Editor’s note: We’re switching things up today at Chaikin Analytics… In short, we’re sharing an essay from our corporate affiliate Stansberry Research. Porter Stansberry, the company’s founder and namesake, was away from the business for about three years. But he has returned with an urgent message for anyone who will listen. Related to that, this …
The end of the “easy money” era is punishing the car industry… When loans were cheap, buying an overpriced car didn’t seem so bad to most folks. After all, low interest rates made for low monthly payments. But the current environment is a lot different… Like anything else these days, interest rates for car loans …
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Fears of the U.S. dollar going to zero or losing its “reserve currency” status aren’t new… I’ve been in the markets for 30 years. And I’ve heard these rumblings the whole time. I’ve also heard that our country’s debt is too high for the government to keep raising the limit. And I’ve heard that inflation …
We’ve all seen how things can go off the rails when the government steps in… During the COVID-19 pandemic, that’s exactly what happened in the health care space. Specifically, in March 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. This stimulus package was designed to help during one of the toughest times in our …
How Uncle Sam’s Meddling Leads to a ‘Very Bullish’ Rating Read More »
It feels like almost everyone is just waiting for the world to fall apart… Eight of the 11 top-level sectors are now in correction territory or worse. That means they’re roughly 10% (or more) below their most recent highs. We also know that the Power Gauge transitioned to “neutral+” territory on the benchmark S&P 500 …
We survived the largest banking crisis in U.S. history earlier this year… So far, at least. It might seem like a distant memory. But in the first half of 2023, the failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank wiped out nearly $550 billion. When Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapsed …
I suffer from a severe case of dialetheism… You’ve probably never heard that word before. But I bet you know what I’m talking about… Dialetheism is the belief that a statement can be both true and false at the same time. My dialetheism relates to a specific part of the stock market… Small caps. We’ll …
My Love-Hate Relationship With One Corner of the Market Read More »
If you’re a news junkie like me, you’ve likely seen the latest report about LinkedIn… The career-focused social media company is laying off nearly 700 people. LinkedIn previously cut about 700 positions in May. So that’s around 1,400 layoffs this year. These moves shouldn’t surprise you… After all, Microsoft (MSFT) owns LinkedIn. The software giant …
“Bottom fishing” is the most expensive sport in America… That’s another name for buying a stock just because its price is lower than it was before. It might look like a bargain. But in many cases… it’s a trap. Trying to time the bottom is often a fool’s errand. It just leads to more losses. …
It’s easy to ignore the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) case against Amazon (AMZN)… After all, these types of lawsuits can drag on for years. Plus, as investors, we have plenty of other things to focus on today. We need to watch interest rates, inflation, fears of a recession – and now, an evolving war in …
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