Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Domino’s And Nike: Why Investors Are Betting On A 2025 Comeback
Image Source: Unsplash Berkshire Hathaway recently loaded up on Domino’s stock. Pershing Square increased its stake in Nike stock in Q3. DPZ and NKE have failed to impress shareholders in 2024. Domino’s (DPZ) and Nike (NKE) are two names that have failed to please their shareholders this year but hedge funds continue to bet big on […]
The Line Between Unreadable And Unread
Image Source: PexelsAs the end of the year approaches, I again find myself in a reflective mode, thinking about my life and work. I remember a comment from Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), who wrote an 1891 essay, The Critic as Artist, in the form of a conversation between Gilbert and Ernest. At one point, Wilde writes: GILBERT. Ernest, […]
The Politics Of Immigration
Image Source: PexelsRight-wing anti-immigrant parties have recently achieved power in a number of European countries. But their immigration policies often don’t seem to match the campaign rhetoric. Here’s The Economist: In April 2023, six months after the hard-right government led by Giorgia Meloni took office, her agriculture minister, Francesco Lollobrigida, chided Italians to have more babies or […]
Irrational Behavior Meaning: Mastering Market Mayhem
Image Source: PexelsIn the tumultuous arena of the financial markets, logic often bows to the tempestuous whims of the masses.” Investors, swayed by the seductive allure of collective emotion, frequently abandon rational judgment in favour of the herd’s impulsive stampede. This irrational behaviour—the very essence of the folly of crowds—has precipitated some of the most spectacular […]
Top And Flop ETFs Of 2024
Image Source: Pixabay U.S. stocks are on track to post another blockbuster year. The S&P 500 has climbed 24%, marking one of its best consecutive years since 1997 and 1998, and notched 57 record closes. The Dow Jones Industrial and the Nasdaq Composite have risen 13% and 29.8%, respectively.While geopolitics and global growth slowdown concerns continued […]
Hawkish Tone Has Investors Wary Of Fed Into 2025
Image source: Pixabay The biggest weight on inflation is going to be shelter. Video Length: 00:04:59More By This Author:As Inflation Slows to 2%, Powell Expects a Bumpy PathNonfarm Jobs Increased by 245K Last Month – Behind The NumbersLabor Market Loosening Is In Its Infancy
10 High Yield Dividend Compounders To Buy Now
Image Source: Pixabay High yield securities are thought of primarily as income generators. But less attention is paid to their ability to compound income over time.There are three drivers for compounding income from any investment: Reinvesting dividends Dividend growth on a per share basis The time over which the investment is held Reinvesting dividends is especially powerful with high-yield […]
2025 A Golden Mining Stocks Year
As the year 2024 comes to an end, the US stock market has become even more overvalued while being trumpeted as a poster boy for the well-being of America. Basis the Shiller/Cape ratio, the US stock market is vastly more overvalued than it was in 1929.US money printing and debt are the “hallowed pillars” that […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – The Year Ends
There was a minor flight to safety in the quiet market action today.The Dollar rose.Gold rose.Stocks and silver were trading lower.And so the year ends.Have a pleasant New Year’s eve. More By This Author:Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Quiet Markets Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Very Light Volume Stocks And Precious Metals Charts […]
25 Years Ago Today, Many Of Us Were Terrified
Image Source: Pexels It seems like a quaint anachronism now, but Y2K was all too real for many of us. It was 25 years ago, right about now and in the days leading up to it, there was an undercurrent of concern, if not fear or dread, about unintended effects around the turn of the millennium. […]
