Roger Arnold

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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.

Debating Debt and GDP

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Roger Arnold

 | Apr 23, 2013 | 2:00 PM EDT

There will be much more academic attention focused on the relationship between sovereign debt levels and economic growth.

And the Manure-Dig Persists

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Roger Arnold

 | Apr 18, 2013 | 3:30 PM EDT

It defies logic why stocks have continued rising on this failed QE strategy.

Any Thoughts on PG?

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Roger Arnold

 | Apr 18, 2013 | 12:41 PM EDT
PG yesterday announced that it was extending the time it takes to pay its suppliers to 75 days from 45 but arranging for a factoring facility to pay...

Austerity the Theme in German Elections

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Roger Arnold

 | Apr 17, 2013 | 12:00 PM EDT

The message being sent to Europe is that you are on your own until after the elections.

Gold's Knockout Punch

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Roger Arnold

 | Apr 16, 2013 | 6:00 PM EDT

It's hard to expect investors to regain confidence in gold after this shock to the system.

Consumer Price Index

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Roger Arnold

 | Apr 16, 2013 | 8:59 AM EDT
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report on the Consumer Price Index for March 2013 is below: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm The...

Housing

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Roger Arnold

 | 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.census.gov/construction/nrc/pdf/...

Gold

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Roger Arnold

 | 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 speed was telegraphed months...

Bank Earnings Troubling

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Roger Arnold

 | 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 won't be for another month....

Gun Industry Stocks Keep Ticking Up

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Roger Arnold

 | Apr 11, 2013 | 6:00 PM EDT

Despite legislative action -- or because of it -- gun and ammo stocks are rallying.

Columnist Conversation / Market Updates

A Special Thank You to Barron's
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Brian Sozzi

 | May 18, 2013 | 6:48 AM EDT
I greatly appreciate the team for sharing my remembrance to Alan Abelson. It really did come from the heart. I am becom...

How to Obliterate an Earnings Call
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Brian Sozzi

 | May 18, 2013 | 6:33 AM EDT
I approach an earnings call as I do eating a lobster: tear it apart and leave nothing for the dogs in the back alley. ...
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