Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
These 3 Stocks Are Safe Bets To Outperform In 2016
There is a lot of positive news coming out of the sector that these three stocks operate in that will get any investor excited about their prospects for outperformance in 2016. One statistic is reaching a high not set since 2007 and is what will fuel the rally in these three stocks. It seems only […]
Binary Options Trading Opportunities – March 23, 2016
During the course of the day on Wednesday, the only notable we have of note will be the Crude Oil Inventories number coming out of America, and that of course will move oil, but beyond that it should be a fairly straightforward trading session. DAX looking to consolidate The German index looks as if it […]
A Brief History Of The British Pound
The British Pound (GBP) has a long and storied history that stretches back more than 1200 years. In addition to its credible claim of world’s oldest living currency, the pound plays a major role in the global foreign exchange, a market valued at $5.3 trillion per day. While the pound is a symbol of British […]
Mutual/Hedge Fund Favorites Tank In Q1
Mutual and hedge fund favorites have taken a beating in the first quarter so far, dragging down most funds right along with them. Long-only and levered hedge funds were among the hardest-hit as the stock market favored stocks with low institutional ownership. At least one firm has highlighted that individual investors who have bet agaibet aga institutions […]
Recipe For Collapse: Rising Military And Social Welfare Spending
Leaders faced with unrest, rising demands and dwindling coffers always debauch their currency as the politically expedient “solution.” Whatever you think of former Fed chair Alan Greenspan, he is one of the few public voices identifying runaway entitlement costs as a structural threat to the economy and nation. We can summarize Greenspan’s comments very succinctly: there is […]
Fly Away From Helicopter Money
Photo Credit: Shiny Things || Apologies, this was the best I could find at Flickr with a Creative Commons License Once I wrote a piece advocating helicopter money, and I called it 2300 Smackers. For those who were not reading me back during the bailout, you should know that I vociferously opposed it, and wrote a lot […]
Gold Marks First Gain In Four Sessions
Gold prices edged slightly higher on Tuesday, putting an end to three-session streak of declines, as investors sought safety after several explosions rocked Brussels. The XAU/USD pair traded as high as $1260.12 an ounce but investors’ risk aversion faded over the course of the day and as a result the market pared gains – similar […]
E Twitter’s Latest Announcement Another Nail In The Coffin
In January, investors got a nice surprise when a report surfaced that the social media platform planned to increase its flagship 140-character limit to 10,000 characters. The limit, while central to Twitter’s product, is restrictive to the network’s ability to grow its user base. Some people simply don’t have the patience to try to condense […]
The Longer This Happens, The Better Your Investments Will Perform
Morgan Stanley recently issued an alert saying that going long on the S&P 500 Index presented the best buying opportunity in 20 years. To investors still caught up in the sky-is-falling talk that’s been spewing out of the talking heads on cable, that might sound absurd. But not to you. That’s because I’ve been keeping you on top […]
Is It Time For Silver To Shine?
The precious metals are likely to see another week closing out with prices settling higher in the longer term. On a week to date basis, Gold prices have lost -1.83% while Silver is down -1.45%. Yesterday’s terror attacks in Brussels saw investors bid up the safe-haven Gold sending prices back above the $1250 handle and it is […]
