The investment world is horribly out of position. That is my harsh conclusion after speaking to dozens of portfolio managers, financial advisors, and hedge fund traders around the world. Virtually ALL are overweight bonds, or fixed income instruments of endless description. American high net worth individuals are up to their ears in tax free municipal
?I can't tell you how much I enjoy your blog. It is the first place I go every morning and I miss you on the weekends. I stumbled upon your site about 4 months ago and have been addicted to it since day one. I really appreciate not only your insight into the markets, but
Global Market Comments November 25, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (SURVIVING THANKSGIVING), (SPY), (TLT), (TBT), (GLD), (FXE), (FXY), (USO), (VIX), (VXX) SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT) SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) CurrencyShares Euro ETF (FXE) CurrencyShares Japanese Yen ETF (FXY) United States Oil (USO)
Global Market Comments November 23, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER), (THE PASSIVE/AGGRESSIVE PORTFOLIO), (ROM), (UYG), (UCC), (DIG), (BIIB), (UGL), (UCD), (TBT), (TESTIMONIAL) ProShares Ultra Technology (ROM) ProShares Ultra Financials (UYG) ProShares Ultra Consumer Services (UCC) ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas (DIG) Biogen Inc. (BIIB) ProShares Ultra Gold
You would think having a real estate guy for president would be good for real estate. That is not necessarily so. Remember that Donald Trump went bankrupt four times with his property ventures. You may lack his skills in extricating himself from these misadventures, let alone reap a billion dollars in tax benefits. Suffice it
I have long advocated my ?Buy and Forget? portfolio for those who are terrible at trading. This is where you buy just six self hedging, counterbalancing exchange traded funds and then rebalance once a year (click here for the article). But what if you want to be a little more aggressive, say twice as aggressive?
After the smoking? trading results of the last month. No wonder JT feels the need to cool down in the snow of the Sierra.? Malcolm Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Global Market Comments November 22, 2016 Fiat Lux SPECIAL TECHNOLOGY ISSUE Featured Trade: (NOVEMBER 23RD LIVE GLOBAL STRATEGY WEBINAR), (IS TECHNOLOGY DEAD?) (AAPL), (FB), (AMZN), (GOOG), (THE UNICORNS ARE EATING YOUR LUNCH) Apple Inc. (AAPL) Facebook, Inc. (FB) Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Alphabet Inc. (GOOG)
Only if you were living on a small desert island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with no Internet connection did you miss the horrific selloff in technology stocks since the presidential election. I knew they would become target number one by an incoming Trump administration. When tech shares briefly rallied on the morning
I spoke to a senior venture capitalist who you all know well, and what I learned was amazing. There are 155 start up ?Unicorn? companies with a combined market capitalization of $500 billion. Most of these are located in the San Francisco Bay area. They are accounting for an outsized portion of the profits of
Global Market Comments November 21, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 21ST), (AMZN), (FB), (TLT), (SPY), (SIGN UP NOW FOR OUR FREE TEXT SERVICE FOR TRADE ALERTS) Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Facebook, Inc. (FB) iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Being the armchair general that I am, I think the markets are now in a situation similar to the 1939-40 ?Phony War? between Germany, Britain, and France (or ?Sitzkrieg? in German). War was declared on September 3, 1940, but no actual fighting took place. Each side maneuvered troops, but not a shot was fired. The
Global Market Comments November 18, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (NOVEMBER 23RD LIVE GLOBAL STRATEGY WEBINAR), (REPORT FROM THE FROZEN WASTELANDS OF THE WEST)
?If you can get a dividend higher than the yield on ten-year debt, it?s an opportunity we haven?t seen in our lifetime. On a five-year horizon, investing in large multinationals with high dividends will have a large payday.? said Lawrence Fink, CEO of BlackRock.
Global Market Comments November 17, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (NEW TAX STRATEGIES FOR A TRUMP WIN), (TESTIMONIAL)
If you don't want to save yourself a few million dollars in taxes next year, please ignore this article.? If you do, please read on. Thanks to Donald Trump's surprise win, the US tax code is about to undergo the biggest change since John F. Kennedy chopped the maximum tax rate of 90% in 1962.
John,Thanks for the "Heads up" on Nvidia (NVDA).? It took a little patience to bear with all that happened last week,?but you were spot on and my $70 call option paid off 100% for a sweet 10k profit in less than a few weeks. Keep them coming John.? After seven years with your service, I
Global Market Comments November 16, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (THE FAT LADY IS SINGING FOR THE BOND MARKET), (TLT), (TBT), (LQD), (ELD), (MUB), (IS USA, INC. A ?SELL?) iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (TLT) ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT) iShares iBoxx $ Invst Grade Crp Bond (LQD) WisdomTree Emerging Markets Lcl Dbt ETF
You have just been adopted by a new rich uncle. I doubled my short position in the US Treasury bond (TLT) market today. Furthermore, I?ll be using any subsequent price rise to sell more bonds, roll forward put options and put spread option positions, sell short bond futures, and buy the ProShares Ultra Short 20+
Global Market Comments November 15, 2016 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (LAST CHANCE TO JOIN THE NOVEMBER 18TH LAS VEGAS GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON), (NVIDIA REPORTS . . . STOCK ROCKS), (NVDA), (TESTIMONIAL), (WHY TECHNICAL ANALYSIS DOESN?T WORK) (SPY), (QQQ), (IWM), (VIX) NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) iShares Russell 2000