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Off With Whose Heads – The Bulls Or Bears?
A little background on how I find inspiration to write the Daily each day. It begins with my taking a photograph with my iPhone of something I think might be useful at a future date. A metaphor if you will. Then, I scroll through the photos saved and stop at one that seems appropriate to use given […]
Stocks, Trade And The Fed In The Week Ahead
Last month’s downdraft in equities spooked investors. The fear that is often expressed is that the end of the business cycle may coincide with the end of a credit cycle and a return to 2008-2009 crisis. It seems like an increasing number of economists agree with the sentiment expressed by President Trump that the Fed is too […]
Gold Forecast: Mid-Term Election May Provide Catalyst For Topside Breakout
Fundamental Forecast for Gold: Neutral GOLD PRICE ANALYSIS AND TALKING POINTS: A choppy week saw gold prices close the week flat US Mid-Term Elections and Federal Reserve on the Agenda Gold prices saw a relatively choppy week with the precious metal hitting lows of $1211 before retracing back towards $1230, which in turn saw the precious metal […]
Crosby, The Behavioral Investor Book Review
In 2014 Daniel Crosby, a psychologist and asset manager, co-authored the bestselling Personal Benchmark: Integrating Behavioral Finance and Investment Management and followed that up in 2016 with The Laws of Wealth. Another two years and he’s produced a new book: The Behavioral Investor (Harriman House, 2018). His “admittedly audacious” goal for this book is “to […]
5 Highlights Of Berkshire Hathaway’s Third Quarter Report For 2018
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) today released its Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2018. Five highlights during the third quarter were: (1) Berkshire’s operating earnings increased by 100% as compared to the third quarter of 2017. (2) Berkshire repurchased $928 million of its stock, indicating that both Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger conclude that […]
Forex And Cryptocurrencies Forecast For Nov. 05-09, 2018
First, a review of last week’s events: EUR/USD. Recall that most experts (55% vs. 45%) voted for further strengthening of the dollar, calling the year’s low of 1.1300 recorded on August 15 as the goal. This forecast came completely true, and the pair touched the bottom at this point on the last day of October, […]
Is It Better To Rebalance Your Portfolio Periodically Or Leave It Alone?
Whether you hold only stocks or a wide variety of assets, a question you’ll be forced to face sooner or later is whether you should rebalance to a specific preset weight periodically or just let some positions get bigger and others smaller. This article aims to help you make that choice wisely. Part I: The […]
Will Red Hat Put IBM In The Cloud?
IBM (IBM) is an information technology company which provides integrated solutions that leverage information technology and knowledge of business processes; the company was founded in 1911. On October 16, 2018, IBM reported third-quarter earnings results. Revenue of $18.68 billion declined 2% year-over-year, but was flat in constant currency. Revenue missed analyst estimates by $330 million. […]
Hackers Claim Breach Of 120 Million Facebook Accounts; Put Private Messages Up For Sale
Back On September 28, Facebook (FB) announced that as many as 90 million users may have had their “access tokens”, which keep people logged into their account, stolen by hackers. The number was subsequently reduced to 30 million accounts whose phone numbers and email addresses were accessed in the largest security breach in the company’s […]
Spotify: The Netflix Of Music
Netflix (NFLX) has been my best investment ever; I’m sitting on 3,479% gains. Now, I am buying a new company that’s strikingly similar. It’s a company that I call “the Netflix of music.” Spotify Technology S.A. (SPOT) is the world’s biggest music streaming service. That means the company lets users listen to music “on demand” […]
