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3 Non-US Mutual Funds For Phenomenal Returns
Non-U.S. mutual funds provide excellent choices for those looking to diversify their investment across a wide range of foreign countries, including both emerging and developed nations. Thus, investing in non-U.S. mutual funds may prove profitable and investors may find non-U.S. mutual funds more attractive than those with significant domestic exposure. Below we share with you […]
Pivotal Research Upgrades Snap To Hold Following Recent Selloff
Pivotal Research analyst Brian Wieser upgraded Snap (SNAP) to Hold from Sell with an unchanged price target of $9. The stock closed yesterday down 7%, or 69c, to $9.20. Risks are still present, especially in the near-term, but current trading levels balance those risks with the company’ long-term potential, Wieser tells investors in a research […]
Compass Minerals Sources Salts Of The Earth
Today I’m reviewing a mid-cap industrial metals and minerals firm named Compass Minerals International, Inc. It’s trading ticker symbol is CMP. Compass Minerals International Inc is associated with the mining industry. It produces minerals, including salt, sulfate of potash specialty fertilizer and magnesium chloride. It serves customers in the United States, Canada, Brazil, and the […]
Why 99% Of Cryptocurrencies Are Bitcoin Copycats And Are Possibly Scams
(Video length 00:52:18) Tone Vays speaks with SBTV about the future of bitcoin and why bitcoin is an amazing store of value that is decentralized. Tone also shares why 99 percent of cryptocurrencies are bitcoin copycats and are possible scams. Discussed in the interview:03:00 Tone Vays before bitcoin14:18 Impact of Cyprus bank confiscation23:28 Bitcoin vs […]
The Next Recession Could Be In 2019
With Q2 S&P 500 earnings growth at 26.58%, core PCE inflation only at 2%, and small business optimism at the highest level in the 45-year history of the NFIB survey, there’s not much reason to be bearish on equities in the intermediate term. The biggest concern in the next few months is a potential trade war. FactSet determined in […]
How Could Trump Tariffs Double America’s Trade Losses
Trump tariffs are based on flawed doctrines, which could penalize the US as much as its trade deficits. Last Friday, President Trump threatened to impose tariffs on $267 billion in Chinese goods, on top of the additional $200 billion that he said will likely be hit with import taxes in a matter of days. If […]
Euro, British Pound May Diverge On ECB And BOE Policy Decisions
All eyes are on policy announcements from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England in European trading hours. No changes are expected from either monetary authority but volatility emerge all the same as markets digest the forward guidance on offer. The ECB seems to be on autopilot through year-end as it winds down QE asset purchases. That […]
The Divergence Between U.S. And Asian Markets
One aspect about the continued run in US markets is the disconnect that has developed over the past 4 months to Asian markets. These markets have generally moved together in the recent past. Chris Temple joins me to discuss what he thinks a reversion to the mean could look like and if this buy the […]
The Business Cycle
Today’s topic is the U.S. business cycle. Manufacturing PMIs moved up to a new cycle high and the household delinquency rate dropped to a new cycle low. Bank lending standards continued to ease. Video Length: 00:06:28
The Three Largest Cryptocurrencies – Wednesday, Sept. 12
With so much focus on bitcoin lately, we’ve added a new weekly update that tracks the three largest cryptocurrencies by market share: bitcoin, Ether, and Ripple. According to Wikipedia, a cryptocurrency is “a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses cryptography to secure its transactions, to control the creation of additional […]
