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The Silent Economic Boom No One’s Talking About

The Silent Economic Boom No One’s Talking About

Image Source: Pexels In this episode, Andrew Brill sits down with Dryden Pence, Chief Investment Officer at Pence Wealth Management, to dissect the economic landscape of 2024.From the effects of inflation on your investments to navigating the potential pitfalls and opportunities that lie ahead, this discussion is packed with insights to help you protect and grow […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Burning Dollars And Making Sense

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Burning Dollars And Making Sense

Chairman Powell and His Merry Prankster gave the markets the easy policy high sign today, and they responded with bullish vigor.The SP 500 and the NDX went out on the highs and all-time highs at that.Gold and silver headed north like rockets, and pretty much kept quite a bit of the gains.VIX plummeted.The Dollar plummeted.This […]
Is It Time To Worry About OneMain Holdings’ 8% Yield?

Is It Time To Worry About OneMain Holdings’ 8% Yield?

OneMain Holdings (NYSE: OMF) is one of the most commonly requested stocks for Safety Net.I evaluated the stock’s dividend safety in 2022, giving it a grade of “B,” and then covered it again last September, upgrading it to an “A.”For much of last year, it paid a double-digit yield, though a rise in the stock price late in […]
Four Quick Thoughts On Fed Day

Four Quick Thoughts On Fed Day

Image source: Pixabay Four fairly quick observations on this Federal Reserve meeting day, not all of which have anything to do with the Fed:1. The FOMC today announced unchanged policy for now on the overnight interest rate, on the pace of QT runoff, and on the collective expectation of the Committee for the number of rate-cuts […]
Elliott Wave Insights: Navigate The Future Of Major Indices With Confidence

Elliott Wave Insights: Navigate The Future Of Major Indices With Confidence

Image Source: Pexels Stock Market Report S&P 500,  NASDAQ 100,  RUSSELL 2000,  DAX 40,  FTSE 100,  ASX 200. Elliott Wave Technical AnalysisUpdate on Elliott Wave Analysis: Continue to build long positions through the TradingLevels in all Indices. The Elliott wave trend for the SP500 and Nasdaq 100 is from the large tech stocks, so we have […]
Fed’s Dot Plot Is More Hawkish Towards Cuts In March Vs. December

Fed’s Dot Plot Is More Hawkish Towards Cuts In March Vs. December

The above chart is from the Fed’s Summary of Economic Projections for March 2024 and December of 2023. Summary of Economic Projections March 2024 vs December 2023 Compared to December of 2023 the Fed upped its central tendency of GDP expectations, core inflation, and the expected Fed Funds Rate. pic.twitter.com/akY0JlY5lj — Hedgeye (@Hedgeye) March 20, 2024 The […]
The Fed Just Delivered Some Irrational Exuberance Of Its Own

The Fed Just Delivered Some Irrational Exuberance Of Its Own

Image Source: Pexels Another Fed Day has come and gone… and what a dud. Not only has the S&P 500 fallen off its daily highs, but – big picture – the central bank has completely failed to curb inflation. That’s despite all the cheerleading they’ve done over the past, I dunno, three years.More to the point, […]
Record Closes All Around After Fed Decision

Record Closes All Around After Fed Decision

The Federal Reserve’s decision is in and, as many on Wall Street expected, the central bank will keep interest rates unchanged. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell added that there could still be three cuts this year, despite recent hotter-than-anticipated inflation data. In response, all three major benchmarks locked in record closes and third-straight daily wins, with the […]
Market Talk – Wednesday, March 20

Market Talk – Wednesday, March 20

ASIA:The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 closed Shanghai increased 16.93 points or 0.55% to 3,079.69 Hang Seng increased 13.59 points or 0.08% to 16,543.07 ASX 200 decreased 7.40 points or -0.10% to 7,695.80 Kospi increased 33.97 points or 1.28% to 2,690.14 SENSEX increased 89.64 points or 0.12% to 72,101.69 […]
Boeing Vs. Airbus Stock: Which One Is A Safer Hold For The Long-Term

Boeing Vs. Airbus Stock: Which One Is A Safer Hold For The Long-Term

Image courtesy of 123rf.com Since the beginning of the year, Boeing (NYSE: BA) has achieved a meme stock status, but not in a good way. Due to publicly highlighted grounding incidences of its commercial aircraft, BA shares have plummeted 26% year-to-date.At the same time, Airbus SE (EADSF) is on a divergent upward trajectory, gaining 19% returns. The […]