Mark Martiak On CNBC’s Closing Bell 7/11/2013
Mark discusses a recent Gallup Poll that shows 50% of Americans are invested in the market in some way, down from 67% in June 2002, and why retail investors hesitate to join the rallying market based...
View ArticleWhen Bernanke Hands the Baton to Yellen: What’s Next for the Markets and The...
I table my expectations of what the Fed will be like with Janet Yellen at the helm for the next four years, by looking back eight years to when Ben Bernanke was coming on deck. The Bernanke...
View ArticleMark discusses the 2 day Fed meeting on CNBC Street Signs.
Mark Martiak appears on CNBC Street Signs 10/29/2013 Mark discusses the 2 day Fed meeting on CNBC Street Signs. It is likely that tapering is off the table. The market is continuing to march higher....
View ArticleCheers for the First Woman at The Fed: Stamp Collector and Lover of Economic...
Janet Yellen, (shout-out to this Brooklyn native) has served as the Vice-Chairwoman of the Fed over the last four years, has whispered into Bernanke’s ear more often than others and is therefore...
View Article10 things billionaires won’t tell you : What happens when so few control so...
Article by Quentin Fottrell of Market Watch/ WSJ (Click here for original article) 1.“We just get richer and richer.” In 2013, the wealth of the world’s billionaires reached a record high — helped by...
View ArticleMargin migraine
Margin migraine by John Aidan Byrne of the NY Post. December 15, 2013 | 6:04am Photo: Reuters/Lucas Jackson The next stock-market Armageddon is just around the corner. Market bears see today’s...
View ArticleThe Martiak Market Outlook for 2014 :
Fed Pares Back Bond-Buying Program to $75B The FOMC on Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 agreed to softly pare back its QE asset purchases by $10 billion, taking the first step in unwinding its...
View ArticleInvestors go globetrotting for bargains
After a record run for U.S. stocks in 2013, it looks like some investors are now globetrotting for better bargains. Original article by Jesse Solomon at CNN Money. According to data from fund tracker...
View Article“Is the Worst Over or Are These Green Arrows Just a Speed Bump?” CNBC Closing...
Mark Martiak Appears on CNBC Closing Bell 2/4/14. Watch Mark’s recent appearance on CNBC’s Closing Bell. Mark discusses recent volatility in the financial markets as a panel discusses the question: “Is...
View ArticleThe Rise of Activist Investing
It seems almost every investing era has a signature theme that helps define it. To cite a few: the Nifty 50 era of the 1960s, the Great Inflation of the 1970s, the takeover craze of the 1980s, and the...
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