What a fragile thing economic confidence is. Investors are just starting to get the feel of rising stock prices again, like putting on an old pair of comfortable jeans you've found in the bottom of the hamper. Perhaps they should be laundered first, though. But this is a stock market rally you must handle with care. Last week's close on the Dow saw that psychologically important index erase its losses for the year. After being down as much as 25% in mid-March, the Dow-led last week by soaring

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (June 8 – 14, 2009) “Words from the Wise” this week comes to you in a shortened format as “day-job” responsibilities precludes me from doing a comprehensive commentary. However, a full dose of excerpts from interesting news items and quotes from market commentators is provided. Signs of stability characterized trading on financial markets during the past week. As investors placed their bets on a global economic recovery, equities, base

In: Finance 14Jun2009 by Grant DouganWe’ve heard a lot of hoopla about currency trading, and even though the economy is jumping all over the map, there are still plenty of people looking into currency trading as a way to rake in cashright from home.There’s a lot of conversation on forex markets because of the number of people who have begun using this as a “entrepreneurial” business. As more people have begun earning terrific money online trading currencies, there has been more individuals sea