Are you concerned about volatility in the stock market? With the bull market turning nine years old this spring, you can expect more. There is a sensible approach for these times. Every investor should consider it. To understand the approach, let us start with two charts. Two charts Please click
The stock market is complex. The number of inputs is staggering. Setting aside the complexity, the simplest thing investors can do to gain valuable insight is to look at patterns. To explore what might be next for stocks, let’s look at a chart. Chart Please click here to see an
Many average investors are committing a blunder now. It’s not all their fault, though, as information is often dumbed down in the interest of simplicity. As Einstein said: “Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler.” Unfortunately, often the information provided to average investors has been simplified
Earnings on many popular tech stocks, including FAANG stocks, are out. For the most part, earnings are better than the consensus numbers but worse than the whisper numbers. Moreover, tech stocks have had a good run. How much of the good news is already discounted in the prices? Should you
No politician in the United States wants Americans to be worse off and deliberately take steps that are bad for an average American investor. However the policy of destroying the dollar, though well-intentioned, will lead to American investors being worse off in the long term. In the short term, investors
The media is full of reports of investors acting out of FOMO — “fear of missing out.” Many investors suffering from FOMO are making a classic mistake. I describe a better way in this article. The large response I received adds to the anecdotal evidence that many investors are making
Apple is the first big tech company to hand President Trump a win. Apple AAPL, in a press release Wednesday, said it will pay $38 billion in repatriation taxes, spend $30 billion in capital expenditures over the next five years and help create 20,000 new jobs inside and outside the
Mom and pop are making a classic mistake in investing at this time. The purpose of this article is to show the average investor that there is a better way. The mistake is being made as Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, marches to 30,000 and bitcoin BTCUSD, falls to $10,000
Investor insanity about bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and blockchain is in full bloom. Those with trading experience have two choices: complain about the insanity or take advantage of the insanity to make money. Those choosing to make money ought to make sure they have a proven methodology in place to control risk.
Stock bulls might want to be on alert if new allegations against President Trump turn out to be true. Special Counsel Robert Mueller already is investigating Russian collusion, which is a big overhang over the Trump administration. And, now, Michael Wolff’s new book (released Jan. 5), “Fire and Fury,” makes