June 2011

4 Confidence Charts – June 2011

June 2, 2011 by Ted Kavadas

Here are four charts reflecting confidence survey readings. These are from the SentimenTrader.com site. I find these charts valuable as they provide a long-term history of each survey, which is rare. Each survey chart is plotted in blue, below the S&P500: (click on each chart to enlarge image) Conference Board Consumer Confidence, last updated 5-30-11: – …

Opinions Concerning The Financial Aspects Of Owning A Home

June 1, 2011 by Ted Kavadas

Yesterday, the CalculatedRisk blog posted a chart showing the long-term housing prices for both the Case-Shiller and CoreLogic indices. Here is the chart: – Given the continual decline in residential real estate prices, I have found an April 12 report from Pew Research Center, titled “Home Sweet Home. Still.” (pdf) to be interesting. The report …