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 then 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
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Some 40 years ago, when I was a biotechnology student at UCLA, a handful of graduate students speculated about how dangerous our work really was. It only took us an hour to figure out how to synthesize a microbe that had a 99% fatality rate, was immune to antibiotics, and was so simple it could
"It's not like stocks are so compelling. It's that there is nowhere else to put your cash. There's a ton of capital coming in here. When it feels this easy, it's usually time to be cautious." said Barry Sternwood, CEO of the Starwood Capital Group.
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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
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Not a day goes by when someone doesn't ask me about what to do about Apple (AAPL). After all, it is the world largest company. It is the planet's most widely owned stock. Almost everyone uses their products in some form or another. So the widespread interest is totally understandable. Apple is a company with
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"If the Fed brings a lump of coal in 2016, then they better bring some candy canes for the kids as well." said Bill Gross, former CEO of bond giant, PIMCO.
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The media is flooded with speculation about Bitcoin. My cleaning lady even wants to get into it. An English teacher friend of mine bought one at $400 on a recommendation from one of her students a few years ago, and she asking me what to do with it now that it has hit $17,500. Those
I have always had a passion for the markets and the Mad Hedge Fund Trader gave me the courage to make my first trade. At the time, I was unemployed and put in everything I could scrape together - about ten thousand dollars. For me this was a free education, as the profits would pay
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Given the mind blowing information I picked up over the weekend about LAM Research (LRCX), you absolutely have to figure out how to beg, borrow, or steal your way into NVIDIA (NVDA). Fortunately for you, the recent pullback in the big tech sector is giving you the ideal opportunity to steal it. The leaders of
Dear MHFT, I've just completed my third year trading under your guidance. I'm intensely interested in events that move markets and I find your knowledge to be quite insightful. 2016 was a breakout year for me as I made $382,000 on a trading account that started the year with $700,000. Keep sharing your wisdom! Steve
"People are investing with a rear view mirror. Last year, you had people legitimately scared out of the market. Unfortunately, you are losing a generation of investors at a time when they ought to be thinking about buying high quality stocks." said Hersh Cohen of Clearbridge Advisors.
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It was one of those normally mundane end of year seasonal events. But what I heard blew my mind and will substantially shape my trading and investment strategy for 2018. By now you already know that I used some of my stock market winnings this year to buy a vintage Steinway concert grand piano (click
