After its genesis in 1913 as a result of the Federal Reserve Act, The Fed now has the main responsibilities of A) stabilizing prices, B) maximizing employment, and C) controlling long-term interest rates. But are those duties the main focus and source of motivation right now? Here’s the real reason why Chairwoman Janet Yellen and
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Monthly Archives: April 2016
As recently as last week, the host of CNBC’s Mad Money, Jim Cramer, has made some strong comments about Apple, Inc. (AAPL). To be fair, Cramer’s comments always seem to be strong, but he’s been adamant about the tech giant and its long-term viability. Yet the warning signals are going off left and right, and
For the newcomer to stocks and investing, one of my first pieces of advice is to remove emotion from the process. Of course I understand that this is virtually impossible when you have your money on the line, yet emotions are a formidable barrier to success. Until you learn to separate your natural human reactions
I do hope the bulls didn’t pin all their hopes on the OPEC meeting this weekend. For some bizarre reason, the stock market has tied itself to oil prices this year, the logic being that low oil prices is hurting energy companies, which is true. But, as JP Morgan stated this week, low oil prices
The Federal Reserve is leading this country’s economy down the wrong path. Janet Yellen and her colleagues seem to be more than happy to sacrifice the future in order to hold the market together if only for a few more days. But all they’re really doing is artificially propping up Wall Street and making the
After years of sitting on the launch pad, gold’s countdown appears to have finally hit zero, sending it skyrocketing upwards. With the central banks causing nothing but fear, worries over a global recession, and plenty of market volatility, it’s not surprising that gold has already begun 2016 with its best quarter since the 1980s. But
There’s a specific time during the year in which big moves are guaranteed to happen. And those big moves mean there will be a lot of money changing hands almost each and every day. If you see it coming, this time is what I call, ’Jackpot Season!” Let me explain the reason for ‘Jackpot Season,’
In a previous column we’ve discussed whom you should choose as an investor between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. But now, with the Democratic and Republican nominee races getting cut all the way down to 2 and 3 candidates respectively, I think it’s time to look at which 1 of the entire group would be
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