Goldman Sachs: (GS)
Goldman Sachs is the preeminent investment bank masquerading as a commercial bank. Why do we say masquerading?. Because during the financial crisis, the company was allowed to convert from an…
Intel: (INTC)
Intel is one of our favorite companies, but it is also a company that the financial media loves to disrespect. Institutional investors give the company no love as well. This…
The Week Ahead | 2/07/2022
The VIX started out the week around 28 and ended the week around 22. There were some good earning announcements and some that were not so good. $FB was the…
Emerging Markets: (EEM)
There is no doubt that US Equities were the place to be after the financial crisis. QE 1, 2 & 3 put money into the financial system. This action by…
Is a Changing of the Guard Finally Upon Us
The Covid lockdown accelerated a process that was slowly progressing for decades. More business procedures were being driven by "Cloud" services that store and process data to keep track of…
Nothing is certain making hedging important.
Investors make bullish trade and bearish trades. But since most of us are long a portfolio of stocks (and perhaps options), one needs to look at risk management to ensure…
PayPal (PYPL): I Think I Am Going to Make You Pay… Pal
Pay Pal is the poster child of a growth company with tremendous promise tripping on its shoestrings. The covid lockdown set the stage for everyone to buy online. Yes, many,…
The Week Ahead | 1/31/2022
This week the economic calendar is thin. Jobless Claim drop will lead the Leading Economic Indicators Higher. What worries me: The Fed, Jerome Powell is the most powerful man on…
A Few Updates
Our process is driven by a process that looks for bulls situations when the stock price is in an uptrend, supported by low valuation and bearish conditions when the stock…
What’s the Deal w/ Gold: GLD
Gold is the enigma of the decade. Inflation is running hot, and gold, an asset that is supposed to be an inflation hedge, is running for the hills. What's up…
Mastercard: (MA)
Mastercard is one of those ubiquitous American companies. Everyone knows Mastercard, just like they know Visa, American Express, and Discovery (What's in your wallet?). This article is for paid members…
In Times Like This, What do you do?
Our readers know that we have been decidedly negative on the price of equities for over a month now. The equity markets opened sharply down today and then had a…