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The Leader Board Report - 5/18/12

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The Top 10 Stocks Corporate Insiders Are Buying this Week...

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Why Greece Does and Doesn't Matter

Good morning. Stocks have been down ten of the last eleven sessions. According to Bespoke, the NYSE Advance/Decline line is now at one of the most oversold levels seen since 1990. The talking heads on T.V. told us yesterday that the NASDAQ is now officially in "correction" territory. The S&P has fallen 6.6% since April 2nd. And the global equity markets have reportedly lost $3 trillion in value since the beginning of May. All thanks to Greece - a country whose GDP is barely larger than that of Houston, Texas. If you are anything like me, I'm fairly confident that you are tired of hearing about almost anything related to ... Read More »

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Daily State of the Markets

Why Greece Does and Doesn't Matter

Although Greece's GDP is only slightly larger than that of Houston, TX, the ... Read More »

More Questions Than Answers

The weekend elections in Europe and yesterday's market action leave us with ... Read More »

Is BTE About To Make a Comeback?

It occurred to me last evening while flying across the Atlantic that ... Read More »

FLASH Headline Alerts

G-8 Meet in Camp David To Plot Strategy For Euro Crisis

Leaders from the G-8 countries will meet in Camp David this weekend... ... Read More »

EU, ECB Reportedly Working On Contingency Plans for Greek Exit

Even the EU is working on plans for the possibility of Greece leaving the ... Read More »

Fed May Opt For Another Operation Twist

With the current Operation Twist expiring in June, the Fed may decide to ... Read More »


Top Stories

Greece Update: What's Next in the Political Circus and Fears of Bank Runs

Here's an update on what is happening at the present time in Greece and ... Read More »

JPMorgan Fallout Continues, But The Question is Buy or Sell?

The fallout from the JPMorgan story continues. Here's a review of the ... Read More »

JPMorgan Chase Sinks On Report of Credit Losses

A surprise filing by JPM has caused the bank's shares and futures to drop ... Read More »

The Big Picture

Gross and Hatzius: Investors Should Prepare for QE3

With the current economic picture starting to look a little dreary, some ... Read More »

Quotable Quotes and Notable Notes From the Week That Was

Here is this week's edition of quotable quotes ... Read More »

The "Mooch's" Vegas Floor Show

Regular viewers of CNBC are likely familiar with frequent “Fast Money” ... Read More »


State's Chart of the Day

Chart of the Day: CoStar Group, Inc. - 5/18/12

CoStar Group, Inc is day's Chart of the Day and sits in a good position to ... Read More »

Chart of the Day: Southern Co - 5/17/12

Our "Chart of the Day" identifies top rated stocks with strong technical ... Read More »

Chart of the Day: Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc - 5/16/12

Looking for stocks with positive technical set-ups? Questcor ... Read More »

Technical Talk

Technical Talk: Good-News/Bad-News Situation

Today's technical picture is a classic case of good news/bad news ... Read More »

Technical Talk: All About Apple, But...

Believe it or not, today's technical picture hasn't changed much. While ... Read More »

Technical Talk: The Consolidation Continues

Although stocks are higher today, the game really hasn't changed much as ... Read More »


401(k) Advisor - Aggressive Growth Portfolio

Weekly Roundup: 401(k) Aggressive Growth Portfolio - 5/15/12

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Weekly Roundup: 401(k) Aggressive Growth Portfolio - 5/8/12

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Weekly Roundup: 401(k) Aggressive Growth Portfolio - 5/1/12

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The Insider Buying Report

The Top 10 Stocks Corporate Insiders Are Buying this Week...

Find out which stocks corporate insiders (the people who know their ... Read More »

Insider Buying Report - 5/10

Find out which stocks corporate insiders are buying heavily this week with ... Read More »

The Top 10 Stocks Corporate Insiders Are Buying this Week...

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The "Focus List"

The Focus List for 5/18/12

Southern Co and Fleetcor Technologies top day's Focus List. Think of the ... Read More »

The Focus List for 5/17/12

Southern Co and Altria Group top Thursday's Focus List. Think of the Focus ... Read More »

The Focus List for 5/16/12

Altria Group and Questcor Pharma top Wednesday's Focus List. Think of the ... Read More »

ETF Leaders

ETF Leaders Report - 5/16/12

It pays to stick with the leaders. Find out which ETFs are the ... Read More »

ETF Leaders Report - 5/9/12

Find out which ETFs are the top-performers in the intermediate-, short-, ... Read More »

ETF Leaders Report - 5/2/12

Find out which ETFs are the top-performers in the intermediate-, short- and ... Read More »


Risk Manager Report

The Risk Manager Report - May 16, 2012

Stay in tune with the risk/reward relationship of the market with State's ... Read More »

The Risk Manager Report - May 9, 2012

During difficult times such as these, managing risk is critical. We feel ... Read More »

The Risk Manager Report - May 2, 2012

The first step to successful investing is to identify the Market's "Big ... Read More »

The "10.0" Report

The 10.0 Report - Defensive Stocks Control Top Rankings

This week's 10.0 report continues to be dominated by defensive names... ... Read More »

The 10.0 Report - Defensive Stocks Surge in Ratings

The 10.0 Report identifies five of the stocks in our universe that are the ... Read More »

The "10.0" Report: Consumer Stocks Occupy Top Ranks

The 10.0 Report highlights the top rated stocks in the top performing ... Read More »


The SotM 100 Portfolio

SoTM Top 100 Portfolio for 5/14/12

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SoTM Top 100 Portfolio for 5/7/12

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SoTM Top 100 Portfolio for 4/30/12

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The Leader Board

The Leader Board Report - 5/18/12

It is important to identify where market leadership lies. Find out where ... Read More »

The Leader Board Report - 5/11/12

It is important to identify where market leadership lies. Find out where ... Read More »

The Leader Board Report - 4/27/12

It is important to identify where market leadership lies. Find out where ... Read More »