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It’s Time To Be Defensive With Your Portfolio

Mar 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Fund Manager Dana Lyons joins me today to share his thoughts on the US equity markets. The markets inability to climb back to all-time highs has Dana thinking the top might be in already this year. (Audio length 00:10:55)

E Oil And Natural Gas Production Signify Pricing Pressure

Mar 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

The EIA has just released its production numbers for crude oil and natural gas. We think there are a few things that are worth noting about this report, given the recent price action we have seen in crude oil and natural gas prices: As you can see, prices are beginning to rebound to […]

ETFs To Turn Amazon’s Pain Into Your Gain

Mar 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

The latest technology rout has hit hard FANG stocks, pushing them in correction territory. After Facebook (FB – Free Report) , Alphabet (GOOGL – Free Report) and Netflix (NFLX – Free Report) , Amazon (AMZN – Free Report) has witnessed a decline of 10% from its latest peak. The technology giant saw terrible trading on Mar 28 following Axios reports, which stated that […]

Silver Miners’ Q4’17 Fundamentals

Mar 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

The silver miners’ stocks have really languished since mid-2016, relentlessly grinding sideways to lower. With gold out of favor, silver and its miners have largely been left for dead and forgotten. This sector is deeply mired in universal apathy and bearishness. But since silver stocks can skyrocket when silver decisively rallies again, it’s important to […]

Opportunity: Gold On The Move

Mar 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Paper assets are struggling this year. Both the S&P 500 and 10-year Treasurys are down around 3%. Meanwhile, gold prices are on the move. Shares of the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) are up nearly 4% in 2018. And I’m forecasting another 7%-plus gain over the next two months. The once-loved precious metal was left for dead for the […]

Q1 2018 Municipal Credit

Mar 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Ratings, Teachers’ Strikes, Pensions, Higher Education During the quarter, Moody’s and S&P reported that upgrades of municipal bonds continued to dominate downgrades in 2017. For S&P it was the sixth year in a row, with California leading the way in the number of upgraded issuers, followed by Florida and Texas. For Moody’s it was the […]

This Week In Cryptocurrency – March 30th, 2018

Mar 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

The Bears are Back in Town The cryptocurrency market slipped even further into recession this week.With a total market cap of $258bln, it’s down 20% from the $320bln in value it carried going into this week.This is the lowest the entire market has been since November, 24th 2017. Yep, we’ve turned back the clock and dialed prices […]

Why Monsanto Company’s 44% ROE Should Have Investors Excited

Mar 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) generated an outstanding return on equity of 43.5% over the past twelve months, while the Materials sector returned 6.1%. Even though Monsanto’s performance is highly impressive relative to its peers, it’s useful to understand what’s really driving the company’s strong ROE and how it’s trending. Understanding these components may change your views […]

Why The UK Chooses Free Trade

Mar 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

In a few short weeks, Britain will begin negotiations with the EU on how we will trade in the years ahead; in the next three years, the return of Britain’s capacity for self-government will give us the chance to trade freely with the rest of the world once more. To grasp these opportunities will require […]

Trade War Fears Are Overblown

Mar 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

With President Trump’s announcement of trade tariffs, fears of a trade war have overtaken the news cycle and added to market volatility in recent weeks. But, is this fear really justified? This time on the Financial Sense Newshour, Jim Puplava takes a look at the reality behind the recent panic to determine what threat, if […]