This ETF Makes 31% More Than S&P Last Month, Says Joe Friday
CNBC shared the stat below this morning, per the Dow just experienced the “biggest comeback since 1933.” CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE Does a “comeback” mean money was made for the buy and hold community? Even though the comeback was historic, the net return on the Dow as 1.49%. Even though the quarterly gain was small […]
The Finance Industry’s Most Prized Theory: Tarnished
Unless you live under a rock, I’m sure you’ve heard a variation of this investing maxim: “To earn high returns… you must assume high risk.” There’s an ounce of truth to this saying… but it mostly leads investors astray. Today, I want to show you how three specific low-risk investments helped my subscribers turn $20,000 into $40,010 – […]
The Stock Whisper Of The Day: SPY, USO, BBRY, VZ, T
Hot stocks of the day: SPY, USO, BBRY, VZ, T. Video Length: 00:05:26
Payrolls Rise 215K In March, Beat Expectations As Average Hourly Earnings, Unemployment Rise
And so the confusion remains: why did Yellen go uber dove three days ahead of a day in which the BLS reported that in March not only were 215K jobs created, more than the consensus 205K, if below last month’s 245K, but in which average hourly earnings rebounded a solid 0.3%, above the 0.2% expected, […]
Non-Farm Payrolls 215K, Wages Up 2.3% Y/Y – USD Corrects
A good jobs report: 215K jobs gained and wages are up 2.3% y/y. The general picture is of more job gains and more people coming back to the work force, but changes are slow. Wages are slightly better than expected but nothing that screams “rally”. The USD is slightly stronger across the board, but as time […]
Gold Expected To Dip Before Big Push Up
Gold market review: gold prices could dip. Audio Length: 00:26:56
Saudi Arabia Is Freezing Oil Production By Default
When you are already pumping as much oil as you possibly can – by default – you are forced to freeze production, or agreeing to a production freeze. Video Length: 00:11:51
How Renminbi Funds Took Over Chinese Private Equity (Part 1)
Outbid, outspent and outhustled Renminbi-denominated private equity funds basically didn’t exist until about five years ago. Up until that point, for ten golden years, China’s PE and VC industry was the exclusive province of a hundred or so dollar-based funds: a mix of global heavyweights like Blackstone, KKR, Carlyle and Sequoia, together with pan-Asian firms […]
Dynamite Comes In Small Packages: 10 Small Caps For Explosive Returns
Introduction Investing in small-cap stocks is not for everyone. My definition of small-cap is a company whose market is $5 billion or less.However, for those brave souls that are willing to assume a little more risk, they can, under the right conditions, be a very profitable choice. Nevertheless, and in the general sense, small caps […]
Chipotle Downgraded To Neutral From Buy At Goldman
Goldman Sachs analyst Karen Holthouse downgraded Chipotle Mexican Grill to Neutral saying near-term risks “are mounting.” The analyst sees “on-going cost risk” from Chipotle’s promotional strategy that relies on coupon drops. Further, she points out that even normal events carry the risk of reducing traffic. As an example, Holthouse notes that Chipotle cleaned a store […]
