Dawn Bennett

Today we say that to be a canary in a coal mine is to be a warning to others. I couldn’t imagine a more fitting analogy then to say Japan is the canary for the U.S. And, fellow coalminers, Japan has stopped chirping.

During market bubbles a lot of details get overlooked, according to Dawn Bennett. With the Dow hitting a new high of 15,000, we have to ask ourselves – what are we missing? How long can this last?

Investors (and advisors) should be focused on the true facts of the U.S. economy and corporations and tune out the hype and happy talk from the media and Fed heads. Instead investors should focus on the real data.

Strong commodity demand will propel economies and firms throughout Latin America.