Chris Puplava Bio & Archive

Financial Sense Market Commentator

Puplava Financial Services, Inc. Fundamental Analyst
Financial Sense Columnist

BIO

Chris graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Biochemistry from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He joined PFS in 2005 and is currently pursuing the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Puplava contributes a bi-weekly Market WrapUp for Financial Sense, and co-authors “In the Know”—a weekly communication for Jim Puplava's clients only—with other members of the trading staff.

WRAPUP ARCHIVES

10/01/2008  Market & Economic Snapshot
09/17/2008  Déjà vu? LET'S HOPE NOT!
09/10/2008  When the Transmission is Broken, Call a Tow Truck
09/03/2008  Be Careful What You Wish For
08/27/2008  The Worst Is Yet to Come
08/20/2008  Why So Depressed?
08/11/2008  Fed Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey Confirms Credit Crisis Isn't Over
08/06/2008  The "Recessionistas" Fight Back
07/30/2008  There Has Been Blood!
07/23/2008  Banking on Foolishness: Financial Spinsters At It Again
07/16/2008  Revisiting Ground Zero & the Spreading Tentacles of a Recession
07/09/2008  Who Should You Believe?
07/02/2008  Don't Forget Newton's First Law!
06/25/2008  As Good as it Gets?
06/18/2008  The Choking Point?
06/11/2008  Everyone's Singing the Same Song
04/30/2008  An Inconvenient Adjustment: The Unofficial Official Recession
04/23/2008  Energy Bull Market Fundamentals Remain Strong
04/16/2008  Show Me the (Commodity) Bubble! - Part II
04/09/2008  Show Me the Bubble!
04/02/2008  Tipping Points?
03/26/2008  Let the Games (Spin) Begin
03/19/2008  The "Bottom" Will Remain Elusive
03/12/2008  Housing Update: Houston, We Have Lift Off
03/05/2008  The Slow Decline of the U.S. Consumer/Economy - Part II
02/27/2008  Change We Can Believe In: The Slow Decline of the U.S. Consumer
02/20/2008  Retail Reality Check, Again: Wall Street STILL Overreacting
02/06/2008  Liquidity is a Coward
01/30/2008  A Look at the Q4 GDP Report: Tailwinds Become Headwinds
01/23/2008  Why the Current Bull Market in Gold May Surpass the 1970s Bull Episode
01/16/2008  Deleveraging & the Case for Stagflation
01/09/2008  Health Care Macro Investment Theme: 2008 Update
01/02/2008  Markets Start Off 2008 On a Sour Note: Fed remains between a rock & a hard place
12/26/2007  Update on Refiners
12/19/2007  The Case for Gold
12/12/2007  Debunking the Decoupling Theory
12/05/2007  Survey Says: Watch Out Below
11/28/2007  The Fat Lady Remains Silent: FDIC Q3 Banking Profile Reveals Why
11/14/2007  October's Job's Report Is Bogus
11/07/2007  Gold's Rise Goes Beyond the Dollar's Demise
10/31/2007  Dissecting 3rd Q GDP
10/10/2007  Refiner Rebound Ahead
10/05/2007  September Employment Rebound Lifts Markets
10/03/2007  U.S. Economic Energy Intensity: Why $80 oil hasn't impacted our economy
09/19/2007  Fill 'Er Up, Please
09/12/2007  The Next Reflation: Where It Will and Will Not Be
09/05/2007  Will Financials Be to This Bull Market and Economy What Tech Was to the Last?
08/29/2007  Credit Erosion: The Worst Is Yet To Come
08/22/2007  Proceed With Caution
08/15/2007  Reality Setting In?
08/08/2007  Fragile, Handle With Care
07/18/2007  Retail Reality Check: Stock Market Melt Up Last Thursday Misplaced
07/11/2007  Recent News from Home Depot and Sears Reveals Consumer Retrenchment
06/28/2007  Statistical Review of World Energy 2007: A look at British Petroleum's ... Part II
06/27/2007  Statistical Review of World Energy 2007: A look at British Petroleum's ... Part I
06/20/2007  Industrial Production Release Points Towards Continued Economic Weakness
06/13/2007  Interest Rate Rally May Be Over Short-Term, but Ripple Effects...
06/06/2007  Wall Street Reconnects With Main Street
05/16/2007  Stage Set for Fed Relief?
05/09/2007  Sector Valuation Analysis Part II -- 2007 YTD Laggards...
05/02/2007  Sector Valuation Analysis
04/25/2007  Who's Carrying the Economic Baton? Part II -- The Consumer?
04/18/2007  Who's Carrying the Economic Baton? Part I -- The Corporate Sector?
04/11/2007  Global Distortions: US Dependency Goes Beyond Energy
04/04/2007  Crude Reality: Dependent and Deprived
03/28/2007  Inflation Rearing Its Ugly Head? Secular Trend Implications
03/21/2007  Consumer Staples & Health Care Set to Have Their Day in the Sun Once Again
03/14/2007  Don't Hold Your Breath!
03/07/2007  Blue Skies or Rough Waters Ahead, Which Is It? Keeping an Open Mind
02/28/2007  Transportation & Other Economic Data Point Towards Continued Economic...
02/21/2007  Bad Moon Rising?
02/14/2007  A Bird's Eye View of the U.S. Consumer: 7th Inning Stretch or 9th Inning?
02/07/2007  Housing Update
01/31/2007  Sector Valuation Analysis
01/24/2007  A Return to Volatility?
01/17/2007  Health Care Macro Investment Theme
01/10/2007  Betting on Oil: Opportunity of the Decade?
01/03/2007  Markets Start the Year Off With Volatility
12/26/2006  Falling Oil Prices Lifts Market
12/19/2006  Sector Valuation Analysis
12/13/2006  Fed's Decision Well Supported as Economic Slowing Continues
11/29/2006  Upward Revision in 3rd Q GDP Lifts Markets
11/15/2006  Housing Slowdown Continues Though Consumer Confidence and...
11/02/2006  Markets Fail to Rally After Release of More Negative Economic News
11/01/2006  Recent 3Q GDP, Construction Spending and ISM Report Point...
10/26/2006  Housing & Energy Economic Review
10/18/2006  Value Still Lies Within Energy: Disbelief Leaves Room for Modest Multiple Expansion
10/04/2006  Natural Gas Inventories and Possible El Niño Winter Analysis
09/20/2006  Recent Housing and Inflation Data Support Fed Pause
09/06/2006  Housing and Retail Trends Likely to Weigh on Future Employment Growth
08/23/2006  Stocks Fall for 3rd Consecutive Day on Weak Housing Data
08/09/2006  Tug of War With Inflation and the Economy Likely to Continue...
07/26/2006  Running Out Of Fuel
07/12/2006  Sixth Largest Trade Deficit in History Seen in May
06/28/2006  The Dilemma Facing the Fed: Choosing Between the Lesser of Two Evils
06/14/2006  Volatility and Uncertainty Continue to be the Theme
05/12/2006  Are the Dow Jones and Gold Approaching Previous Records? ...
05/03/2006  Markets Fall From Multi-Year Highs as Strong Economic Reports Fuel Rate Fears
04/27/2006  Energy Economics 101 -- The Culprit is U.S.!
04/21/2006  Week In Review
04/19/2006  The Coming Oil Crisis
04/13/2006  Caution Is Warranted!
04/05/2006  Is This Time Different? History Says No
03/08/2006  Interest Rate Fears Weigh on Markets Despite Falling Oil Prices
02/22/2006  Consumer Price Index and Falling Crude Oil Propel Dow to 4 1/2 Year High
01/25/2006  The Growth Economy
01/11/2006  Today in the Market
12/21/2005  Economic Reports
12/07/2005  Economic and Market Pulse Continued
11/23/2005  Economic and Market Pulse
11/09/2005  $100 Oil - Not So Far Fetched
10/26/2005  Capitalizing on Peak Oil - Investing In Alternatives
10/12/2005  Selling Continues In Markets With Nasdaq and Small Caps Hit Hardest
10/05/2005  Stocks Fall on a Slew of Data Released Today
09/28/2005  Inflation Fears Supported by Rallies in Oil and Natural Gas...
08/12/2005  Markets Close Down on Increasing Trade Deficit & Oil Woes
07/22/2005  Unloved and Underowned with Jim Puplava

Contact Information

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