Michael Lombardi's Article in Finance

574 Making Room for the Statue of David in Beijing
Only 10 years ago, if a European country were to get into financial trouble, the first “help” phone call would have gone to the West; to America, to Washington. Fast forward just a few years, and France President Nicolas Sarkozy is publicly seeking help; not from the United States, but from China. The Europeans are turning to Beijing.
Posted on Nov-07-2011

730 Big Banks: Why They Can’t Get a Break
Why the big banks in the U.S. just can't seem to get a break.
Posted on Sep-08-2011

624 The Biggest Bubble of Them All—Right Before Our Eyes
Expert Stock Market Commentary and Forecasts, Financial and Economic Analysis. Basics of Investing in Penny Stocks – Learn to Invest In Gold and Real Estate. Get Investment Advice in Stock Market. We provide Daily Economic Analysis through our Profit Confidential newsletter.
Posted on Sep-02-2011

481 Stock Market: The Case for Higher Prices
Why Michael believes that stocks will surprise on the upside.
Posted on Sep-01-2011

386 What Economic Crisis? This Is a Confidence Crisis
Why Michael says this is a confidence crisis, not an economic crisis that we're in right now.
Posted on Aug-29-2011

480 Putting the Japan to U.S. Economic Comparison to Rest
One of the most common questions Michael's hears these days: “Is the U.S. headed in the same direction of the Japan economy of 1990s?” The big fear is that we are headed to 10 years of deflation, as Japan experienced in its “lost decade.” So, is it true? Michael gives you his take on the situation.
Posted on Aug-26-2011

516 Economists: Their Worst-kept Secret for This Economy
Michael gives you the worse-kept secret amongst us economists
Posted on Aug-24-2011

462 U.S. Treasuries: A Once-in-50-year Event
For about 50 years, the 10-year U.S. Treasury never traded below a yield of two percent. This past Thursday morning, the yield of the world’s most popular government bond hit 1.99% for the first time in more than 50 years.
Posted on Aug-22-2011

511 The Smartest Dictator of Them All Seizes All the Gold
Who's the smartest dictactor of them all and why is he seizing all the gold? Michael explains.
Posted on Aug-20-2011

516 The Stocks That Will Make Money as Inflation Takes Hold
Michael looks at the U.S. and inflation/deflation, and lets you in on what stocks will make money as inflation takes hold.
Posted on Aug-19-2011

592 Four Stocks: One Economic Story
The economic story that four stocks are telling right now.
Posted on Aug-18-2011

507 U.S. Dollar and Gold: An Anniversary
Forty years ago today, U.S. President Richard Nixon appeared on television to tell the world that the U.S. was severing the relationship between gold bullion and the U.S. dollar. Michael discusses how this event has affected our economy today.
Posted on Aug-16-2011

403 The Stock Market Is Big; This Is Bigger and More Important to You
The bond market dwarfs the size of the stock market. We know what some of you are thinking right now, “If I don’t invest in U.S. Treasuries, it doesn’t matter to me if they go up or down.” Michael tells you why this is wrong.
Posted on Aug-16-2011

480 Retail Stocks: Showing Some Improvement
We're seeing some improvement in the area of retail and retail stocks. George gives you his investment advice on the types of stocks you may want to look into.
Posted on Aug-15-2011

634 Choppy Trading Action Here to Stay—It’s an Index Trader’s Paradise
Investors really want to be buyers of stock at this time, but there isn’t much of a catalyst to do so. Institutional investors are buying, but they’re also playing on the market’s volatility, accentuating the results. Reality is beginning to set in now and there’s a realization that corporate earnings are actually going to be strong in the bottom half of the year. The employment situation isn’t great and neither is the real estate market, but the corporate economy is well-positioned to deliver
Posted on Aug-15-2011

503 Bottom in for Junior and Senior Gold-producing Stocks?
The stock market is being very clear about how it feels about the current state of things—it isn’t very happy at all. The sovereign debt issue continues to be a thorn in the side of global investor confidence and, to be very frank, it could be the catalyst for a severe correction in stocks and currencies. Nobody can predict the future and it’s unclear as to how things will unfold in Europe; but investment risk for domestic investors remains very high at this time. Mitchell discusses some strateg
Posted on Aug-11-2011

712 First Real Stock Market Correction of 2011—an Opportunity? ..
Michael tells you why he thinks the recent correction in the market has little to do with Standard & Poor’s downgrading of the U.S. credit rating...and why the correction could be an opportunity.
Posted on Aug-10-2011

756 First Real Stock Market Correction of 2011—an Opportunity?
Michael tells you why he thinks the recent correction in the market has little to do with Standard & Poor’s downgrading of the U.S. credit rating...and why the correction could be an opportunity.
Posted on Aug-10-2011

519 Special Stock Market Report...
Michael's commentary today is dedicated solely to the stock market. Many of our readers are obviously invested in stocks and are concerned over last week’s volatility.
Posted on Aug-09-2011

485 Special Stock Market Report
Michael's commentary today is dedicated solely to the stock market. Many of our readers are obviously invested in stocks and are concerned over last week’s volatility.
Posted on Aug-09-2011

691 The Gold-to-Silver Ratio: Why It’s Important, What It’s Telling Us Today
What the gold-to-silver ratio is, why it's important and what it's telling us today
Posted on Aug-05-2011

512 Silver: From the Toast of the Town to Major Correction Mode
Only a few weeks back, silver was the toast of the town. The metal used in numerous industrial and electronic applications had been on a nice run-up since early February when the July silver futures contract was trading below $28.00 per ounce.
Posted on May-07-2011

672 The Most Attractive Sector of the Market for Risk-capital Money
Stock picking now is much more difficult than it was just a month ago, as commodity prices have somewhat deflated (particularly in precious metals) and investor attention has moved to economic news while earnings season winds down. So, what's currently the most attractive sector of the market if you have risk-capital money to invest?
Posted on May-07-2011

791 Gold and Oil: Staying the Course
It all started with June crude oil futures down about $9.00 a barrel, the U.S. dollar up sharply and the precious metals down. June gold futures were down about $34.00 an ounce, bringing the metal back below the $1,500 level. There was more pressure on silver prices, too. So, what are we to make of this and what action should investors take?
Posted on May-07-2011