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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 March 27, 2026 Fiat Lux   Featured Trade: (MARCH 27 BIWEEKLY STRATEGY WEBINAR Q&A), (SDS), (MTUM), (HDGE), ($VIX), (TLT) (SNOW), (PANW), (PLTR), (MSFT) (NVDA), (PLTR), (GLD), (SLV), (BLK), (KKR), (APO), (RTX), (LMT), (NOC)  

“Sometimes, when you jump off a bridge, you have to grow your wings on the way down,” said author Danielle Steele.

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Global Market Comments March 24, 2026 Fiat Lux   Featured Trade: (FOUNDING THE MAD HEDGE DIARY OF A MAD HEDGE FUND TRADER)  

The Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader is now celebrating its 18th year of publication. During this time, I have religiously pumped out 3,000 words a day, or 18 newsletters a week, of original, independent-minded, hard-hitting, and often wickedly funny research. I spent my life as a war correspondent, Marine Corps combat pilot, Wall

“Believe nothing that you hear, and half of what you see,” said the legendary investor, Ron Baron.  


Global Market Comments March 19, 2026 Fiat Lux   Featured Trade: (TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026, NEW YORK  CITY GLOBAL STRATEGY LUNCHEON)  

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones," said Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein.  

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Global Market Comments March 17, 2026 Fiat Lux   Featured Trade: (HOW TO HANDLE THE FRIDAY, MARCH 20, OPTIONS EXPIRATION), (SPY), (RTX), (BA), (CAT), (GLD)  

Global Market Comments March 16, 2026 Fiat Lux   Featured Trade: (MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD or SPRING IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY) AAPL), (GOOGL), (AMZN), (BA), (CAT), (RTX) (GLD), (B), (WPM) (MSFT), (GOOGL), (XLE), (XLU), (XLF), (XLF), (XLK) ($VIX) (USO), (JPM), (KKR), (OWL), (AAL), (BLK), (APO)  

“The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money,” said President James Madison, America’s fourth president.  

Global Market Comments March 13, 2026 Fiat Lux   Featured Trade: (MARCH 11 BIWEEKLY STRATEGY WEBINAR Q&A), (USO), (UUP), (BITO), (MSTR), (SDS), (PLTR), (VST), (MOS)  

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty," said the late British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill.

Global Market Comments March 11, 2026 Fiat Lux   Featured Trade: (HOW TO HEDGE YOUR CURRENCY RISK), (FXA), (UUP), (TESTIMONIAL)  

Thanks for the advice, John. Actually, I just got started with investing as I’ve been living close to the edge raising kids all these years. I had $100K that I could float for a few months so I had it in the Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund (ETY) until my old golf buddy/broker

“If you die a rich person, you’ve failed,” said steel pioneer Andrew Carnegie, who gave away $11 billion during his lifetime, including building a library in every town in the United States.    

“The worst of loans are made in the best of times,” said legendary Investor Howard Markets of Oaktree Capital.