The Week Ahead | 1/13/2020
Welcome to the year 2020. What a roller coaster this has been already. Are inflation fears warranted this week? That is one question investors are asking. There are sseveral reports in…
Boston Scientific (BSX)
Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices that are used in hospitals and doctors' offices throughout the world. They are a lifesaver for many. BSX has been a…
Best and Worst Performing Asset Classes and Equity Market Sectors in 2019
If you think back almost 12 months, you’ll remember that the markets opened the year with extreme levels of volatility. Stocks had just finished the worst year in a decade. Then…
Glittering Gold (GLD)
The price of gold has been on the rise since the end of 2015. Does this mean a new bull market is underway? This article is for paid members -…
Bonds (TLT) & Repo
Long-term bonds are in an interesting situation. The Fed has backed away for Quantitative Easing some time ago. But then the REPO issue raised its ugly head. This article is…
Now is Not the Time to Trade
We do not have a trade suggestion today. Our thinking since the turn of the year is that the market is due for a sizable correction. But the correction is…
Charles Schwab Corp (SCWB): The Trend is Not Your Friend
The stock brokerage business (now called wealth management) has really changed over the past 10-15 years. The industry was once one where the main source of revenues was the commission…
The Week Ahead | 1/6/2019
Global Spotlight Next Week: The Persian Gulf region is on edge as it awaits Iranian retaliation for the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Quds…
Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
Colgate-Palmolive (CL) is a company that most of us know and many of us might use their personal care or oral health care products. These are products that should be…
American Airlines (AAL) Makes a Round Trip
The airline industry has gone from zero to hero, mostly because the industry has consolidated into 3 major carriers and a hand full of regional operators, some quite large and…
Time to be Brave & Take a Swing at the BAT
In today's world of browsers, people post content on the web with the hopes of making a buck from their publications. Some sell their content through a subscription model, while…
There’s more to the miners than a shiny rock.
While still below its all-time highs of September 2011, gold, currently at $1,525/oz has enjoyed quite a rally off the late 2015 lows of ~$1.075/oz. Unsurprisingly the gold miners have…