Recession? What recession? While many economists were predicting one just a few weeks ago, they may want to rethink that idea, especially with the jobs reports for December 2018 and January 2019. In December, the U.S. economy added another 312,000 jobs. That brought the total employment gains in 2018 to a three-year high of 2.64…
DetailsEugene Fama’s Efficient Market Theory argues that when news is released, it’s immediately reflected in the price of a stock. “The accepted view was that when information arises, the news spreads very quickly and is incorporated into the prices of securities without delay,” as reported by a Princeton University paper, The Efficient Market Hypothesis and…
DetailsThe electric vehicle (EV) boom is just getting underway. For 2018, 361,307 EVs were sold out of a total of 17.5 million new cars in the U.S, EV sales were up 81% year over year. But that’s just the start of bigger things. Total SA’s chief energy economist believes electric cars could make up 15%…
DetailsFrom the Great Depression to the subprime loan disaster, the U.S. has seen its fair share of economic crises. And while markets have been quite resilient with each crisis, we could get walloped again with a $1.5 trillion student loan debt bubble. Granted, we have heard about the student loan crisis before – without a…
DetailsThanks to growing acceptance of cannabis – including Canada’s legalization in October 2018, further U.S. state approval, and growing interest from corporate America – the global market is expected to grow from $7.06 billion in 2016 to $146.4 billion by 2025, according to Grand View Research Inc. Expanding adoption of cannabis in medical applications such…
DetailsIt’s that time of year again when most of us would rather bang our heads against the wall than deal with the IRS in April 2019. In just weeks, the U.S. government wants its money. And it’s best to be well prepared. No one has ever been a big fan of taxes. But we have…
DetailsU.S. home sales – a key indicator of economic growth – is again showing weakness. And the fact that home sales fell in December 2018 to their weakest levels in three years is rattling quite a few investors. Some, including Sam Khater, chief economist at Freddie Mac believes we’re in a “mental recession.” “Looking ahead…
DetailsThe odds are stacked against you as an investor. You have a job. You have a life. You just don’t have time to investigate opportunities like a professional analyst who covers 10 stocks, visits the companies, talks to management regularly, and pores over word of quarterly earnings conference call. Professional investors have so many advantages…
DetailsWe may be nearing an end to the U.S.-China trade war. China just offered to go on a six-year buying spree of U.S. goods to help rebalance trade between the two economic superpowers. “By increasing goods imports from the U.S. by a combined value of more than $1 trillion over that period, China would seek…
DetailsAnyone can invest in a stock. But it’s takes a disciplined investor to invest well. Like most investors, one of your top goals has been to enjoy financial freedom at whatever age you choose. So, it stands to reason that your money should ideally generate above-market returns with below market risk. But it won’t happen…
DetailsNever ignore a stock just because it appears to be down-and-out. You may just miss a triple-digit profit opportunity. Axsome Therapeutics (AXSM) is a great example. Axsome Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops therapies for the management of central nervous system (CNS) disorders. The Company’s product candidates include AXS-05, which is in Phase…
DetailsInvestors tend to overreact in corrections. They sell at the wrong time. They take their money out of the markets. But if you follow these three very simple rules, you’ll be fine. Tip No. 1 — Don’t panic If you panic, you sell. And if you sell, you miss the potential for the recovery rally.…
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