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“When asked how he manages the time to be chairman of Microsoft, run the world’s largest charity, and raise three kids, Bill Gates answered, “I don’t mow the lawn.”  

Global Market Comments June 18, 2025 Fiat Lux   Featured Trade: (FIVE REASONS GOLD IS GOING TO A NEW HIGH), (GLD), (GOLD), (NEM), (GDX)

“There is no vaccine for credit losses….bank provisions will be in the trillions,” said bank analyst Chris Whelan.  

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"Almost all asset markets are bubbles and mispriced," said Bill Gross of bond giant PIMCO.

“The bulls have the run of the table here on oil,” said John Kilduff from Again Capital Partners.

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“It’s hard not to root for America and democracy when you’re part of the system,” said hedge fund manager Brad Gerstner.  

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“If you advertise an interest in buying collies, a lot of people will call hoping to sell you their cocker spaniels,” said Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffet.    

Global Market Comments June 10, 2025 Fiat Lux   Featured Trade: (A NOTE ON OPTIONS CALLED AWAY), (GLD)

Occasionally, I get a call from Concierge members asking what to do when their short positions in options were assigned or called away. The answer was very simple: fall down on your knees and thank your lucky stars. You have just made the maximum possible profit for your position instantly. We have the good fortune

“All we need to know about crude right now is that we have it coming out of our ears, both here and in the Middle East, and that’s why it’s headed to $60,” said Scott Nations, president of the options trading firm, NationsShares.  

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“In the first Trump administration, he was surrounded by buffers. In this administration,n he is surrounded by accelerators,” said my old friend, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.  

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“In the next recession, the US will be the worst-performing stock market in the world. We won’t see new highs again in my lifetime,” said Doubleline Capital’s Jeffrey Gundlach.  

Global Market Comments June 5, 2025 Fiat Lux   Featured Trade: (LEARNING THE ART OF RISK CONTROL)

“In the US, you had ten bad years in a row (during the Great Depression) and it still turned out to be a pretty good century, said Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs.