Archives by Month:
- December 2024
- November 2024
- October 2024
- September 2024
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- November 2012
- October 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- June 2009
- April 2009
- February 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- August 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
Archives by Year:
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 […]
2023 Russell 1,000 Average Stock Performance By Sector
2023 turned out to be a fantastic year for stocks after a horrible 2022. Below we show the average total return of all stocks in each sector of the Russell 1,000 in 2023. While most areas of the market moved higher during the year, the one area of equity markets that actually provided a negative […]
