The world has gone completely startup crazy over the last several years. Spurred by soaring tech stock prices (a byproduct of the U.S. stock market bubble) and the frothy Fed-driven economic…
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Not surprisingly, my recent article on “The Important Role Of Recessions” led to more than just a bit of debate on why “this time is different.” The running theme in the debate was…
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After selling off this summer, copper has been consolidating over the last couple months and appears to be forming a wedge-type pattern that may indicate another strong move when the…
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With some bit of relief, I am glad to see the mid-term elections now behind us as another cloud of uncertainty is removed. However, in reality, I suspect the outcome…
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Elon Musk’s Tesla has been struggling financially since its inception and has lost over $1.1 billion in 2018 alone despite a surprise profit in the third quarter. As much as…
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Credit Suisse recently published its annual Global Wealth Report, which found that the United States “added 878,000 new millionaires [since 2017] – representing around 40% of the global increase.” The…
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ZeroHedge posted an interesting chart a few days ago showing how affluent Americans (those making over $50,000 a year) have not been more confident since the dot com bubble: While strong…
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I have written about the “problem with passive” previously which mostly fell on “deaf ears.” Such should not be surprising after one of the longest advances in market history with virtually…
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MarketWatch published a piece today called “Here is the ‘true state’ of Americans’ financial lives,” which stated that 42% of Americans have no retirement savings at all and that only…
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It is a given that you should never mention the “R” word. People assume you mean the end of the world is coming and you are sitting in cash, burying…
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In yesterday’s post, we discussed the importance of the S&P 500 as a leading indicator of recessions in the U.S. “The problem with making an assessment about the state of…
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IBD recently penned an article touting the success of the recent tax cuts from the Trump administration. “The Treasury Department reported this week that individual income tax collections for FY…
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President Donald Trump has been making a big stink about the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes lately. Last week, after the Dow plunged nearly 2,000 points, he blamed the Fed for…
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Despite the recent angst in the market over increasing interest rates, there has been little evidence of concern by investors overall. A recent report showed that investors have the LEAST amount…
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The worse things seem, the better the opportunities are for profit. Such is the very nature of investing. Baron Rothschild, an 18th-century British nobleman and member of the Rothschild banking…
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Earlier this week, Eddy Elfenbein has an interesting post discussing the “Bull Market In Dividends.” “For the third quarter, dividends from the S&P 500 grew by 10.96%. That’s the strongest…
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Last Friday, I discussed that without much fanfare or public discussion, Congress decided to push the U.S. into deeper fiscal irresponsibility with the passage of another Continuing Resolution (CR). To wit: “The…
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As seen on Forbes by RealInvestmentAdvice.com’s Jesse Colombo: “Why Another Market Volatility Surge Is Likely Ahead“: The U.S. stock market is climbing to record highs once again and volatility has calmed…
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As seen on Forbes by RIA’s Jesse Colombo: “Goldman Has Rehabbed Its Reputation And All It Took Was This Huge Bubble“: During the Global Financial Crisis and a few years after…
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Without much fanfare or public discussion, Congress has decided to push the U.S. into deeper fiscal responsibility. Earlier this week, the House passed another Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the…
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