Confidence Gain or Confidence Game?
“I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?”-- Yogi Berra
Wall Street’s nihilistic love affair with its current schizophrenic nature continues with yet another week of up-and-down moves of 1 - 2% on a regular basis. Read more about ETF Periscope: Confidence Gain or Confidence Game?
The Euro crisis is an excellent demonstration of how long insolvent organizations can perpetuate the poor capital allocation and spending decisions that created their insolvency. Predicting exactly when the euro finally breaks down is a challenge, to say the least.
The last several weeks have brought a steady flow of small but important improvements in the domestic economy (see summary below), but investors have shunned risk, keeping the markets spiraling downward. 
Sabrient rates TAL a Strong Buy for its superior value and growth profiles, indicative that it should outperform the market. TAL International Group, Inc. boasts a great value score of 80.4 (out of 100) and an outstanding growth score of 100. Rigorous back-testing reveals that stocks with similar growth profiles outperform the market in the long term, especially if they continue to exceed expectations. 