Missing Their Target
A risk premium is the additional return an investor expects to receive for taking on extra risk compared to a risk-free investment, such as a government bond. It represents the compensation for bearing uncertainty or potential losses associated with an…

CF Industries: CF
Industrial farming, as it is, depends heavily on fertilizer. The primary pure-play competitors in the fertilizer space who reside in the US are CF Industries (CF), Mosaic (MOS), Intrepid Industries (IPI), and Nutrient (NUT). This article is for paid members…

Chevron: CVX
Unlike the average investor, we like the oil & gas sector of the economy. As much as we would like to see a transition to more efficient energy sources, that is just not happening. All we have to do is…

What Ails UnitedHealth? (updated)
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled by Fortune magazine. It ranks the top 500 U.S. companies by total revenue and is typically released around this time each year. The list includes both publicly traded and privately held companies.…

Selling Volatility: SVXY
Selling volatility is a yield strategy. Volatility traders buy vol when it is cheap and sell it when it is expensive. Options market makers buy and sell options against stock as they provide liquidity to the market. That removes 80%…

Panning for yield.
Most investors, particularly when they first start investing, are primarily concerned with capital appreciation. Parents saving for a child’s college education will only withdraw from those savings once their son or daughter begins attending. Saving for a down payment on…
April 1, 2024

Open Mike

Mike discusses the MSCI All Country Index (I), The Emerging Market Equities (EEM), S&P500 (SPX), Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL), and levered ETFs (EDC) and Dollar Tree (DLTR).

April 1, 2024

Bristal Meyers Squibb: BMY

Bristol Meyers Squib is an ethical pharmaceutical company that makes many of the products we use when we get sick. This article is for paid members - please login or…

March 30, 2024

First Quarter Update

The bull market rages on in spite of the naysayers predicting 3 to 6 interest rate cuts to save the economy and asset markets. We, on the other hand, have…

March 28, 2024

Open Mike

In Wednesday's episode of Open Mike, Mike discusses Carnival Corp (CCL), Ford (F), S&P500 (SPY), and Haliburton (HAL). This article is for registered members - please login or click here…

March 27, 2024

Baxter International: BAX

Baxter International is a global medical supply company that has been undergoing significant business restructuring. We think that restructuring is over, and it is about to pay dividends. This article…

March 25, 2024

Open Interest

Mike discusses the AI investment environment. It mentions AMD (AMD) Super Microcomputer (SMCI), and NVDIA (NVDA). This article is for registered members - please login or click here to subscribe or register…

March 25, 2024

Adobe: ADBE

Adobe is a software company and and the average investor thinks the stock is over priced. But in a bull market, software stockes trades at levels that give th average…

March 23, 2024

Block: SQ

Payment processing is a business process designed to make buying stuff online or in person earlier and less expensive. Lord knows that retailers far and wide want an alternative to…

March 21, 2024

Open Mike

In this episode of Open Mike, Mike discusses American Express (AXP), Federal Express (FDX), Centene Health (CNC), the volatility Index (VIX), S&P500 (SPY), Commercial Metals (CMC), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Nike…

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