While the great majority of stock investors wrestle with the decision of how much to be in or out during these wild times, those more in the know instead see opportunities. Exchange traded funds, or ETFs, have become enormously popular among investors over the last few years, and more and more money is put into […]
Jim Stewart writes a regular column for the New York Times called “Common Sense.” He’s got the common part down pat, but the sense part needs some real work. The common view of investing has so many champions that it’s near impossible to single out anyone as its spokesperson, but if we had to pick […]
With European rates being underwater for so long, and U.S. treasury yields really plummeting now, some are wondering how much longer the U.S. can stay positive. Negative yields on bonds are a new phenomenon, and are completely counter-intuitive, as it should appear to be pretty odd indeed that people would lend money at a loss. […]
Fundamental analysts tend to miss a lot when they analyze stock plays, but they don’t usually get it all wrong. The idea of entering Morgan Stanley right now is just brutal. Whether Morgan Stanley deserves to be called a buy at some point down the road, it certainly isn’t now. We’d actually have a hard […]
While those who know little about how monetary policy works might be happy with the half-point rate cut the Fed laid down on Tuesday, those in the know are left bewildered. There have been only a handful of Americans that have been diagnosed with the COVID-19 coronavirus, but much of the country has been gripped […]
It shouldn’t be that hard for an active fund manager to beat the market, and do it consistently, if we focus on what matters. Baron Capital is one of the few funds that do. Fund manager Ron Baron of Baron Capital is getting some publicity these days for his extremely bullish take on Tesla, especially […]
With the stock market falling in leaps and bounds every day this week, many investors are looking for a better place to park their money. There are several ways to do this. So many of us invest without a plan, and may not even think that one is needed, or even useful. They just keep […]
Whenever we see a meaningful drop in stock prices, people start lining up for a rate cut. The recent cuts may have made at least some sense, but one now just does not. When the news that China had locked down over 50 million people a little over a month ago, as part of a […]
Economist David Rosenberg has been seeing weakness in the economy and has been bearish on stocks for several years now. Being wrong over and over doesn’t bother him. David Rosenberg considers himself a contrarian, which in itself isn’t necessary a bad thing and can often be a good thing, depending on what side of right […]
Stock markets came down with the coronavirus last month and quickly recovered once the fever broke. New fears have hit the market, and we’re left wondering once again. There has only been one day in history that the Dow lost more than 1000 points, back on February 6, 2018. That day was one for the […]