Search Results for:

A government solution to anything should never be the first choice. It should be the last.

In case you missed it, last week the Fed fired a warning shot across the bow of investors who’ve won the bet, so far, the stock market would enjoy a V-shaped recovery and the economy would follow suit.

No, the Fed didn’t upset the applecart on Wednesday. The market tested itself on Wednesday when fear of rapidly rising virus spikes in Arizona, Texas and Florida triggered profit-taking.

The Fed didn’t upset the market on Thursday either. It actually helped stocks rally on the heels of Wednesday’s selloff when it announced all its children, the banks it shepherds, all passed their stress tests.

Banks rallied nicely on Thursday as investors cheered the good news.

But it was fake news.

It’s easy to fall in line with the voices we agree with. It’s a hell of a thing, though, to stand aside the mob and say, “Wait a minute… what if.”

If you’ve been searching for yield in the bond market you know there’s not much out there to be had.

Good thing there’s another market where you can find good yielding investments. I’m talking about the stock market.

Hundreds of listed companies pay dividends to their stockholders.

It’s not hard to find lots of big dividend paying stocks in the market, including some really fat yields that look too good to be true.

That’s because some of them are, too good to be true, that is, which means probably too good to last.

Here’s how to tell if a dividend yield is realistic and repeatable.

Mark Ford has tried hundreds of wealth-building strategies throughout his life, but he’s found that the best one is also the easiest to follow.

Across America, waves are crashing. And folks want to know whether there’s any way to alter the course as things begin to overflow…

Like I always say, “It’s all good; until it isn’t.” And right now, it’s all good for the stock market.

But the “wall of worry” the market’s climbed might be starting to crumble on top of it.

That means the rally, every point, percentage, and dollar tacked on since March 23, 2020 could be in danger. The markets could start to slip, and once they start, there’s no telling how low they’ll go.

You need to make sure you’re prepared. There are simple precautions you can take to help protect your wealth and your family – but you need to act quickly. Every day, we’re trading on borrowed time and a market that’s becoming thinner and thinner, essentially balancing trillions of dollars on the tip of a pin, and one wrong move could cause it all to evaporate into thin air.

Those who protect themselves, and do it the right way, can protect their family’s financial future for generations to come.

Those who do not risk losing everything.

My team has created a straight-forward guide on how to protect your financial future, and you can check it out here.

The “wall of worry” has been built higher and higher as people forget the feelings of the March lows.

Here’s what that wall is built on, why it might be starting to crumble, and what to do with your money.

We just learned how much money has flowed into the nation’s banks over the last six months… and the math is astounding.

Big Ag is much more costly than grocery store prices would have you believe. There are many more benefits to local farms.

The stock market is now up on a high wire, balancing where it’s come from against new winds buffeting it from underneath and above.

Here’s what’s front and center and what could push the market either way.

While two weeks ago was scary, especially watching stocks slide on Thursday June 11, 2020, and the majors ending the week down 5.5% for the Dow, down 4.78% for the S&P, and down 2.3% for the Nasdaq Composite, last week offered renewed hope.

Showing signs of recovery last week, the Dow ended up 1%, the S&P 500 was up 1.9%, and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 3.7%.

The week could have been a lot better, but Friday was a mess. The Dow, for example, after opening higher and climbing 357 points, sold off ending the day down 208 points.

Investors on Friday got nervous about news of more coronavirus hot spots cropping up in Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Oklahoma.