It’s an easy platform for career politicians to stand on and pander to the crowds. Just call yourself the “green” candidate, the populist who will fight the evil oil companies and wean the world off of fossil fuels forever. This has surface-level appeal, but skeptical...
ROAD MAP FOR 2023: It’s Going to be a Bumpy Ride! As goes January, so goes the year… or so they say, but just as economists were mostly dead wrong about 2022, their outlook for 2023 must be taken with a huge grain of salt. If last year should teach us anything,...
2022 was brutal for financial traders, but history shows that back-to-back negative years in the stock market are rare. So, will this year bring a relief rally or more pain? Either way, high inflation means cash is trash and undervalued stocks should perform...
With a 19.4% drawdown, the S&P 500 just had its worst year since the financial crisis of 2008. The NASDAQ fared even worse after a 33% decline, while the Dow Jones’ 9% dip seemed modest in comparison. Indeed, 2022 was a very bad year – or quite possibly, a...
Commodities Boom of 2023: Market Will Move When You Least Expect It! Investors remain ambivalent as 2022 comes to an end, but one thing’s for sure: this wasn’t the year that anybody in the financial press expected. Next year is bound to have its own twists, turns,...
Everybody and his uncle knows there’s a recession coming, and they know why it will happen. That’s your warning to get out and keep your wealth in cash, right? Don’t be so sure, as the “wisdom” of crowds is unreliable and fear is much more contagious than logic. After...