Teladoc Health (TDOC) was the perfect COVID-19 trade… until it wasn’t. Think about it… The lockdowns meant you couldn’t leave your house to go to the doctor in the pandemic’s early days. Instead, the doctor saw you over the computer. We’d finally stepped into the future… You would set up a brief video chat with …
I hope you didn’t listen to Cathie Wood 11 months ago… The Ark Investment Management founder was a guest on CNBC’s Closing Bell on March 8, 2021. During the interview, she declared that “the bull market is strengthening, and that will play to our benefit over the longer term.” Now, Wood was partly correct. The …
Retirees need more than Uncle Sam’s help in order to survive… In 2021, the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) paid out over $1 trillion to recipients. And that number is about to grow even bigger… You see, SSA issues a cost-of-living adjustment (“COLA”) each year. It’s 5.9% in 2022 – the biggest annual increase in about …
A flurry of new exchange traded funds (ETFs) is hitting the market… In fact, several of these ETFs came out over the past month alone. Wall Street is pitching them as investors’ shields against our biggest threat right now – inflation. And naturally, in return for that alleged protection, it’s asking for a hefty fee. …
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You’ve probably never heard of liability-driven investing – or the “bucket strategy”… But importantly, it was the strategy I used over my 25 years working for some of Wall Street’s biggest names. And it’s not only for the big money… You can do it, too! In fact, I believe the bucket strategy is the best …
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Editor’s note: The markets and our Chaikin Analytics offices will be closed tomorrow in observance of Christmas. Because of that, we won’t publish the Chaikin PowerFeed e-letter. Look for your next issue on Monday, December 27. And enjoy the holidays! Folks, inflation is eating away at our spending power right now… And there are few …
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Did you know that China has its own Amazon marketplace? It turns out the convenience of buying online and having stuff just show up on your doorstep is universally loved. It makes life so much easier… And it doesn’t matter whether you’re buying household goods, gifts, or even high-end electronics. The folks in China love …
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Folks, I’m sure you’ve seen it on the news – and felt it in real life, too… We’re living in the era of the “everything shortage.” And that’s especially true when it comes to semiconductors. (That’s the industry term for computer chips.) The semiconductor shortage has hit just about every industry in recent months… For …
The American consumer is not done consuming… not by a long shot. Heck, consumer spending in the U.S. just hit another all-time high in the third quarter. But the thing is, this type of spending can take on many different forms. And after many months of spending a lot of time and money at home… …
The Shift From ‘Buy Something’ to ‘Go Somewhere’ Is Just Beginning Read More »
