ShareBanking or Tanking?A little over 2 years have passed since Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The exact date was September 15, 2008. Since then, the US financial system as well as financial systems abroad have undertaken radical measures to strengthen structures and fortify foundations. It is difficult to assess whether any of these measures have helped to heal the damage. Changes... 

ShareOne word: overextended. That is, government bonds. This site has mentioned before that all the gloom that has been perpetrated by the media may not be so. Or not as much. Some indicators -under the hood- have been flashing alerts that economies around the world are not moving backwards. Case in point, the multiplicity of breakouts for base metals. In addition, it was said that some shipping indexes such as the... 

ShareDHY, a favorite high yield close end fund. Slowly but relentlessly this CEF keeps moving ahead with a nice distribution rate above 10%. Close end funds are a good alternative to stocks for those afraid of heights. Typically, they move slower than stocks and can also be subject to some volatility -but much less than stocks-  if markets become too choppy, all the while they provide to the investor a steady return...