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Early on in my career as a trader, I learned something crucial, and it goes something like this: when there’s nothing to do, do nothing. The bottom line is, markets are shaky right now because investors are indecisive. There isn’t anything in the news or other emerging narrative that conveys a sense of enthusiasm about […]

Alpesh has his eye on a contrarian “low-tech” play… a surprising bet on the back-to-office trend.

It’s Friday, so we’re going to have some fun. We’ll combine the premise of a popular 1970s movie with a tried and so-far successful policy prescription for averting financial disaster. All of this relates to what triggers an actual capital markets and global economic meltdown, because it all pertains to China’s imploding property market. The […]

A reader asked why we don’t keep politics out of our newsletter. The reason is simple…

This is like creating a program to help bank robbers spend the money they stole. It’s idiotic.

Markets remain in the doldrums thanks to a slew of narrative headwinds dampening investor confidence, whether it’s the Fed’s “higher for longer” stance on interest rates, pending concerns over a government shutdown, or continuing woes for an overextended banking system. There is a chance that we could get a short-term pop just on a mechanical […]

This is not a time to be an uneducated investor. It’ll cost you more than you know.

Cash makes up more than one-sixth of the average portfolio’s holdings today. Is allocating that much to cash smart? Right now… yes.

“Higher for Longer” – a lot longer! That was the takeaway from last week’s FOMC notes when Federal Reserve officials forecasted that higher interest rates could be with us through 2026. This caught many investors by surprise because the hope was that we might see rates come down sometime in 2024. I’m not convinced the […]

Education companies that figure out how to harness the power of AI stand to benefit greatly. Like this week’s Stock of the Week.