Negative Interest Rates are the Price We Pay for De-Civilization
We have talked a great deal about negative interest rates and not they are both unnatural and damaging. We think negative interest rates can only arise in a world of…
There is more to the Economy than GDP, Jobs & Wages
There is more to economics than jobs, wages, consumption, exchange rates, inflation rates, GDP, etc. Economists like to talk about these things because they and/or the government can measure (sort…
Netflix: (NFLX)
Netflix, the streaming media company is one of the tech-media companies we like to follow here at TOE. The company is a Wall Street darling and with good reason as…
Equity Market Update
We have been a bit conflicted lately as we think many investors have been as well in the past few months. The accepted market view is that the trade dust-up…
Viacom & CBS
About a month ago, Viacom & CBS agreed to merge into one big diversified entertainment company. It is a story the investment community has been watching for years and for good…
Is the Crypto Winter Returning?
Cryptocurrencies have been having a tough time of it ever since the price of Bitcoin and other popular alt-coins hit a secondary peak in June of 2019. The selloff the…
10 Minute Stock Trader Interview
10MinuteTrading is an information and media company that helps individual investors make better decisions. Mark was a recent guest on the show which is hosted by its founder Christopher M.…
Bonds & Repo: What’s the Relationship
We have talked a bit about the Repo Rip and what it might be signaling. Those who follow Mark on Twitter @MGuthner will see he has been talking about this…
Update: First Solar (FSLR)
Back on 14-August-2019, we discussed the investment merits of First Solar. FSLR has a lot of potential for success and is a company we would like to like. This article is for…
Southwest Airlines
Back on 30-July-19, we took a bullish position in Southwest Airlines. That trade came to an end last Friday and we thought the situation deserves another look. This article is for…
Rethinking Income Strategies
Everyone should have a balanced portfolio that contains some stocks (index funds perhaps), bond (in ETF form perhaps), commodities, cryptos as well as options.
The Week Ahead | 09/23/2019
Happy Monday. Good Luck out there this week. Global Spotlight A New Plan for Ireland? After weeks of paralysis, Brexit negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom seem to…