Wait & See Mode

• The market is in wait & see mode

• In case you haven't heard yet, the market tends to be relatively weak during earnings season

• What grocers teach us about the U.S. economy

• Asian inflation begins to sting U.S. shoppers

• A penny saved is a penny spent

• Bankruptcies jump 30%

• New college grads scramble for jobs

• Analysts lag reality

• The rise and rise of analyst Meredith Whitney

• Buybacks take a seat on the bench

• Always good advice - follow the money!

• Fed now looking at how to give away more cash

• Volcker questions the Fed's power

• Facing reality on Bear Stearns

• Traders raise expectations for another 50 basis point cut this month

• Market sentiment is very sticky

• WaMu's costly rescue

• Morgan Stanley chief sees end of tunnel

• Financial giants are split on whether the worst is over

• The wizardry of Barney Frank

• Worldwide losses from the credit crisis could be near $1 trillion

• 5 reasons why bank stocks have not bottomed

• What really marks a bottom in the market?

• Markets have only priced in a short, shallow recession

• Did you notice that the VIX tested its 200 day moving average this week?

• "It's within the probability spectrum that we've turned the corner and the market will climb the wall of worry. To truly appreciate that potential reward, however, we must understand the magnitude of the attendant risk." - Todd Harrison

• Peter Lynch talks about the nature of the beast

• Buffett chats online

• Backtesting Buffett

• Jim Rogers keeps beating the same old drum

• Richard Russell now believes the stock market has been in a primary bull market since the early 1980s

• Energy agency sees oil averaging $101 this year

• Even natural-gas companies can't resist the draw of $100 oil

• The Gas Storage Cycle

• Skepticism in solar?

• Russian billionaires bet big on U.S. steel market

• Copper thieves target empty American houses

• Ex-Refco exec tells of commodities fraud

• Market watchdog is losing its bite?

• Hedge fund jocks are urged to be more creative

• Corporate America's new tool - the prediction markets

• Sovereign wealth funds and other overseas investors will face closer scrutiny by US regulators

• Google plans big investments in Latin America

• Vast majority of Chinese investors know its a bubble

• IPO for Apollo Management

• Chip makers have long been considered the best tell for growth

• Attention fundamental investors, Bespoke's research suggests that automobiles & components, capital goods, food & staples, materials, and retailers are your best bets

• Pop quiz: What is the best performing stock in the S&P 500 over the past three months?

• Harry Domash's buy-and-don't-worry portfolio

• Kelley Wright's timely 10 stocks

• Standard and Poor's Dividend Arisocrats

• Deepmarket offers some positive & negative seasonal patterns in quite a few stocks

• America's most admired companies

• Five stocks institutional investors are buying

• I've linked to it before, but is worth repeating - CNBC's earnings central

• New research suggests that as a group, stocks with the largest increases in total assets underperform stocks with the lowest growth (or greatest decline) in total assets

• An excellent comparison of the free online stock screeners

• "Good trading requires learning and practice - just like anything else you want to get good at. There are no quick solutions. Don’t expect them, and don’t let anyone lead you to believe that there are." - John Forman

• Don't miss my Q&A with Jason Goepfert

• What trading style should you use?

• Three things that Tom Gentile's son taught him about trading

• The dumb and avoidable mistakes traders make

• Feeling frustrated with your trading? Dr. Steenbarger offers a nice post

• Selling losers as they rally is big mistake

• Rob Hanna's quantifiable edge roundup

• More basic studies using technical indicators

• Playing with CandleVolume charts

• ETFs furthest above and below their 50 day moving averages

• The Correct Call finds something of interest in the Mid-Cap ETFs

• Paul B. Farrell provides good news to lazy portfolio investors

• High school seniors get an F in Finance

• Americans are having serious doubts about how to pay for their golden years

• With prices rising, cheaper meals begin at home

• Just in time to make you feel oh so much better about paying your taxes - a new tool to show you how your money is being spent

• For those who have too much time on their hands - investment crossword puzzle

• Randy Pausch's time management tricks

• Did you know that my major in college was philosophy?

• Lessons from Clements after writing 1,008 columns

• "The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not likely to make money nor find much fun in life." - Charles M. Schwab