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Bet On Quality ETFs & Stocks To Fight Volatility
After surging to peak levels at the end of August, the Wall Street is once again caught in a web of woes, including lingering trade uncertainty, ongoing troubles in emerging markets, chances of auto tariffs on other countries, Iran oil sanctions, another budget deadline, and the mid-term election in November. Further, September is historically a […]
‘The Worst Possible Time’: Dmitry Medvedev Decides Now Is As Good A Time As Any To Sink His Own Currency
There’s trouble in paradise, and by “paradise”, I mean Russia. The ruble came under all manner of pressure on Thursday following comments from Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who decided it was a good idea to say the following at a conference in Moscow: It’s necessary to move from neutral to stimulating oversight of the credit sphere […]
S&P 500: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
The weather isn’t the only thing taking a turn for the worse as summer winds to a close; the so-called FANG stocks (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google/Alphabet) that led the US stock market as a whole higher throughout the summer have also been backsliding. All four stocks saw a big dump yesterday, spurred by […]
A Ray Of Sunshine For Gold Bugs
Whilst the longer term outlook for gold continues to remain very bearish, in the last few days we have seen some encouraging signs for gold, and whilst one swallow doesn’t a summer make, it will certainly bring some much-needed relief to the relentless move lower. And the day in question is the 4th of September, […]
3 Stocks Set To Outperform Over The Long Term
The bull market seems to keep chugging along with no end in sight. Sure there are days when fear enters the market due to a potential trade war or economic crisis in another country, but every time the stock market comes back. Because the higher valuations of many stocks, it is getting hard to find […]
Global Manufacturing PMI Falls To A 21 Month Low
Global Manufacturing PMI Falls Global Manufacturing PMI – Weakness in trade growth is expected. The JP Morgan global manufacturing PMI has been declining as you can see in the chart below. The input prices index has been elevated since mid-2017. New orders, headline PMI, and output have been declining since the winter of 2018. This […]
Tech Inventories Hit Pre-Crisis Levels As Demand Weakens: Chip Stocks Hammered
Tech inventories have piled up at Apple, Intel, HPQ, etc. Today, chips stocks are hammered over inventory concerns. CNBC reports Chip Stocks Plunge After Warnings on Demand from Wall St and a Key Industry Player. “Memory markets have worsened in recent weeks. For DRAM [memory chip], demand is weakening, inventory and pricing pressures are building, and […]
Ruble Tumbles On Medvedev Comments, UK Allegations As Russian Yields Surge
The Russian ruble tumbled as much as 2%, sliding to 69.63, the lowest level against the dollar since March 2016 and its biggest drop since August 8 after Russia’s prime minister Dmitry Medvedev effectively admitted that US sanctions are starting to bite, and said that he is hopeful that the Bank of Russia becomes “active” as rates […]
Dividend Income Update August 2018
The start of every month is exciting for all dividend income investors as we look back at the previous month and see how much passive dividend income our portfolios generated. August was exciting as ever as my year over year numbers continue to highlight the trifecta magic of dividend investing which includes, adding fresh capital, […]
Western Digital Corporation, Significantly Undervalued
Western Digital Corporation (NasdaqGS: WDC) is a technology stock providing personal and business storage. As illustrated in the analyze out loud video, the company has a cyclical operating history and as a result, the market has tended to value it at lower-than-average valuations. Nevertheless, at only 4.2 times blended earnings the company is currently significantly undervalued […]
