Roger Arnold is the chief economist for ALM Advisors, a Pasadena, Calif.-based money management firm specializing in income-generating portfolios. Concurrent with his other business responsibilities, Arnold was a radio talk show host for 15 years. He focuses on behavioral economics and chaos theory, better known as the "butterfly effect." He explains the relationships between political, economic and social systems, and how they are all reflected in the financial markets -- stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies and real estate.

| Apr 16, 2013
| 8:52 AM EDT
PDF for NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN MARCH 2013 from the Commerce Department's Census Bureau is below: http://www.cen...
| Apr 15, 2013
| 7:36 AM EDT
lots of angst going around about gold. Keep your wits about you. The potential for a correction of this magnitude and s...
| Apr 12, 2013
| 9:34 AM EDT
I'll have a better handle on this issue after the 1st quarter call reports for the money centers are available but that ...
Despite legislative action -- or because of it -- gun and ammo stocks are rallying.
Investors are sensing discord between the Fed's public statements and FOMC minutes.
Can you still call something a bank if it doesn't lend money?
And what it means for mortgage rates in the US.
Threatening talk from North Korea should keep U.S. defense spending steady.
If you're overly cautious about biotech, you could incur some major opportunity costs.
Far-reaching economic impact is tricky. 

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| May 25, 2013
| 8:45 AM EDT
"It's the lure of easy money. It has a very strong appeal." -Glenn Frey, Smuggler's Blues Investors bor...
| May 24, 2013
| 3:24 PM EDT
There is no technical damage on the daily chart of $SPX at this point. Actually this decline is only similar to prior d...

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