One of my many alma maters, the University of Southern California, announced that they had received their largest private donation ever. As a third generation alumni of this fanatical football factory (I went to school with Mark Harmon, Lynn Swan, and oops, OJ Simpson), I still receive their alumni newsletter, where I learned the good
Global Market Comments June 23, 2015 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JULY 2 LISBON, PORTUGAL GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON) (DIAMONDS ARE STILL AN INVESTOR?S BEST FRIEND), (SO YOU THINK THEY?RE NOT WATCHING YOUR PC?)
Global Market Comments June 22, 2015 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (LAST CHANCE TO MEET JOHN THOMAS AND BILL DAVIS AT THE JUNE 25 NEW YORK STRATEGY LUNCHEON) (BE CAREFUL WHO YOU SNITCH ON), (COULD YOU QUALIFY TO BECOME A US CITIZEN?)
Come join Mad Day Trader Bill Davis and me for lunch at the?Mad Hedge Fund Trader?s?Global Strategy Luncheon, which we will be conducting in New York, NY on Thursday, June 25, 2015. An excellent three course lunch will be provided. A PowerPoint presentation will be followed by an extended question and answer period. I?ll be
Global Market Comments June 19, 2015 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (TRADING THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION)
Global Market Comments June 18, 2015 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (AN AFTERNOON WITH GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN), (TESTIMONIAL)
Global Market Comments June 17, 2015 Fiat Lux (TAKING OFF FOR EUROPE AND AFRICA)
Terrorist attacks, mass beheadings, and crashing airlines all spell one thing to me. Travel bargains! Of course, my first choice for a vacation destination this year was the civil war in Syria so I could find out on the ground what is really happening there. In addition, I could shop for a refugee camp in
Global Market CommentsJune 16, 2015Fiat Lux Featured Trade:(LAST CHANCE TO ATTEND THE JUNE 19 DALLAS, TEXAS GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON),(MAD HEDGE FUND TRADER HITS 26% GAIN IN 2015),(SPY), (AAPL), (GS), (FCX),?(PANW), (GILD), (FXE), (EUO)(THE COST OF AN AGING WORLD),(EWJ), (EWI), (EWG), (EWQ), (EWL), (EWU), (PIN),(TESTIMONIAL) SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)Apple Inc. (AAPL)The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Come join me at the Mad Hedge Fund Trader?s Global Strategy luncheon, which I will be conducting in Dallas, Texas at 12:00 PM on Friday, June 19, 2015. The guests and I will engage in an open discussion on the crucial issues facing investors today. I?ll be giving you my up to date view on
I am sitting here typing away at the picnic table atop Grizzly Peak in Berkeley, California. The sun is setting into an ochre Pacific in the West. A massive blanket of fog is silently rolling in from the sea, covering the compact city of San Francisco. Only the twin towers of the Golden Gate Bridge,
Global Market CommentsJune 15, 2015Fiat Lux Featured Trade:(BILL DAVIS TAKES OVER THE MAD DAY TRADER),(JUNE 25 NEW YORK STRATEGY LUNCHEON),(ONSHORING TAKES ANOTHER GREAT LEAP FORWARD),(TSLA), (UMX), (EWW) Tesla Motors, Inc. (TSLA)ProShares Ultra MSCI Mexico Capped IMI (UMX) ?iShares MSCI Mexico Capped (EWW)
All good things must come to an end, and Mad Day Trader Jim Parker has decided to move on with his career elsewhere. We wish him the best of luck in his new endeavors. Fortunately, my long time friend and colleague, Bill Davis, has agreed to take over the Mad Day Trader service starting from
Global Market Comments June 12, 2015 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (JULY 31 ZERMATT, SWITZERLAND GLOBAL STRATEGY SEMINAR) (MY OLD PAL, LEONARDO FIBONACCI), (TESTIMONIAL)
Global Market CommentsJune 11, 2015Fiat Lux SPECIAL ITALIAN ISSUE Featured Trade:(JUNE 29 LONDON STRATEGY LUNCHEON)(WHAT TO DO ABOUT ITALY?),(EWI), (HEDJ), (TI), (E), (FXE), (EUO) iShares MSCI Italy Capped (EWI)WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity ETF (HEDJ)Telecom Italia S.p.A. (TI)Eni SpA (E)CurrencyShares Euro ETF (FXE)ProShares UltraShort Euro (EUO)
When British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, was informed that Italy joined the side of the Germans in the Second World War, he infamously replied, "Well, that's only fair. They were our allies in the First World War." Many investment strategists are similarly vexed today, trying to decide what to do about the home of the
Global Market CommentsJune 10, 2015Fiat Lux SPECIAL GOLD AND SILVER ISSUE Featured Trade:(JUNE 19 DALLAS, TEXAS GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON)(THE TERRIBLE NEWS THE BOND MARKET IS TELLING TO GOLD),(GLD), (GDX), (SIL), (ABX), (REMX), (SLV) SPDR Gold Trust (GLD)Market Vectors ETF Trust - Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX)Global X Funds - Global X Silver Miners ETF
The news from Australia?s Perth Mint was horrific last week. The refiner for the world?s second largest producer reported that sales hit a new three year low. And the worst is yet to come. Shipments of gold coins and bars plunged to 21,671 ounces in May, compared to 26,545 ounces in April. Silver sales have
Global Market CommentsJune 9, 2015Fiat Lux Featured Trade:(WEDNESDAY JUNE 10 GLOBAL STRATEGY WEBINAR),(JUNE 22 WASHINGTON DC GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON),(THE DEATH OF MCDONALD?S),?(MCD), (WFM) (SHAK), (CMG),?(PNRA), (MO), (YUM) McDonald's Corp. (MCD)Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM)Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK)Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG)Panera Bread Company (PNRA)Altria Group Inc. (MO) Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM)
Come join me for lunch for the Mad Hedge Fund Trader?s Global Strategy luncheon, which I will be conducting in Washington DC on Monday, June 22, 2015. 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, currencies, commodities, precious