Archives by Month:

Archives by Year:

Stock Market This Week – Sunday, Dec. 31

Stock Market This Week – Sunday, Dec. 31

Image Source: PixabayThe past week was a relatively calm one. Many investors tried to lock in gains or engage in tax loss harvesting. That said, I did neither. As a long-term dividend growth investor, I don’t typically engage in year-end selling for gains because I buy to hold. However, I occasionally sell shares or a position […]
Airlines Likely To Fly High In 2024 On Rosy Passenger Revenues

Airlines Likely To Fly High In 2024 On Rosy Passenger Revenues

Image: BigstockIt is no longer news that the airlines space was one of the hardest-hit corners during the pandemic. Airlines incurred huge losses in 2020 and 2021 on dwindling passenger revenues. The situation started to improve in 2022 when the loss was narrower.Airlines across the globe are set to end the current year on a […]
Building Back Wealth Through “Stock Market Real Estate”

Building Back Wealth Through “Stock Market Real Estate”

Image Source: UnsplashLast year, I sat down with Chris Lowe, Editor in Chief for Legacy Research. And as this year comes to a close, this conversation is more relevant than ever. For those who don’t know him, Chris has covered the biggest trends in the investing world for his readers. And one that aligns with the demands […]
China’s Car Exports Leap To World’s Top Spot

China’s Car Exports Leap To World’s Top Spot

According to the Nikkei, China’s car exports are expected to surpass Japan’s for the first time in 2023, making it the global leader. This achievement is largely due to the expansion of Chinese electric vehicle companies in the global market.FreepikThis shift highlights China’s acceleration in the automotive industry, particularly in leading the way in electric […]
Top Picks 2024: Marathon Digital

Top Picks 2024: Marathon Digital

Image Source: UnsplashThere’s one word sure to get eyerolls: Bitcoin. You either love it or believe cryptocurrency is an untenable house of cards. But I’ll show you that, like many other currencies or commodities, Bitcoin enjoys a very predictable, boom-and-bust cycle. Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) is a vehicle for profiting from this, writes Matthew Carr, editor of Tipping Point Profits.If you […]
Forever Quantitative Easing: A Perpetual Financial Landscape 
                    
 
 

Forever Quantitative Easing: A Perpetual Financial Landscape    

 Forever Quantitative Easing, Robbing The Poor to Feed the Rich In the world of corporate finance, the use of share buyback programs has become a standard tool for manipulating earnings. By reducing the float of outstanding shares, corporations can artificially boost Earnings Per Share (EPS). This strategy once used sparingly, has become a prevalent practice, often […]
The Short-Term Uptrend May Be On Its Last Legs

The Short-Term Uptrend May Be On Its Last Legs

Image Source: PexelsBelieve it or not, the short-term uptrend looks set to continue, but it does appear to be on its last legs. So, it is definitely time to prepare for the inevitable pullback in prices by protecting profits and having some cash to deploy back into stocks when the PMO index, shown in the chart below, reaches […]
Gold – We Conservatively Forecast 2375 For 2024’s High

Gold – We Conservatively Forecast 2375 For 2024’s High

 ‘Twas a year ago at this time we opted out of forecasting a high price for Gold in 2023, other than to opine ‘twould make a new All-Time High (above that of 2089 from 07 August 2020), which indeed eventuated at 2152 this past 04 December.  Since then, Gold proceeded to settle the year Friday, […]
Weekly Commentary: 2023 Year In Review

Weekly Commentary: 2023 Year In Review

I’ll be frank. This “Year in Review” piece just lacks the pizzazz of other publications. For example, the New York Times’ “A Look Back at the Top Business Stories of 2023” ran with a provocative photo shot of a rather venerated pop star – “Taylor Swift Conquers the World”. FreepikTheir list also included “‘Barbenheimer’ Dominates the […]
Economic Lookahead: As We Ring In 2024, Can The US Economy Continue To Avoid A Recession?

Economic Lookahead: As We Ring In 2024, Can The US Economy Continue To Avoid A Recession?

Image Source: Sakorn Sukkasemsakorn/iStock/Getty Images Plus With economic forecasters rewriting their 2024 outlooks following recent moves from the Federal Reserve, The Conversation turned to two financial economists to share their thoughts on the upcoming year.D. Brian Blank and Brandy Hadley are professors who study finance, firm financial decisions and the economy. They explain what they’re watching […]