Archive Category: Green Zone Fortunes Updates

It’s official! Federal Reserve Chairman (for now) Jerome Powell just announced the first interest rate cut of 2025. The Fed is reducing its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, with the central bank noting that two more cuts are likely in 2025.

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.