Archive Category: Green Zone Fortunes Updates

What’s the difference between a great company … and a great investment? The answer to that question is one of the most fundamental (and most important) lessons an investor will ever learn. Because at first, you might think there is no difference. Owning great companies seems like a logical path to profit, especially when you’re constantly hearing about these companies in the news and financial media headlines.

The month of August turned out to be a great one for stocks in general, with the S&P 500 index clocking an impressive 3.6% gain. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq 100 index (which is “tech-heavy,” as it contains all of America’s top tech names) actually lagged behind and ended the month essentially flat.

So far this year, we’ve been blessed with what most economists and pundits would call a “Goldilocks” economy… We’ve got some growth and inflation, but not too much. There’s a little bit of unemployment in the workforce, but once again, it’s not too much.

Two weeks ago, I introduced you to the “New American Utopia” that’s now taking shape down in Argentina… It’s the brainchild of Libertarian firebrand and President Javier Milei, who’s been hard at work transforming the country in the year-and-a-half since he surprised the world by winning his office in a landslide election back in 2023.

We’ve reached a critical inflection point in the 2025 bull market… With major indexes now trading around all-time highs, and interest rate cuts all but guaranteed next month, investors are going to be “on the hunt” for those stocks that can ride that momentum higher, while also dumping the laggards that can’t keep up.