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The Best Way To Reduce Risk In Your Portfolio

The Best Way To Reduce Risk In Your Portfolio

Image Source: Pexels It’s “that time of year” in my household.Since I follow the financial markets every day, you may think I regularly review my financial statements, constantly tweaking here and adjusting there.But I actually only make big overhauls once a year – in October.The month holds no significance other than being my birth month, which […]
Investors Embrace Dividend Stocks

Investors Embrace Dividend Stocks

Image Source: Unsplash Dividend stocks outperform S&P 500 in third quarter.Video Length: 00:07:29More By This Author:Weekly Recap And DARP Update – Monday, Oct. 15China Stimulus May DisappointFed Cuts, Rates Go Up
Dow Brushes Off Record High, Plunges 324 Points

Dow Brushes Off Record High, Plunges 324 Points

As expected, earnings controlled Wall Street’s sentiment today, with a slew of lackluster big-name reports pushing the Dow off its fresh peak and down triple digits, alongside the Nasdaq. The S&P 500 trailed with a loss of its own. Today’s biggest drivers were blue chips and tech, including United Health (UNH), which pulled back 8.1%. Conversely, […]
TikTok Coins system may classify as a crypto exchange, expert warns FCA

TikTok Coins system may classify as a crypto exchange, expert warns FCA

Key Takeaways TikTok’s coin system could be classified as a crypto exchange activity. The FCA has not registered TikTok as a digital asset exchange. Share this article TikTok could be acting as a digital assets exchange in the UK, a compliance expert has told the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), according to a report from Financial […]
The Federal Reserve And The Regime Are One And The Same

The Federal Reserve And The Regime Are One And The Same

Image source: Wikipedia For decades, the US Federal Reserve has carefully cultivated and promoted the idea that it is somehow separate and independent from the US regime that created it. The ruse has certainly worked. Economists and media pundits frequently refer to this alleged Fed “independence” as if it were a given, and as if there were […]
Stagflation Odds Jump In Latest NY Fed Survey As Inflation Expectations Rise

Stagflation Odds Jump In Latest NY Fed Survey As Inflation Expectations Rise

In recent weeks, we have discussed on multiple occasions (here, here and here) how in his desire to get Kamala Harris re-elected by rushing out a jumbo cut before November 5, Fed president Jerome Powell may have triggered the second coming of the Arthur Burns “galloping inflation” Fed, and sure enough recent inflationary prints have certainly raised the […]
Eurozone Industrial Production Surged In August

Eurozone Industrial Production Surged In August

Image Source: Pexels Finally a strong number out of eurozone industry. The production boost was driven by Germany, which saw production increase by 3.3% in August, erasing losses from the 3.3% decline in July. France and the Netherlands also experienced fast growth at 1.4 and 2.2% month-on-month. This mid-quarter growth spurt will be helpful in supporting […]
Q4 2024 Outlook: Let’s Get Real

Q4 2024 Outlook: Let’s Get Real

Image Source: Unsplash In our last quarterly client letter, “Winter (Rate Cuts) Is Coming,” we argued that the labor market and economy had sufficiently cooled, prompting the Federal Reserve to consider cutting interest rates for the first time in more than four years, especially as inflation began to ease. At that time, we maintained a neutral […]
Goldman Sachs Stock Drops Despite 54% Earnings Jump: Time To Buy?

Goldman Sachs Stock Drops Despite 54% Earnings Jump: Time To Buy?

Image Source: Pixabay Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) reported healthy third quarter earnings Tuesday, led by significant gains in investment banking.In the third quarter, revenue jumped 7% year over year to $12.7 billion, which was substantially higher than the $11.8 billion that had been estimated by Wall Street analysts.Net income rose a whopping 45% to $2.99 billion, while earnings […]
Big Banks Have Reported Q3 Earnings: What’s Next For Their Stock Prices?

Big Banks Have Reported Q3 Earnings: What’s Next For Their Stock Prices?

Image Source: Pexels Shares of major US banks have shown resilience after reporting their third-quarter financial results, and this momentum may continue through the end of the year and into 2025, according to Anton Schutz, President and Chief Investment Officer of Mendon Capital Advisors.Schutz sees further upside for bank stocks, particularly as they historically perform better […]