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Who is Jim Shepherd?

Jim Shepherd is known for his independence, objectivity and integrity and by the fact that his predictions and advice are often at odds...
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Great Things Are Ahead for this Country, But Only After the Coming Crash

Thirty-four years ago, I took a trip I regretted. I bought into some of the "market myths" offered by a highly regarded broker and a couple of respected market commentators. It was an unprofitable trip into the market that caused me to vow, "Never again."
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Economic Recovery?

The banks in the Federal Reserve System have done very little with the massive liquidity they have been given except to hoard it and use it for their own purposes.
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Fed Throws in the Towel on Its Fight Against Deflation

As far back as 2001, Jim Shepherd began monitoring the decline in the rate of inflation and warned that if the conditions that created this decline could not be arrested, the U.S. economy could experience its first bout of deflation since the 1930s.
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Woefully Inadequate Financial Reporting

News stories from leading financial publishers appear to be poorly-researched and woefully inadequate of late. The cacophony of shallow news reports is of no help at all to those trying to make sense of the market's moves.
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Strategies for Profiting in a Bear Market

On October 25th, 1999, Jim Shepherd's Model issued its first sell signal since 1994, which was the first warning that the great bull market was over...
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The Great Bull Market 1982-2000

Throughout history bull markets have been born out of pain and adversity and truly climb a wall of worry until they're on a firm footing...
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The Psychology of the Markets

One of the most difficult things for most investors to understand is that in the investment markets, often the opposite of what you feel...
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Interviews

September, 2009

Jim Shepherd was interviewed by George Brooks of Equities magazine for their September 2009 issue: "A Case for the Bear ... Contrarian Jim Shepherd doesn't buy the bull".
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February 5, 2008

Jim Shepherd was interviewed by Chuck Jaffe on his 'Your Money' show On WBIX The Business Station AM1060.
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September 28, 2007

Jim Shepherd was interviewed by Chuck Jaffe on his 'Your Money' show On WBIX The Business Station AM1060.
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June 25, 2007

Jim Shepherd was interviewed by Chuck Jaffe on his 'Your Money' show On WBIX The Business Station AM1060.
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June 13, 2005

Jim Shepherd was interviewed by Mike Norman on BizRadio 1320.
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March 1, 2005

Jim Shepherd was interviewed by Mike Norman on BizRadio 1320.
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December 27, 2004

Jim Shepherd was interviewed by Victor Adair CKNW Money Talks.
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July 29, 2004

Jim Shepherd was interviewed by Victor Adair CKNW Money Talks.
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May 26, 2004

Jim Shepherd was interviewed by Victor Adair CKNW Money Talks.
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March 3, 2004

Jim Shepherd was interviewed by Chuck Jaffe on Business 1060. In the interview Jim referred to this page.
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February 18, 2004

Jim Shepherd was interviewed by Mike Norman on Business America Radio.
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October 3, 2003

Jim Shepherd was interviewed by Chuck Jaffe on Business 1060.
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News Room

Below you'll find links to recent business and economic news articles that have the potential to impact the market and economy. They are selected from the hundreds of news items written every day, most of which do not reflect what is really important to the future direction of the economy and US stock market.
These items are posted on a random basis so it's worth visiting the site frequently to stay informed.


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Greek debt deal hit by eurozone ratings downgrades
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U.S. Economy Grows 2.8%, Less Than Forecast
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Unemployment in Spain Rises to 22.9%
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Japan prices fall, mild deflation to persist
26-Jan-2012
Biderman explains the bullish stock market
26-Jan-2012
Foreclosures made up 20% of home sales in 3Q
26-Jan-2012
Jobless Claims in U.S. Increase on Seasonality
26-Jan-2012
Fed Signals That a Full Recovery is Years Away
25-Jan-2012
Japan Records First Trade Gap Since 1980
25-Jan-2012
U.K. Moves Closer to Recession as GDP Falls
25-Jan-2012
Merkel casts doubt on saving Greece from financial meltdown
25-Jan-2012
Global bosses are gloomy about the economic future
24-Jan-2012
Eurozone finance ministers reject Greek debt offer
24-Jan-2012
Bank of Japan Cuts Growth Forecasts for Fiscal 2012 as Global Growth Slows
24-Jan-2012
Greek default is essentially a given: S&P
24-Jan-2012
IMF Trims Estimate for Global Growth
23-Jan-2012
Fed Begins an Effort to Remove Doubt About What it's Doing
23-Jan-2012
Spanish central bank predicts big drop in economy
23-Jan-2012
Foreclosures: America's hardest hit neighborhoods
23-Jan-2012
America overcomes the debt crisis as Britain sinks deeper into the swamp
22-Jan-2012
Italy and Spain call for eurozone rescue fund booster
21-Jan-2012
Stock Market Rally Still Missing One Thing: A Crowd
21-Jan-2012
Hazard insurance with its own perils
20-Jan-2012
New Normal on Wall Street: Smaller and Restrained


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Evolution   The Argument Against It

Now, after trillions of dollars have been pumped into a relatively few select banks, via quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve and numerous facilities, we are starting to hear rumblings that they need even more help. How do we know this? Simply because the Fed, via several comments made by regional Presidents and the Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke himself is indicating they may introduce another round of quantitative easing in the future. Although the first two have failed miserably in reviving the economy, that is not the point if you look at the real motivation ... more

'Pride Goes Before Destruction,'   'A Haughty Spirit Before A Fall'

If we look at the two most important areas of the average American's life, namely their employment prospects and their home price, you can see that the Fed has had little positive effect since they began their quantitative easing campaign. In fact, when you compound the misery due to the rise in the price of essential goods due to the decline of the dollar, the Fed has really failed miserably in its mandate.... more

Walt Disney Was Correct:   'It Is A Small World After All!'

In the 1930s, one of the precipitating factors that led to that deflationary environment was, of course, the stock market crash of 1929. Interestingly, one of the catalysts for the crash itself was the sudden collapse of a London banking house.... more