Post-IPO the experts are jostling for space on Prime Time; many are saying they all knew Facebook was outrageously overvalued; or as Peter Schiff put it, “It’s the Valuation Stupid”. None are saying $38 is cheap these days.

Some say they felt it in their bones. Some say it’s all about the alignment of Jupiter with Mars or perhaps the Fibonacci constellation; some are talking about Fair Value as is $38 just wasn’t “fair”. Theories abound but not many theorists were bold enough to put a number down that they might live to regret, even fewer shared their pristine ideas about what the future held in store…prior to the Big Day.

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Below is a summary of the activity at Trefis during the past week that Trefis thought Econintersect readers would find interesting.

Trefis is a financial community structured around trends, forecasts and insights related to some of the most popular stocks in the US. It provides the unique feature of allowing the user to model future valuation based upon projected changes in components of each business. It also provides communication capabilities among members, including consensus of member analysis compared to Trefis staff analysis and blogging opportunities for members.

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Click "Read more..." to see our new clickable table of contents and most covered items of the week.  Note: We have introduced greater detail in the list as of May 18.

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Note: Read the companion analysis article "Dealing with the Global Fianancial Crisis:  Focus Europe" for more background on the macroeconomic picture.

Our view has been the U.S. economy would gradually slow, Europe's troubles would go from bad to worse, and China would avoid a hard landing. Since everything is unfolding as expected, why bore you with all the details. The charts below tell the story.

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by Jim Fink, Senior Online Editor, Investing Daily

How does one pick stocks to invest in?  One great way is to find a knowledgeable and talented investment advisor such as those we have here at Investing Daily. You just can’t find better investment talent than Investing Daily advisors like Roger Conrad and Elliott Gue. So, at least for the bulk of your “serious” money, sticking with the experts is the way to go.

But if you’re like me, you are also somewhat of a “do-it-yourselfer” and enjoy getting down and dirty investigating and analyzing potential investment ideas of your own. As I wrote in How to Pick Industry Sectors, there are two main ways to pick stocks:Read more »

The past couple of weeks have been sobering for investors, as we have seen the S&P 500 Index fall by 5.4 percent and a much anticipated IPO by Facebook fall flat. Some investors may be wondering if the party is going to be lively enough to warrant staying. Part of the problem, in my opinion, has been a round of profit taking in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock which fell from its high of $644 on April 10, 2012 to close on Friday, May 18 at $530.38, a 17.64 percent decline.  Apple has been a leader of the market as of late and that drop just seemed to take the wind out of the broader markets. But this Monday, May 21, 2012, Apple is up to $552.93 (1:04 p.m. EST) and the broader market is also rallying.  There is an interesting article interesting article that discusses the apparent linage between Apple and the indices which was written by a friend and technician for whom I have a great deal of respect. You may want to take a look as I think it makes for a good read.

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By Don Miller, Contributing Writer, Money Morning

Ever since the Dutch East India Company became the first to issue stocks and bonds to the public in 1602, investors have seen initial public offerings (IPOs) as the road to riches.

The current hype surrounding the Facebook IPO is just one example.

But investors tempted by Facebook: (Nasdaq: FB) may want to think back to the dotcom craze of the late 1990 s. You'll remember it spawned a feeding frenzy among investors chasing after internet IPOs on an almost daily basis.Read more »

The turmoil in Greece and the potential contagion have once again taken center stage.

While the economic and debt problems are well-known, the question for many is why should Greece be so important? The answer lies in whether there is a threat to global financial stability, or whether the rest of the world will experience secondary effects from reduced European growth.

A year ago the systemic risk question seemed to be off the table as a result of more aggressive policies, especially the ECB's LTRO program. What happened?Read more »