Monday Musings

• Signs of normalcy return to the financial markets

• The recession is already over!

• Most sectors are in neutral trending mode

• All eyes still remain on the financials this week

• Bloomberg's U.S. Financial Conditions Index

• The AP's Economic Stress Index

• 7 things consumers are still doing

• Faith-based economics

• Story time for the economy

• After the rally - what now?

• The Green Shoots debate

• Green shoots and dud forecasts

• "There are some glimmers of sun shining through the trees, but we're not out of the woods yet." - Peter Orszag

• Diminished returns

• Three trillion dollars later...

• Big steps taken to reform Wall Street

• America's phobia of banks

• Derivative trades should all be transparent

• Exchanges sense bonanza in OTC overhaul

• Time is short for bank CEOs

• The new Fed is likely to gain some new powers

• At Geithner's Treasury, key decisions remain on hold

• Does the market punish greed?

• Is more bulls a good thing?

• Why three bears turned bullish

• California's day of reckoning

• A gimmick economy for a wimpy populace

• More taxes = more happiness?

• If you're not petrified of Obama, you're not paying attention

• This outrageous spending must stop

• The destructive implications of the bailout

• Don't call me middle class!

• More thoughts on the housing market

• Isn't the insurance business all about risk management?

• How to play the next bull market in energy

• Doing the contango

• Government crackdown worries energy markets

• The performance of gold and the stock market

• Emerging markets continue to take in new money

• "One should not confuse China's latest economic growth -- retail sales up 14.8 percent, industrial production up 7.3 percent and car production ahead 18 percent -- with sustainable growth." - Vitaliy N. Katsenelson

• The China Puzzle

• Germany needs more than an accounting trick

• Don't blame Canada!

• One niche tech stock for 2009 and beyond

• More skepticism over Palm

• Buffett's portfolio changes

• What's Ken Heebner been up to lately?

• Stocks with the highest short interest

• This week's earnings preview

• 10 random thoughts by Dr. Brett Steenbarger

• You've got to learn to trust your gut

• A man has got to know his limitations

• A trader's best friend

• A lesson in asymmetric risk

• 5 rules for predicting stock trends

• Study finds analyst tips don’t move prices

• The tremendous growth of herding behavior in the stock market since 2000

• Do the stock recommendations of Jim Cramer on CNBC's Mad Money move the market? Do they beat the market?

• Mobile trading shifts to higher gear

• Weekly ETF rewind

• What's so great about ETFs?

• Is it better to use short or long leveraged ETFs?

• Bonds break long-held investing rules

• So-called index put options can be cheap portfolio insurance

• How to make sure your financial plan aligns with your personal priorities

• Hedge Fund Manager's farewell

• Car dealership downsizing - what you need to know

• Should you invest in Forever Stamps?

• What is the current estate tax rate and limits?

• The best money saving resources

• Even to save cash, don't try this stuff at home

• Would you pass a stress test?

• How to live a rich life on a budget

• "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not, but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus