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Forex Today: A New Year Arrives, Focus Turns To US Labor Market Data
Image Source: UnsplashAn exciting beginning of the 2024 trading year lies ahead. Next week, economic reports include the US and Canada Job Reports, as well as inflation figures from the Eurozone. The FOMC will also release the minutes of its latest meeting. Here is what you need to know for next week.The beginning of 2024 will bring key economic reports that […]
Top Picks 2024: CTO Realty Growth
Image Source: UnsplashReal estate has been one of my favorite sectors for most of my more-than-three-decade career. One of my favorites names for 2024 is CTO Realty Growth (CTO). It owns a portfolio of high-quality retail properties in markets with high population growth and above-average income levels, writes Tim Melvin, editor of The 20% Letter.Over the years, I have met […]
Gold Is Now Definitely An Impulse Buy
Image Source: PixabayRecently, Costo began selling gold bars on its website. The bars were a big hit, generating revenues of $100 million in the most recent quarter. Now, Walmart has opened its own precious metals shop.precious metals shopSo, who’s next?If gold works for the biggest-box retailers, expect Target and other similar chains to join in. The result […]
Looking Back And Forward
Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and auld lang syne? -Robert Burns It’s that time of year when we start thinking about the old and envisioning the new. This has always been a special season for me, perhaps because of my unusual quirk of really wanting […]
Dividend Stock Watch List: January 2024 Edition
Image Source: PixabayThe stock market has recently been on fire. What a difference just a few months can make. The stock market is at or nearing all-time highs, and it’s all about time in the market vs. timing the market.Therefore, it may be difficult to find undervalued dividend stocks right now due to the market surging over 25% this year. However, […]
How Will Earnings Estimates Evolve In 2024?
Image: BigstockThe economy’s resilience in the face of the Fed’s extraordinary tightening has been a pleasant surprise. At this time last year, hardly any economists were projecting that the U.S. economy would generate the type of growth momentum that we experienced.That said, it makes sense for growth to moderate going forward to reflect the cumulative effect […]
USD/JPY Pinned To The Low Side Near 141.00 As Markets Closed Out 2023
Image Source: Pixabay The USD/JPY currency pair appeared to be stuck to the 141.00 level as markets moved towards 2024. The greenback shed a third of a percent against the yen on the last Friday of 2023. The USD/JPY pair was down a full percent on the week, but up 7% on the year. The USD/JPY currency pair […]
Gold Makes New Yearly, Quarterly, Monthly Closing Highs
Image Source: UnsplashIn this brief video, I cover the yearly, quarterly, monthly and weekly candle charts for gold. The yellow metal closed the year and quarter in a strong fashion, but it needs to break the $2100 level to generate further momentum to the upside.00:06:52More By This Author:Gold & Silver Stocks Bullish In Q1 2024 Can Gold […]
Berkshire Hathaway Is A Counter-Cyclical Asset
Image Source: PexelsAlthough Berkshire Hathaway has slightly underperformed the S&P 500 over the past 10 years and has approximately equaled it over the past 20 years, it has substantially outperformed this benchmark in each of the six years since 2000 that the S&P 500 had negative returns with dividends included.In 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2018, and […]
Be Careful About Taking Tax Losses: Avoid The Wash Sales
Image Source: PexelsA wash sale is a situation in tax law where you sell a security at a loss and then repurchase the same or a substantially identical security within a specific timeframe, typically 30 days before or after the initial sale. This repurchase triggers the wash-sale rule, preventing you from claiming the capital loss on […]
