If you invest, and you can think outside the box, this really is a great article. It is so strange how other countries incentivize investing, as we used to do here. Now, they make it almost prohibitive for the normal …
Authored by Christoph Gisiger via The Market, Howard Marks, Co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital, cautions about the growing pressure for risky behavior and explains why it’s time to play defense. Few investors are as highly respected as Howard Marks. But if you …
by confoundedinterest The Dodd-Frank Wall Street legislation was signed into law back in 2010 by then President Obama. The legislation to limit banks from trading for their own accounts has generated its own conflict: what is the optimal level of transparency? (Bloomberg) …
Several analysts have raised concerns over earnings this quarter due to external risks such as low economic growth, uncertainty over U.S.-China trade deal, Brexit and a U-turn on major central bank policy towards more easing. European banks are suffering from …
The evidence continues to pile up. Investors have been selling US equities. This is going at a record pace. They’re selling US debt. Economic indicators are pointing to a slowdown on most fronts. Yet the stock market is rising. Something …
by Jeff Clark, Senior Analyst, GoldSilver One of gold’s biggest catalysts throughout history has been inflation. Debase your currency enough and gold responds almost automatically. And the bigger the inflation, the bigger gold’s response. Even the fear of inflation ignites the gold price, …
The investment world has long been characterized by images of stately men in suits catering to other stately men in suits. Seldom do most of us immediately appreciate the reality of modern investing: the fact that Wall Street not only …
“Boeing shareholders sue over 737 MAX crashes, disclosures” – http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-airline-boeing-lawsuit/boeing-shareholders-sue-over-737-max-crashes-disclosures-idUSKCN1RL31D The lawsuit alleges that material information about the safety of 737 max planes was known by Boeing and not disclosed to investors. Is this just another nail in this specific safety …
Here we are again. More investors are SELLING and stocks continue to rise higher. The last time we saw this was 2008. The majority of people really don’t care. All they care about is their 7 shares of Amazon. Understandably. …
Lobo Tiggre interviewed on Palisade Radio Lobo joins us to discuss the current state of palladium, uranium, and the precious metals. Palladium’s primary role is not as a precious metal, but one of industrial use and automobile production may be in the …
by Frank Holmes, CEO, U.S. Global Investors Last week I was in Delray Beach, Florida, where I presented at Money Map Press’ Black Diamond Conference. What I love about this event, and others like it, is that it gives investors …
by jessefelder This post is an excerpt from a recent report published in The Felder Report Premium. I’m a die hard value investor to my core. I think when anyone learns about the “margin of safety” concept it either grabs them …
Contagion is real. But it creeps up on you. Before you know it, it takes over. Just like in 2008, it will spread to places you never thought to look. Do you think that the next recession will be BETTER …
by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders Our research team believes the upside pricing potential of the US market could be under-estimated by global traders and investors. We’ve been pouring over the charts and data trying to substantiate our hypothesis with our proprietary …
via marketwatch: Another round of downbeat economic data sent the yield on Germany’s 10-year government bond back below 0% for the first time since 2016, highlighting a renewed rise in the amount of debt world-wide offering negative yields. “The financial world …
by Frank Holmes, CEO, U.S. Global Investors Stocks erased their weekly gains and bond yields fell on Friday as investors reacted to a number of economic developments. Chief among them were a Treasury yield curve inversion, the first since before …
Investors are SELLING. Can people understand that it’s public information documented for everyone to see? But of course, the 7 shares of Amazon type investor doesn’t actually want to know information. They want to feel comfortable that each of their …
by FS FS Insider recently spoke with Variant Perception’s Tian Yang on whether China’s recent stimulus measures will help to stabilize economic growth (see Leading Indicators and Liquidity Declining, Says Variant Perception’s Tian Yang). China’s Shanghai Index is up 25 percent year-to-date and …
By John Mauldin Here’s a quote from my friend Peter Boockvar that has drawn an enormous amount of interest:“We no longer have business cycles, we have credit cycles.” Let’s cut that small but meaty sound bite into pieces. What do we mean …
via visualcapitalist: When investors need to quench their thirst for the latest news or knowledge, they turn to the all-knowing power of Google. Whether it is something as simple as searching for “S&P 500 today” or it’s more of an information-finding …
By Robert Ross Bernie is back. Yes, Bernie Sanders—the self-described socialist—has tossed his hat back into the race for president. This time the senator from Vermont is getting much more support. In fact, Bernie raised a record $6 million from …
Can we just admit it? This is not a REAL bull market. Stock buybacks, central banks, short squeeze. Not even the major institutions or retail investors are getting sucked in right now! What a terrible joke and yet, just look …
by Michael Snyder 2019 sure has been a weird year so far. On Wall Street, everything has been coming up roses for investors up to this point. Stock prices have risen more than 10 percent year-to-date, and the horrible crashes of …
by Egon von Greyerz Imagine a casino full of slot machines that all guarantee a constant high return. All you need to do is to put in a bit of money and you will get an incredible income stream for …
Like 2007/08 retail investors raising cash. Chart from TheDailyShot pic.twitter.com/vih4pQ5bI2 — Stephen Blumenthal (@SBlumenthalCMG) February 27, 2019 Most share buybacks are done at the top of the market. Perhaps we should view CEO resignations in the same light. Chief executives …
Investing in passive index funds has enjoyed a stellar run over the past 10 years, exposing the shortcomings of the pricier active approach in a market where everything is in full-on rally mode. In fact, during that time, only 24% …
Stocks are back to near RECORD high. Investors have been counting their blessings that the markets were rescued once again. But what exactly has pushed the markets up? Well the actual, verifiable, undeniable facts are in. Investors are SELLING right …
via dw: A major upheaval is underway in China’s peer-to-peer (P2P) finance sector after numerous cases of fraud and negligence. As loans helped finance cars and property, could the crisis worsen the country’s economic slowdown? It’s not a great time to …
