This week, the song remains the same.

The stock market remains sloppy and weak, with each attempt at a rally being met with selling in response to worsening news out of Ukraine. That situation appears to have little to no chance of improving any time soon. In addition to the real human suffering in Eastern Europe, the disruptions to the supply chain for many critical commodities are adding to inflationary pressures around the world.

The weakness in equity markets is also reflected in SPAC trading, “blank check” companies, before and after they announce merger partners. A simple Google search yields results detailing a recent “bloodbath” and “de-SPAC carnage,” with the fate of the surviving few uncertain, and how other investors are leaving the SPAC and De-SPAC market in droves; and blah, blah, blah

But I’m not one to follow the crowd. Everyone on the run from the SPACs market these days is leaving behind ripening profit opportunities – one of which I’ll outline for you today.

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Communism may be gone, but the corrosive power of big government still stands.

Right now, consumer demand strong, the economy growing, and employment is on the rise… But that won’t stave off stagflation very much longer. A high inflation environment and a slowing (or stagnant) economy are right around the corner. Add that to the Fed raising rates this month and it’s not looking good for stocks. Well, […]

There are many attractive places to put your money as Jay Powell struggles to solve his inflation problem. Here are a few of them…

Commodities are hot right now, and for good reason. Oil, corn, wheat… they’re all through the roof – but they may not stay that way, especially where agricultural commodities are concerned. For all kinds of reasons, agricultural commodities don’t always go in one direction and rarely do for long. They are often overbought, are prone […]

On Tuesday, CEO of JPMorgan Chase Jamie Dimon warned the world that cutting Russia out of the SWIFT system would yield “unintended consequences.”

That’s a monumental understatement.

In short, SWIFT is a system banks use to securely and quickly communicate transfer instructions across international borders. Cutting off an entire nation and its people from this system will have steep consequences across the globe.

We could be looking at the potential demise of the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency, another likely Lehman moment, and the acceleration of China’s progress from third-world nation to global power.

Here’s how the US’s influence on this apolitical system could hasten China’s ascent to global power.

Here in the US, when we hear “breadbasket” we usually think of the Midwest. Ohio, Kansas, Illinois… When Europeans hear the phrase, they think of Ukraine – and for good reason. The country distributes 12% of global wheat exports, 16% of corn, and 18% of barley. Ukrainian agriculture is a pillar of grain production for […]

There’s no reason to beat around the bush this week.

I’ve cancelled our regular Buy, Sell, or Hold this week to address what is on everyone’s’ minds this week: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the dramatic selloff that followed, and what can be done about it.

You can access this Emergency State of the Markets by clicking the video below.

The protests in Canada have led to a lot of talk about liberty and freedom. The two ideas are not the same… and it’s vital to understand the difference.

Bitcoin, the poster child of the crypto sector, is making big strides in some crucial ways. And that means we’re more bullish on crypto than ever. Here’s what’s going on…