April 16, 2009 (FinancialWire) -- Keeping with its commitment to bring non-mainstream points of view to the financial community, two financial feature journalists, Philip Holmes and Genevieve Hawkins, are now slated to regularly provide their exclusive commentary for FinancialWire(tm). In addition, noted market timer, Frank Kollar, as well as heralded market strategist, Dr. Joe Duarte, will also now be regular contributors of exclusive FinancialWire(tm) content.

Recent articles by the four writers focus on Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), the Russell 2000 Small Cap ETF (NYSE: IWM), the iShares Lehman 20 Year ETF (NYSE: TLT) and Citigroup (NYSE: C). Samplings of their latest submissions are provided below.

By Dr. Joe Duarte:

"Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is showing significant strength of late, while the Russell 2000 Small Cap ETF (NYSE: IWM) is holding its own.

"Duarte added: Bull markets tend to do well when the generals, stocks such as market bellwether Goldman Sachs, and the soldiers, such as the small stocks in the Russell 2000 index, all trade in the same general direction. And for the last few weeks it's been mostly up for both, a sign that the market is working well, at least for now.

"Goldman is back as a bellwether. Not only does the company want to give its TARP money back, but it's reported to be establishing a new fund, with an initial investment of $5.5 billion that will be used to buy private equity investments on the secondary market."

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By Philip Holmes:

"Goldman Sachs was the star of the financial sector Monday, which, as we barrel into earnings season, isn't scaring analysts as much as it used to. GS was up 4.68% at the close, and was rated a buy by a Citigroup analyst. The company told the Street it earned a $1.66 billion profit in the first quarter and is gearing up to sell $5 billion common shares in a public offering.

"Citi was up a whopping 25% at the close, and the good tidings continued in after hours trading. BK gained 9.38%, Bank of America rose 15.39% and JP Morgan Chase saw a gain of 2.90%. But then there was General Motors. The carmaker's stock was down 16.18% at the close on fears that a bankruptcy filing may be coming soon. The General also said it was recalling 1.5 million cars because their engines may catch fire."

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By Genevieve Hawkins:

"Despite a rocky start Wall Street was able to extend its rally last week, and results for the next several days are expected to ride on the strength or weakness of several banks' first quarter earnings reports. Last Thursday's better than expected results by Wells Fargo was responsible for catapulting stocks forward, leading to a gain of .8% for the Dow for the week, 1.7% for the S&P 500, and 1.9% for the Nasdaq.

"For the coming week first quarter earnings from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup could propel stocks forward. Investors will also be sifting through economic indicators including the consumer and producer price index and a report on housing starts, though none of these are likely to move the market in major ways. News regarding stress tests being performed on 19 major US banks could cause the market to drop, as it is unlikely that they will prove these institutions to be completely solvent."

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By Frank Kollar:

"Shares of the iShares Lehman 20 Year ETF (NYSE: TLT) have remained mired in a sideways trading pattern since early February, 2009, with highs around $105 and lows around $102.

"The few attempts to break above or below these levels have all quickly pulled back to the trading range. How long can TLT continue to move sideways? Not much longer we believe.

"Traders are watching for definitive signs of a bottom in the economic downturn, or signs that another leg down has begun.

We are still holding onto a bearish position and expect to see TLT break to the downside before much longer."

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