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The Dow Has Given Back All Its 2014 Gains - Do You Care?

All trades result from a disagreement.  Someone wants to buy, while someone else wants to sell.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has given back all 2014 gains.

 

 

So, is that a major trend-line break to sell?  Or, is it a buying opportunity?

 

 

It is a matter of perspective.  What matters is what happens next.

Half the Word's Population Lives in 6 Countries

As of this month, the world’s population is now 7.2 billion.

According to U.N. data, half of the people around the globe (3.6 billion) live in just a half-dozen countries. China has the world’s largest population (1.4 billion), followed by India (1.3 billion). The next most-populous nations – the United States, Indonesia, Brazil and Pakistan – combined have less than 1 billion people.

 

via Pew Research.

 

The demographic future for the U.S. and the world looks very different than the recent past.

For example, the U.N. projects that during this century, the number of people living to at least age 100 will increase more than 100-fold, from 181,000 in the year 2000 to over 20 million in the year 2100.

Related articles

Global Population Estimates by Age, 1950-2050 | Pew Global Attitudes Project

Which Markets Did Best In the First Half of the Year?

There is always something working.  It still surprises me how often it changes.

For example, take a look at Coffee's rise.

The chart below shows the top-and-bottom performing markets so far this year.  The data is color coded based on sector. The first column shows year-to-date performance, followed by six columns of the most recent yearly market performances.

Click the image to jump to the full chart.

 

  

Click this link to view weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly views of this data.

So, how does that compare to other markets around the world? Here is an interactive chart to answer that question.

Runner Takes a Nasty Fall, But She Didn't Stay Down For Long [VIDEO]

Success and failure are not measured by how you fall, but rather by how you pick yourself up.

Here is a video that shows that beautifully. 

Heather Dorniden was competing in a 600-meter race at the 2008 Big Ten Indoor Track Championships. There was about 200 meters of the race to go when Dorniden tripped, landing hard on her face.

Instead of giving-up, she got up and continued the race.

 

 

(The fall happens around 1:10 into the video.)

"That last 50 meters, I hit a gear that I never knew I had," Dorniden said.  Incredibly, she managed to close the gap and finish first.

It is an inspiring show of perseverance.

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

 

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

 

Lighter Links:

• When Everything Is Data, There’s Opportunity In Everything. (GigaOM)
• Positive Thinking is Bad for You. (NakedCapitalism)
• Will Electric Brain Stimulation Become the New Coffee? (BigThink)
• 7 Workout Habits You Should Drop Now. (CNN)
• Why We Fear Google. An open letter to Eric Schmidt (Faz)

 

Trading Links:

• The Astounding Power of “Economic Elites”. (Yahoo Finance)
• Family Offices Chasing Wealthy’s $46 Trillion in Assets. (Bloomberg)
• The Rise of the Robo Advisors. (FA-mag)
• Comparing Returns - Seek Out Investable Benchmarks. (AdvisorPerspectives)
• The White List Tracks Which Startups Investors Have Their Eye On. (VentureBeat)