When asked how he felt when visiting the Federal Reserve at the height of the financial crisis, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein responded, "I'm getting out of a Mercedes to go to the Federal Reserve, not getting out of a Higgins Boat going to Omaha Beach."
With ten-year US Treasury yields falling below 0.90% today a borrowing rampage of epic proportions is about to ensue. This is not a new thing. We are, in fact, becoming the United States of Debt. That Washington is taking the lead in this frenzy of borrowing is undeniable. Since the new administration came into power
"It is insane to risk what you have and need to obtain what you don't need," said Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffet about the extreme leverage found in many modern securities and trading strategies.
Just as every cloud has a silver lining, every stock market crash offers generational opportunities. In a month or two, there will be spectacular trades to be had with LEAPS. What are LEAPS, you may ask? This is the best strategy with which to cash in on the gigantic market swoons, which have become a
We all love our FANGS. Not only have Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL), Netflix (NFLX), and Alphabet (GOOGL) been at the core of our investment performance for the past decade years, we also gobble up their products and services like kids eating their candy stash the day after Halloween. Three of the FANGs have already won
Stocks will drop sharply in the coming year. It will most likely happen when the Democratic candidate takes a substantial lead over the president, which recent by-elections have shown is likely. What could be better than an ETF that benefits from both falling bonds AND stocks? It just so happens that there is such an
People want a better life. And the Internet has connected the outermost populations living in slum-like conditions giving them a feed into the biggest transformation ever to grace mankind. The applications of the Internet are countless and promise to deliver huge productivity gains while lifting entire populations out of poverty. The next leap of digital
With stock market volatility greatly elevated and trading volumes through the roof, there is a heightened probability that your short options position gets called away. If it does there, is only one thing to do: fall down on your knees and thank your lucky stars. You have just made the maximum possible profit on your
Hey John, Bought a leap on LRCX. It's up over 50% in one day. My account is small, but I'm up 26% in two months. Take a look at this screenshot: Well done Andrew. The student becomes the teacher. John Thomas
Pack your portfolios with agricultural plays like Mosaic (MOS) if Dr. Paul Ehrlich is just partially right about the impending collapse of the world’s food supply. You might even throw in long positions in wheat (WEAT), corn (CORN), soybeans (SOYB), and rice. It says a lot that when I update a sector report like this