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2023’s Biggest Winners In The Russell 1,000
Image Source: Pexels In last Wednesday’s Closer, we noted how there was a somewhat elevated share of the S&P 500 experiencing gains of over 100%. Expanding to the Russell 1,000, there were 34 stocks with total returns of more than 100%. Two members of the Financials sector topped the list, Affirm (AFRM) and Coinbase (COIN), with gains […]
Here’s Why Inflation Rates May Reaccelerate In 2024
Image Source: Pexels The ISM prices paid index for December may offer clues as to whether inflation will reaccelerate in 2024. Some signs in shipping suggest higher inflation may be coming.Video Length: 00:03:51More By This Author:A Massive Week of Data May Bring A Big Surprise To Markets The Week of January 3, 2024The Market May Start […]
2024 Tactics For A Golden Year
Image Source: Pixabay A new year begins, and the big theme for savvy investors is going to be using great tools like mining stocks, crypto, commodities, and the stock market to get more money… More of the ultimate money that can only be gold! Sometimes (like recently with rates hitting 5%), investors can focus on fiat, but […]
Construction Spending Continued To Increase In November
I’m feeling a little under the weather today, so I am going to keep this brief.Total construction spending rose 0.4% in November, while residential construction rose 1.1%: Keep in mind that these are nominal numbers, affected by the cost of construction materials.Typically residential construction moves in tandem with building units under construction. Here’s that comparison: […]
Ringing In 2024: Predictions For A Prosperous New Year
Image Source: Unsplash Start your New Year with a strategic edge! Join Keith Fitz-Gerald, Principal of the Keith Fitz-Gerald Group. Keith spent 43 years in global markets and he thinks we’re heading into an “extraordinary year” this year. He’ll reveal his own investing strategies for 2024, deep dive into the future of investing, and unpack their […]
2024 Outlook: Rate Cuts And The Influencer Apocalypse
Image Source: Pexels Three quotes – “The aim of art, the aim of a life can only be to increase the sum of freedom and responsibility to be found in every man and in the world… there is not a single true work of art that has not in the end added to the inner freedom […]
TLT $115: The Forces At Play In The Treasury Market
My biggest position is the Long Term Treasury ETF (TLT). After being early and getting slaughtered, TLT has rallied hard in the last two months. The reasons are tame CPI reports and the Fed Pivot. With the 10-year yield having dropped from 5% to under 4% and TLT rallying from the low $80s to close to […]
Gold Price Retraces To Demand Zone As Dollar Probes Recovery
Image Source: Pixabay The gold price is trading in the red at $2,067 when writing. The precious metal has turned to the downside after reaching today’s high of $2,078.Probably, XAU/USD slipped lower as the US dollar edged higher. Today, the Eurozone reported mixed data, but the traders wait for the US figures before taking action.The Final […]
Before It’s All Over, We’ll See Higher Inflation, Higher Rates And A Wicked Bear Market
Image source: Pixabay The past few years have been full of surprises, often going the exact opposite way that Wall Street expected at the start of each year.Well, as we prepare to enter 2024, it may help to tap the expertise of those investors who have been around the longest and been the most successful.High on […]
Tech Stalls As Rising Bond Yields Spook Investors
It’s been an inauspicious start to the 2024 trading year, with all three major indexes in the red midday. The Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) is firmly lower, as bond yields tick higher and tech titan Apple (AAPL) struggles after a downgrade. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are also sporting midday losses, though the latter […]
