It's even possible to buy low risk corporate bond funds the have a higher rate of return than you can get on a mortgage.More...

It started in Seattle in 1999. It continued in Quebec the following year. This year it happened in Genoa Italy. A motley crew of protestors, against world trade, motherhood and calling for debt relief for poor nations comes to protest. Along the way comes a strange group of anarchists who insist on burning cars, confronting police and this time, getting themselves killed. The path of confrontation has been laid and there seems to be no way out of it.More...

Tech Leader Index Last Update 4/10/2006 Start Cap $1,593,623,137,937 Market Cap $1,163,676,883,825 Last Close $734.10 Index Value $730.21 % Change -26.98% 1 Day Change -0.53% Point Change -3.90 Year to Date 1.97%   Click for Details

Redneck Index Last Update 3/30/2006 Start Cap $34,485,194 Market Cap $160,556,129 Index Value $4,655.80 % Change 365.58% YTD 379.82%

How to change a tire

I got to see Newark International Airport grind to a halt a few weeks ago. It was gridlock caused by a tire change. Seriously.More...

What might happen in the stock markets next week.

Another wave of corporate earnings are set to sweep over the market next week. The question is will it crash over the market and push the NASDAQ below the psychologically important 2000 level? Probably not.More...

Last weeks portfolio snapshot. More...

Our models still look strong. More.