Since the March low when the SPX traded at 666 the market has had a rally beyond comparison. The SPX is currently trading at 1125 and this is a 460 point move in ten short months. It is important to realize since this bull run began that the market has not experienced a single 10 percent correction. This is not healthy action.

n this post I will compare some put options amongst some of the most actively traded financial stocks, which will benefit the most from rising market volatility. With the market rallying and volatility sinking like a stone lately, now may be a good time to get long some put options which will benefit from both a sell off as well as rising volatility.

Fannie Mae has been beaten up over the last 8 months- the price is low, is there value in the business? We do a short analysis to see what Buffett would think of the stock.

So much for the government ‘fixing’ the financial markets. Mr. Market simply isn’t buying the bailout. How should investors react? Outstanding Investments co-editor Byron King says the answer is physical gold and precious metals mining shares.