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I wanted to make sure you were the first to know about a huge story I’ll be breaking next week on Total Wealth. I’ll be doing a deep dive on what I think could be one of the biggest capital shifts that I’ve seen in 40 years as a financial professional. I’m calling it “The […]

Oil prices are on the rise after OPEC+ renewed its commitment to production cuts for the year and Saudi Arabia independently announced a 1 million barrel cut of its own. Naturally, a lot of people have been asking me if it’s time to get in and start picking up direct exposure to oil through instruments […]

The introduction of fractional shares was one of the key pieces in the retail trading revolution, because it allowed investors at any wealth level to get exposure to stocks that only the wealthy could afford. I like to remind you of that every once in a while, because sometimes, an opportunity comes along in a […]

With all the hype surrounding A.I. and mega-cap tech stocks, it’s no surprise investors are wondering where to park money that doesn’t seem overbought, but still has upside, and delivers income to get paid while they hold the stock. It’s a great question, and my answer is in hard assets such as commodities. Of all […]

Just last week, ATM maker Diebold Nixdorf, Inc. (DBD) filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing more than $2.66 billion in debt and inadequate cash flow to make any further interest payments on its loans and bonds. They aren’t the exception this year. Frighteningly, they are the norm. Bankruptcies in the U.S. are rising at an […]

Most of the questions I’ve gotten this week center around computer chips and semiconductor companies, and with good reason. Of course, Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) is still leading a rally driven by the buzz around artificial intelligence, and everyone wants to know how to get in on the trend. But there’s a problem anytime that you […]

There’s a saying among traders: “The trend is your friend.” Anyone watching trends right now can’t help but notice the meteoric rise of Nvidia Corporation (NVDA), still making gains from last week after an earnings report that soared past expectations. Their good fortunes have acted as a catalyst to drive up the entire Nasdaq-100, and […]

Being in the trading and investing business for over forty years – as a market-maker, a mega-bank derivative hedging and trading specialist, and a hedge fund manager – has taught me a few things about buying stocks, too many to even list on all the pages of a legal pad. But there are really only […]

Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) was at the forefront of a surge in the NASDAQ Composite index, thanks to an earnings report that blasted past analyst expectations and revealed Nvidia to be one of the primary beneficiaries of increasing demand for AI technology. It’s important to note, however, that this particular rising tide isn’t lifting all boats. […]

Inevitably, if a company or business is around for long enough, it’s going to go through a rough period – a bad quarter or a bad year, negative earnings growth or profit loss, etc. – which will affect the price of the stock. Sometimes that rough patch becomes a trend, and signals a permanent shift […]