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Don’t Gamble on Earnings; Target This 1 Wall Street Flaw for Profits Instead
One thing I tell my kids all the time is: Nobody is perfect. It’s OK if they make mistakes. I’ll make mistakes, they’ll make mistakes and we’ll all continue to have our flaws. But there are a few flaws in life that you can profit from — big-time. Analysts on Wall...
National Coin Shortage Will Help Digital Currency Explosion
My wife works for a major pharmacy retail company. When she came home the other day, she told me something that really got me thinking. She said her company issued a mandate restricting the sale of wrapped coins to consumers. Basically, employees were told if someone...
Closing Bell: Wall Street Eases After Strong Rally as COVID-19 Cases Surge
After logging its longest streak of gains this year, the S&P 500 retreated slightly on Tuesday as investors were hit with a sharp increase in coronavirus cases, hampering the chances of a rapid economic rebound, plus more in today’s Closing Bell on Money &...
Hope Isn’t Enough for a Fast Economic Recovery — Watch These Sectors
When it comes to the stock market, we’ve heard one word over and over: hope. Whether it’s for a coronavirus vaccine, more stimulus or the Federal Reserve’s actions, hope seems to guide investor behavior. Lately, the stock market looks as if there is no real economic...
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Don’t Gamble on Earnings; Target This 1 Wall Street Flaw for Profits Instead
One thing I tell my kids all the time is: Nobody is perfect. It’s OK if they make mistakes. I’ll make mistakes, they’ll make mistakes and we’ll all continue to have our flaws. But there are a few flaws in life that you can profit from — big-time. Analysts on Wall...
Hunting for Value? 1 Way to Capitalize on Buffett’s $10B Pipeline Deal
Well, it finally happened. Warren Buffett put some of his massive cash hoard to work. He spent nearly $10 billion buying Dominion Energy’s natural gas pipelines and storage assets. Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett’s holding company, agreed to a $4 billion purchase of...
Use These 2 Investments to Skirt the Fed When It Goes to Negative Rates
Emma’s Note: Bill has been writing about the dangers of the Federal Reserve’s money-printing and bond-buying schemes. He says they will only make the majority of Americans poorer. Now, according to this week’s guest editor, Nick Giambruno, the Fed has another trick up...
The Biotech Industry Is Entering its Own Revolution. Try This ETF
You’ve heard us talk about the big 5G revolution that will forever change technology and how we do things. But there’s another sector of the stock market that’s undergoing a revolution of its own. And while it’s flown under the radar of big analysts and so-called Wall...
Capitalize on the Momentous Shift in Education for Future Gains
One of the biggest byproducts from the coronavirus pandemic is various lockdown measures around the world. Millions have been forced to stay in their homes and have limited contact with others to prevent the spread of the virus. Retail stores, bars and restaurants...
Your Guide to Knowing When to Take a Loss on Stocks
Comedian and newspaper columnist Will Rogers had the stock market figured out a century ago: “If it don’t go up, don’t buy it.” Alas, not every stock is a winner. Some are going to bomb on you, and knowing when to take a loss on stocks is a critically important part...
Warning: These 4 Dividends (Up to 7.8%) Are Traps Set to Spring
With the epic “relief rally” finally on fumes, it’s time to consider jettisoning any dividends that (let’s be honest) should have been sold in February. Stock prices are quite disconnected from their underlying fundamentals, and the four firms we’re going to discuss...
Opening Bell: Wednesday Morning’s Top News and Stocks to Watch
Stock market index futures pushed slightly higher but remained on shaky ground as investors stayed on the sidelines in the face of rising coronavirus cases across the country, plus stocks to watch today in the Money & Markets Opening Bell. The Top Story The Nasdaq...
Closing Bell: Wall Street Eases After Strong Rally as COVID-19 Cases Surge
After logging its longest streak of gains this year, the S&P 500 retreated slightly on Tuesday as investors were hit with a sharp increase in coronavirus cases, hampering the chances of a rapid economic rebound, plus more in today’s Closing Bell on Money &...
Closing Bell: Wall Street Gains on Data, China Recovery Hopes
Major stock market indexes jumped on Monday as data showing unexpected growth in the U.S. services sector last month and gains in the Chinese stock market helped investors look past a rise in COVID-19 cases domestically, plus more in today’s Closing Bell on Money...
Uncertain Politics Push Gold Higher — and There’s No Sign It’ll Stop Soon
As I talked about in my last article, gold closed the second quarter at its highest level, in U.S. dollar terms, ever. On a cash basis, in the forex markets, gold closed at $1,781 per ounce. That's a full $10 higher than the Q3 2012 peak during the aftermath of the...
Money & Markets Week Ahead: What to Watch on Wall Street
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2XBpOpY4rM Despite coming off a short trading week for the Fourth of July holiday, investors still have stock market volatility on their minds. Wall Street’s three main indexes bounced back and forth during the holiday-shortened...
Is the Stock Market Rally Dead? What to Watch in the Second Half of 2020
Today is the first day of the second half of the most chaotic year in stock market history. If you can believe it, we still have six months to go. And it could be just as wild. I told investors at the beginning of June to expect the S&P 500 to surge to 3,200 by...
The COVID-19 Bull Market Doesn’t Mind a Body Count
It’s an odd world we live in when a pandemic leads to a bull market. But that’s exactly where Wall Street is today — a COVID-19 bull market. I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know when I say virus cases are rising again, as are hospitalizations....
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National Coin Shortage Will Help Digital Currency Explosion
My wife works for a major pharmacy retail company. When she came home the other day, she told me something that really got me thinking. She said her company issued a mandate restricting the sale of wrapped coins to consumers. Basically, employees were told if someone...
Hope Isn’t Enough for a Fast Economic Recovery — Watch These Sectors
When it comes to the stock market, we’ve heard one word over and over: hope. Whether it’s for a coronavirus vaccine, more stimulus or the Federal Reserve’s actions, hope seems to guide investor behavior. Lately, the stock market looks as if there is no real economic...
The Economy Might Not Recover for 4 to 5 Years — Watch Unemployment
The ongoing economic recovery is on everyone’s mind. While the stock market has surged into a “V-shaped” recovery, the same can’t be said for the U.S. economy. Some project a “W-shaped” recovery for the economy as a second wave of coronavirus infections washes over...
What the Fed’s ‘Uncertain’ Statement Means for Investors, the Economy
The Federal Reserve has done a lot to prop up the economy and financial markets in the wake of a global pandemic. But where is the U.S. heading as a wave of coronavirus infections surge? Fed Chair Jerome Powell once again reiterated a grim outlook for the economy...
Fake Money, Greedy Elites Hide America’s Real Economic Problems
Week 16 of the Quarantine Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day, minute by minute....
How America Is Turning Into a Zombie Economy
Week 16 of the Quarantine SALTA, ARGENTINA — When the government gets involved in a project, you expect corruption and incompetence. With no need to satisfy customers, no concern for the bottom line, and no worries about creditors or bankruptcies, the feds can pay off...
4 Steps to an Unstable and Corrupt America
Week 15 of the Quarantine SALTA, ARGENTINA — We drove up to the capital city to take care of business. Argentina has the toughest lockdown in the world. Regular airline travel to Europe or America, for example, is not expected to resume until September. But there are...
National Coin Shortage Will Help Digital Currency Explosion
My wife works for a major pharmacy retail company. When she came home the other day, she told me something that really got me thinking. She said her company issued a mandate restricting the sale of wrapped coins to consumers. Basically, employees were told if someone...
Plan and Protect Your Retirement With 2 Simple Social Security Tools
Crafting the perfect retirement plan isn't easy. Luckily, the Social Security Administration is making things a little more simple with some new Social Security tools. That's a great sign as millions of Americans will rely on these retirement benefits in the future....
3 Retirement Fears Baby Boomers Must Face
Tackling your retirement fears before they become a reality will set you up for the best post-work life possible. Retirement is a tough idea to conceptualize. We spend decades trying to build up a reasonable nest egg, hoping we've managed to sock enough away. But...
3 Crucial Investment Tips I Give My Grandfather
I have a pretty special relationship with my grandfather. Over the course of my life, he has been the one person I have idolized most. His ethics and mentality are things I've tried to emulate. Even though he lives near Atlanta and I'm in South Florida, we manage to...
How to Recession-Proof Your Finances as the Economy Sours
The coronavirus pandemic triggered a massive economic downturn, and you may be wondering how to recession-proof your finances. It's been more than a decade since the Great Recession rocked the U.S. economy. While some were warning of a coming slowdown, no one was...
How Blockchain Will Revolutionize the Housing Market
When my family moved to Florida a year ago, it was a painful process to get into the housing market. We were moving from South Carolina to the Sunshine State, but we had to do a lot of things over the phone and sight unseen. First, we had to find three or four places...
Gold or Bitcoin: Which Is the Better Buy for You Right Now?
We've all likely had some form of a dream where someone gives you a large sum of money and you can do whatever you want with it. Some may dream of a long vacation, a boat, a new car or some other major purchase they'd love to make. For the purpose of this, let's think...