Retirement Strategy: This Is Not A Dip, This Is What We Have Been Waiting For (Part 25)

By Regarded Solutions:At the time I write this article, France has elected a Socialist and all the indexes are showing a sharply lower open for our markets come Monday morning. I believe this could be the capitulation that we have been waiting for to deploy our cash reserves.

It's been crystal clear for weeks, if not much longer, that Germany has been actively seeking to persuade Greece to abandon the Euro. Confirmation came on February 7 with Merkel's Official Denial "I will have no part in forcing Greece out of the euro"; Schäuble Starts Salami Tactics on German Participation, Calls for Vote .

Article written by Prieur du Plessis, editor of the Investment Postcards from Cape Town blog.Adam Hewison, charting strategist of INO.TV, brings you another edition of his invaluable service of daily technical updates on the ups and downs of various markets. This short analysis is a great tool for keeping one’s finger on the pulse and timing the markets.

By Simon Johnson The big question of the week in Europe is deceptively simple – will any countries that share the euro as their currency default on their government or bank debts in the foreseeable future?  The answer to this question determines how you regard bonds from countries such as Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Belgium.

Marc Chandler submits:German financial regulators announced an immediate ban on naked short sales of European government bonds, credit-default swaps, and shares of the top ten banks and insurers. This appeared to precipitate new euro selling that continued through the North American afternoon and into early Asian trading.Market participants concluded that the move was ill-thought out, uncoordinated, and likely ineffective.

By Regarded Solutions:One of the really neat benefits to building a solid portfolio of core stocks for any future plans you have, is that while you are building and growing, you can also generate even more cash to use to build your portfolio faster and stronger.The beginners portfolio we have been working with is as follows:

By Regarded Solutions:This past week we have seen a bit of the pullback we have been waiting for. Moving ahead into this week, we face a weaker jobs number than expected and some headwinds from our favorite soap opera, the eurozone.