A Total of 43% vs. 37% of all voters believe the wall should be built All voters 43% vs 37% Democrat voters 53% vs. 19% Independent 37% to 37% Republicans 72% to 19% most americans see a serious crisis on the US Mexico border 80% of all voters say U.S. needs secure borders, including 68% … Read more
via thetruthaboutguns: As we reported earlier, GOA promised they were going to file a lawsuit against President Trump’s unconstitutional bump stock ban when it was announced. Now they’ve made good on that. The GOA has officially filed their lawsuit in US District Court for the Western District of Michigan. GOA filed in coordination with the Virginia Citizens Defense League, Tim from the Military Arms Channel and Rachel … Read more
by Shaun Richards Sometimes it is hard not to have a wry smile at the way events are reported. Especially as in this instance it has been a success for my style of analysis. If we take a look at the fastFT service we were told this yesterday. German industrial production unexpectedly drops in November. … Read more
by deejay1974 Even people on very low income manage to save, and people on high incomes sometimes don’t – in both cases the key to success/failure is spending less than you earn. Even a few dollars less is enough to start (although it won’t get you there fast), but just a few dollars too much snowballs. … Read more
by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: Hello Martin, thanks a lot for your awesome work. I am from Germany and just wanted to let you know that the political situation here is more and more becoming like 1933. Last week, there was a bombing of an AFD office in Döbeln (Saxon). Luckily nobody got injured. Yesterday one AFD … Read more
Two months before the Dow’s October all-time high, we told subscribers about “one of the best investments.” At the time, much of the investment world disagreed… until now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DVI5YtnrxI
by TFittonJW Recent interview with NewsMax: Judicial Watch tells the truth about the border: https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2019/01/crisis-of-seriously-ill-migrants-slams-border-patrol-tb-pneumonia-influenza-parasites/ Weeks after mainstream media outlets reported that illegal immigrants don’t bring disease into the United States, the Border Patrol reveals that it is getting slammed daily with dozens of illegal immigrants carrying “serious illnesses.” This includes tuberculosis, influenza and pneumonia. In … Read more
via @hks55: still the play $SPX Emerging markets. If there was a constructive case I would have expected it to eject out of this channel with lower oil and softer dollar recently. Yet nothing. Should continue its descent soon. consolidations are becoming shorter and shorter at higher and higher levels. like a volcano that is building … Read more
by sir_richard_head Step 1: You need to start a proper budget. What you have above is a decent “back of the napkin” math, but you really need to keep a ledger or use an app to help know exactly where your money is going. If you don’t have a budget, then don’t waste anyone’s time talking about your … Read more
by feistypenguin There are many benefits to homeownership, but home maintenance can send you into a debt spiral if you don’t have a pile of cash on-hand for emergencies (i.e. $5-10k at least). Otherwise you may need to borrow against the house, to afford a sudden repair bill. If touring a house, look at the … Read more
by aceman97 I would do the following: 1) if you are working and your employer offers a 401k plan. Participate. 2) choose funds that have low fees. Normally the funds with lowest fees are your index funds. 3) if your employer doesn’t have a 401k, open a Roth IRA at Vanguard, Fidelity, or Schwab. 4) … Read more
by QuantalyticsResearch US Stocks Global stocks are advancing again today with US-China trade talks ending on what is reported to be a positive note, after the talks were extended an extra day Press reports are that the US and China are coordinating a final message, and will try to highlight where progress has been made; no … Read more
by oldreddit Below is a list of books I curated from around a dozen “best of” reading lists to become a better investor. Personally, I am interested in a career as a portfolio manager and would like to devour any books that may help in that regard. How would you rank, rate, and/or review … Read more
by badpauly This is a list of the top 20 companies that experienced the largest change in insider shares in the last seven (7) days. The SEC defines an insider as any officer, director or 10% shareholder. It is not illegal for these people to buy or sell their own shares. In fact, since … Read more
via vanguard: Beginning January 22, 2019, Vanguard will no longer accept purchases in leveraged or inverse mutual funds, ETFs (exchange-traded funds), or ETNs (exchange-traded notes). If you already own these investments, you can continue to hold them or choose to sell them. You’ll simply pay the same commission you would to trade individual stocks. You can … Read more
Monster rally in U.S. junk-bonds currently underway. pic.twitter.com/W11bqrupdm — Tracy Alloway (@tracyalloway) January 8, 2019 Gundlach: "By historic standards 62% of Triple B rated bonds should be considered junk status right now BUT are not" — John Caruso 🌐 (@JCarusoRJO) January 8, 2019 https://twitter.com/hks55/status/1082772415921438721 The market has decided that a #Fedpause may not be enough; … Read more
via businessinsider: As concerns of a slowdown in global growth swirl, some experts on Wall Street are suggesting investors bulk up on defensive holdings. Goldman Sachs just told clients to “increase portfolio defensiveness,” and Bank of America said investors’ exposure to “low quality” stocks was a key risk this year. The calls come amid continued US-China … Read more
Sears is giving Chairman Eddie Lampert another chance to buy the company out of bankruptcy and save roughly 55,000 jobs. Sears on Tuesday had planned to tell the bankruptcy court it had rejected Lampert’s offer to buy the retailer, after it fell short of covering its bankruptcy expenses. Lampert, though, protested the decision, highlighting the … Read more
by northmantrader The cataclysmic action of Q4 left investors shellshocked as stocks plummeted and over 90% of US Dollar based asset classes ran a negative return for 2018 going against all Wall Street forecasts. Macro monsters from trade wars, Brexit, slowing growth, a slump in global property prices, political uncertainty, yield curve inversions, deficit explosions, technical breakdowns … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter With Seattle’s economy still strong, the downturn isn’t caused by layoffs & defaulting mortgages. The fabulous bubble has run out of steam on its own. Inventory of houses and condos for sale in King County – which includes Seattle and Bellevue but does not include Tacoma – surged 148% in December, … Read more