Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade are in the spotlight for a potential merger, and their shares are soaring. Those are great brokerage firms, but prudent investors ought to ask the most important question before discussing an investment. Let’s explore the issue starting with a chart to develop the background. Please
New Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has given his first testimony before the House Financial Services Committee. Investors who were listening carefully got a rare stock tip from him. Of course, you needed to be experienced at reading the tea leaves of Fed speak to get the tip. I’ll share
U.S. bank and financial stocks, which had been in a funk since interest rates fell close to zero, have a good shot at beating the broader equity market in 2017. So the questions for investors are: “Which banks should I buy?” “Which banks that have already soared should I buy?”
My interpretation from this chart going back 56 years is that Donald Trump’s criticism of the Federal Reserve will kill the “Trump rally.” It’s not a question of “if,” but “when” and from “how high.” At a minimum, the foundation of the death of the Trump rally will be