Cryptocurrencies: Fad or Trend?
Cryptocurrencies were born on January 3rd 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto. This was the exact time the global financial markets were in their final throws of falling anywhere between 50% to 80%. So it is no coincidence that a loud and understandable anti-government rhetoric is often heard alongside cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrencies are often thought of as the…
Stock Market Crash 2017 Is Not Happening…Here’s The Proof
Enough with the stock market crash like it’s 1929, 1937, 1987, 2000 or 2008. It ain’t gonna happen. And I can prove it. I know. I know. Talk like this doesn’t sell “pick of the month” newsletters, nor ratings on the noise-shows. BUT it does point to one very important point. And it’s this one…
Gold Stocks – Have They Bottomed?
Gold and the S&P 500 are both up about 12% this year with the 10yr US treasury trailing with a 3.5% gain for the year. So does this mean gold is a solid buy again after five years under performing stocks and bond? Or is this another head fake in a half decade of gold…
Why Bruce Lee, Pablo Picasso and Van Gogh Were Great Investors
If Bruce Lee, Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh walked into a Merrill Lynch Branch today what would they buy? I’m asking because it answers the question all investors want to know today. Also, if Bruce, Pablo and Vincent were alive right now, which one would be the Buffett of investing? The answer matters. As…
Have You Ever Asked this Question?
The human race is built a top stories. Stories handed down through the millennia. Why do we have religion? Because of stories. Why do we have Tesla with insane market valuations? Because of stories. Why do we have Amazon with almost no profit? Because of stories. So stories apparently matter. But shouldn’t the investor confirm…
At a Glance: Is Your Money on the Right Side of the River?
People often think there are only two camps or choices to investing. The first camp is the long-only Big Box choice where your money is always invested in the market and never gets taken out. This is where most people live. Some however, wake up and say, “oh my gosh, there must be something better…
At a Glance: This Doesn’t Make Sense
Sometimes you may see something that happens, and you might think to yourself that it really doesn’t make sense. But the reality is, is that it does make sense. It’s just that we often aren’t able to see the reason for why the way things happen until after they happen. This is why when stocks…
At a Glance: The Problem with Buy and Hold
You have probably heard me rail against the Buy and Hold investment strategy. But if you think about it, in many ways it’s a pretty amazing strategy. There is only one big problem with it. And that’s what I talk about in this week’s video.
At a Glance: The Only Thing that Matters is What Works
I love martial arts. But there’s a debate that has gone on for a long time. Which martial art is the best? And if you just look at the culture of each you can see the weakness that each has.And the same goes for the investment world. The question is, which strategy is the best?…
