Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Can You Trust This Mining Giant’s Dividend?
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) is one of the world’s leading miners. It has been in business for 140 years and employs 50,000 workers in 35 countries. The company mines for aluminum, copper, diamonds, uranium and various other natural resources. But our SafetyNet Pro’s analysis of the company tells a different story… Last year, holders of […]
Dear Investor, Don’t Worry About The Recent Moves Higher In The Ten-Year
Add MKM Partners Chief Economist & Market Strategist Michael Darda to the increasingly long list of analysts who are looking for the US Federal Reserve to start a balance sheet diet in September. Oh, and about those recent moves higher in the US Ten Year Note, don’t worry, dear investor. There is a relative value […]
The Internet Of Things Showdown: Cisco Vs. Sierra Wireless
As technology advances, we are becoming more and more interested in the idea of home automation. We feel that it would be great to have the lights turn on at a certain time or even have the blinds automatically go up in the morning. This is called the internet of things and we are only […]
Is Trust In Banking Up Or Down?
Ever since the financial crisis, it’s not uncommon to read articles and studies about trust in banking and whether trust is “up” or “down.” In the past year alone: Ernst & Young reports consumer trust in banks is diminishing. September 2016 International Banker claims that trust is often found wanting in today’s banking relationships. December […]
Our Financial Buffers Are Thinning
While buffer has a specific meaning in chemistry, I am using the word in the broad sense of a reserve resource that absorbs the initial destructive impacts of crises or system overloads. Marshland along a sea coast is a buffer against destructive storm waves, for example. A savings account acts as a buffer against financial drawdowns or losses […]
Real Estate Busted Trendline
I’m noticing a terribly interesting breakdown happening place in real estate, encapsulated nicely with the sector fund shown below. Take note of how the long-term trendline is already broken, and as I’ve shown in the inset, we’ve got a nice little breakdown taking place on a short-term basis as well.
Yellen Might Want To Check Semiconductors
Industrial Production & Export Boom Slowing The economic boom has been underway for several quarters. Industrial production and exports are up from Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. These companies are major semiconductor producers. They are a health gauge for the global economy… as semiconductors are a sign of growth. You can see Korean and Japanese […]
Wednesday’s Top Stock Stories
Stocks opened sharply higher and remained there throughout the day. In the process, the Dow hit a new all-time high. The averages moved in a fairly narrow range for most of the day but stretched its upper end of the range late in the day. The catalyst was testimony by Fed Chair Janet Yellen who […]
Loonie Bulls – Sold To You
Remember back in May when all the hedge funds were short Canadian Dollars up the wazoo? At the time, I was worried the excessive pessimism might cause CAD to rally (Loonie Bears are the New Cool Kids). Well, since then, the Loonie has rallied 6.50% even in the face of a collapsing oil price and increased […]
