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Vol. XXVII · No. 134
Thursday — September 24, 2026
Houston, Texas

Category: Invest

Growth And Value Are Not Mutually Exclusive

Growth And Value Are Not Mutually Exclusive

By Michael Lebowitz, Feb 12, 2025

Might Nvidia and Tesla, with price-to-earnings ratios (P/E) nearly double and quadruple that of the S&P 500, respectively, be value stocks? Conversely, is it possible that Ford is not a value stock despite a P/E of 10, a price-to-sales ratio (P/S) of .20, and a 7.5% dividend yield? Based solely on that information, answering the […]

Bull Bear Report – Technical Update

Bull Bear Report – Technical Update

By Lance Roberts, Feb 11, 2025

I could not produce our weekly Bull Bear Report this past weekend as I presented at Michael Campbell’s Moneytalks Conference in Vancouver. However, I wanted to use today’s technical update to review some of the statistical analysis we produce each week in that commentary. Such is mainly the case given last Monday’s “tariff” shock and […]

Forecasting Error Puts Fed On Wrong Side Again

Forecasting Error Puts Fed On Wrong Side Again

By Lance Roberts, Feb 7, 2025

The Federal Reserve’s record of forecasting has frequently led it to respond too late to changes in economic and financial conditions. In the most recent FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve changed its statement to support a pause in the current interest rate-cutting cycle. As noted by Forbes: “The policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee agreed unanimously […]

Where Does Money Come From?

Where Does Money Come From?

By Michael Lebowitz, Feb 5, 2025

All money is lent into existence. The Federal Reserve or the government does not print money. Those two facts are vital to understanding our lead question: where does money come from? Furthermore, knowing who does and doesn’t print money and the incentives and disincentives that change the money supply are critical to inflation forecasting.   […]

Tariffs Roil Markets

Tariffs Roil Markets

By Lance Roberts, Feb 4, 2025

Over the weekend, President Trump announced tariffs of 25% on both Canada and Mexico, as well as a 10% tariff on China. Such was not unexpected, as contained in the Trump tariff Executive Order {SEE HERE}. Specifically, that order stated: “[Sec 2, SubSection (h)]: Sec. 2. (a) All articles that are products of Canada as defined […]

Bullish Exuberance Returns As Trump Takes Office

Bullish Exuberance Returns As Trump Takes Office

By Lance Roberts, Jan 31, 2025

Bullish exuberance is returning to the markets and the economy in a big way following the Presidential election. Such is particularly the case with recent executive orders signed by Trump, which fulfill Trump’s promises to “Make America Great Again.” Given that short-term market dynamics are driven primarily by sentiment, as investors, we can not dismiss […]

Meme Coins Do Not Create Wealth: They Destroy It

Meme Coins Do Not Create Wealth: They Destroy It

By Michael Lebowitz, Jan 29, 2025

The latest craze in cryptocurrency is the release of the $TRUMP and $MELANIA meme coins. Immediately upon issuance, the cryptocurrency coins surged in value, turning worthless 0s and 1s of computer code into tens of billions of dollars. Many in the financial media, alongside crypto devotees, claim these meme coins, and others like Fart Coin, […]

DeepSeek DeepSinks Bullish Exuberance

DeepSeek DeepSinks Bullish Exuberance

By Lance Roberts, Jan 28, 2025

On Monday, markets were rocked by news that a Chinese Artificial Intelligence model, DeepSeek, performed better than expected at a lower development cost. As we noted in our Daily Market Commentary yesterday: “The 3% panic sell-off on the Tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 futures is focused on the view that China’s DeepSeek AI model rollouts show AI products […]