What a week that was! Trump campaign criminal indictments, a controversial new tax bill, Apple earnings, a Fed governor appointment, and a blockbuster Nonfarm payroll report would have kept the hands full of any trader. Yet, despite all of this, markets closed at new all-time highs on Friday. Followers of the Mad Hedge Fund Trader
How many mutual funds would you guess outperformed the stock market since the bull run started almost nine years ago? If you guessed 1,000, 100 or even 10, you would be dead wrong and even off by miles. In actual fact, not a single mutual fund has beaten the market since 2009. Remember all those
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Come join me for lunch for the Mad Hedge Fund Trader's Global Strategy Update, which I will be conducting in Chicago on Wednesday, December 27. A three-course lunch will be followed by an extended question and answer period. I'll be giving you my up to date view on stocks, bonds, foreign currencies, commodities, precious metals,
Say you owned 10% of Apple (AAPL) and you sold it for $800 in 1976. What would that stake be worth today? Try $75 billion. That is the harsh reality that Ron Wayne, 83, faces every morning when he wakes up, one of the three original founders of the consumer electronics giant. Ron first met
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."
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Come join me for lunch at the Mad Hedge Fund Trader's Global Strategy Update, which I will be conducting in Minneapolis, Minnesota at 12:00 noon on Thursday, December 28, 2017. An excellent meal will be followed by a wide ranging discussion and a minute question and answer period. I'll be giving you my up to
The world???s most untradable stock has just gotten cheap again. Sure, plenty of analysts have commented on the future of Tesla. But how many have taken apart one of their cars? I have. Concerns over the production ramp up for the new $40,000 Tesla 3 on which the company has bet its future is taking
Dear John, I would like to express my appreciation for all that you put into your daily letter. My background is in the medical field so when it comes to investing and finances, I need all the help I can get. It's totally amazing that you are a one stop shopping experience. You incorporate past,
When John identifies a strategic exit point, he will send you an alert with specific trade information as to what security to sell, when to sell it, and at what price. Most often, it will be to TAKE PROFITS, but, on rare occasions, it will be to exercise a STOP LOSS at a predetermined price to adhere to strict risk management discipline.
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I am constantly on the lookout for ten baggers, stocks that have the potential to rise tenfold over the long term. Look at the great long-term track records compiled by the most outstanding money managers, and they always have a handful of these that account for the bulk of their out performance, or alpha, as
?The longer you wait to fire someone, the longer it has been since you should have fired them,? said Elon Musk, founder and CEO of Space X and Tesla Motors.
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I remember the 12th century like it was yesterday.In those days, the leading intellectuals used to get together and drink wine by the gallon which at that time was really little more than rotten grape juice. The problem was that we all used to pass out before anybody came up with a great idea.Then someone
Thank John for his ceaseless banter. I enjoy this service so much. Great stories!!!!I hope our paths cross soon.Thank you.Bill North Carolina
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.?
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