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“What Could Possibly Go Wrong?”

“What Could Possibly Go Wrong?”

I well remember the questions a year ago, after I published my annual Budget Outlook, ‘Budgeting for the Great Unknown in 2018 – 2020‘.  Many readers found it difficult to believe that global interest rates could rise significantly, or that China’s economy would slow and that protectionism would rise under the influence of Populist politicians. […]
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                        Emerging Market Currencies Have Weakened Because Of Dangerously High External Debts And A Strong US Dollar

E Emerging Market Currencies Have Weakened Because Of Dangerously High External Debts And A Strong US Dollar

Emerging market currencies have not had it easy this year, particularly since the US dollar has been so strong. Since the beginning of the year the Argentine peso has depreciated about 55% against the US dollar, while the Turkish lira has fallen about 40%.  As a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Oct.3) […]
Fed Stays The Course On Rate Hikes

Fed Stays The Course On Rate Hikes

In this Chedder TV interview, Adam Sarhan, CEO 50 Park Investments, explains why the Fed will continue to raise rates despite criticism from President Trump. Click here below to play video: Video length 00:10:17
How To Earn A 10% Yield On Cost From PepsiCo Dividends

How To Earn A 10% Yield On Cost From PepsiCo Dividends

Dividend yield is one of the most commonly utilized financial ratios for income investors. It is also one of the easiest to calculate. The current dividend yield is simply the annual dividend payment of a stock divided by the share price. It tells an investor the amount of dividend income they will receive from buying […]
Extreme Cold Weather Forecast Puts Natural Gas ETFs In Focus

Extreme Cold Weather Forecast Puts Natural Gas ETFs In Focus

Natural gas futures for November rose by nearly 2.6% to $3.242 per million British thermal units (mBtu) on Oct 15 due to forecast of below-average temperatures in the coming 11-15 days. The south and Midwest regions are expected to be most affected. Per the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) weekly inventory release, natural gas storage […]
How To Trade Options

How To Trade Options

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Adding To Merkel’s Woes: SPD’s Collapse In Germany, Greens The New Left Darlings

Adding To Merkel’s Woes: SPD’s Collapse In Germany, Greens The New Left Darlings

Support for Merkel’s coalition partner SPD is in a state of collapse. And it’s not just a single poll. Greens the Big Beneficiary in SPD Collapse Support for Merkel’s coalition partner SPD is in a state of collapse. Four consecutive polls have SPD at 14%. The Green party is at 21% in the latest poll […]
Self Sufficiency Over Adversity

Self Sufficiency Over Adversity

  Shane Parrish tweeted out the following quote; “Intentional living is the art of making our own choices before others’ choices make us.” — Richie Norton The term intentional living is a little buzzwordy versus just saying that living the life you want is the art of making our own choices before others’ choices make us. This is a […]
Three Easy Fixes To Social Security And Medicare

Three Easy Fixes To Social Security And Medicare

Video length 00:03:25 Republicans would love to get rid of Social Security and Medicare. But they can’t, because Social Security and Medicare are among the most popular of all federal programs. Besides, most Americans have been paying into them their whole working lives, and depend on them. So how will Republicans attempt to end these […]
The Latest In Crypto

The Latest In Crypto

Crypto News & Analysis International Business Machines (IBM) has scheduled a demonstration of their own version of a blockchain based, global transfer, rapid payment platform. They have named it ‘The Blockchain World Wire'(BWW). Unlike Ripple’s xRapid platform, IBM’s system can handle cross border transactions with any cryptocurrency as a medium of exchange. Whereas it has […]