Personal Finance Daily: 5 money moves one risk manager is making

	Personal Finance Daily MAY 24, 2012 Thursday's Personal Finance Stories By MarketWatch Don't miss these top stories: 5 money moves one risk manager is making now Successful bull remains serene 30-year mortgage rate strikes new low Investors who take minimal risk can't expect much gain, but those who don't manage risk can expect much worse, Jonathan Burton writes today in his Money Talks column. Read about risk manager Keith McCullough's strategy. Also on MarketWatch today, data show mortgage interest rates falling to new lows, and Peter Brimelow profiles Alcosta Growth Report, which he calls a top-performing newsletter that is serenely bullish. — Anne Stanley , Managing Editor, Personal Finance INVESTINGS 5 money moves one risk manager is making now Keith McCullough's overarching investment theme is that the U.S. dollar will strengthen further. 'If you get the U.S. dollar right, you get a lot of other things right,' said the founder of Hedgeye Risk Management. Read more: 5 money moves one risk manager is making now. Successful bull stays serene A top-performing letter is serenely bullish, despite the May massacre, promising stocks will end the year higher, reports Peter Brimelow. Read more: Successful bull stays serene. Capital spending slump could be trouble The U.S. manufacturing sector, which has been the hottest part of the economy, seems to be slowing. So far, the slump is just a blip, but it could signal some trouble ahead. Read more: Capital spending slump could be trouble. Facebook has mini breakout, but it's still early There isn't enough trading history in Facebook Inc. for any potent technical signals, but at least for the very short term, the stock appears to have produced its first mini breakout, writes Tomi Kilgore. Read more: Facebook has a mini breakout, but it's early. The case of the missing Facebook shares Time was small investors couldn't get enough shares of a hot IPO. Now with Facebook, there are so many nobody knows where they might end up, including in our portfolios. Read more: The case of the missing Facebook shares. ECONOMY AND POLITICS 30-year mortgage rate hits record low of 3.78% Mortgage rates hit record lows in the week ending May 24, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average ticking down to 3.78% from 3.79% in the prior week, Freddie Mac said Thursday in its weekly report. These data go back to 1971. The rate was 4.60% a year earlier. Read more: 30-year mortgage rate hits new low. Durable-goods orders edge up 0.2% in April Orders for long-lasting goods edge up 0.2% in April, the second rise in three months after demand for cars and car parts picked up. Read more: Durable-goods orders edge up in April. Requests for jobless benefits fall slightly The number of people who applied for jobless benefits last week is little changed, the government reports Thursday, in another sign that the U.S. economy is not adding jobs as fast as it was during the late winter months. Read more: Requests for jobless benefits fall slightly. FDIC: Bank profits at highest level since 2007 Bank profits rose in the first quarter of 2012 reaching their highest quarterly income levels since the second quarter of 2007, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s quarterly banking report released Thursday. Read more: FDIC: Bank profits at highest level since 2007. Debt crisis now taking toll on German economy Fresh surveys show the euro-zone crisis is taking a growing toll on the German economy. Read more: Debt crisis taking a toll on German economy. China manufacturing activity worsens: HSBC China's factory activity appears set for a seventh straight month of contraction in May, according to HSBC data, with export orders shrinking to erase one of the bright spots in the previous month's numbers. Read more: China manufacturing activity worsens. Get the latest news on our mobile site: http://www.marketwatch.com/m MarketWatch has sent you this newsletter because you signed up to receive it. To ensure you receive this newsletter in the future, please add marketwatchmail.com to your list of approved senders. Sent to: kumaresan.selva.blogger@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Subscribe Copyright 2012 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (updated 6/26/07). MarketWatch - Attn: Customer Service, 201 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111