So, what to make of the recent fall of the biotechs? Is it all over for them? Was it just another overblown fad? Fear is everywhere it seems, so what about the overall stock market and how it will respond? As usual, we ask the market to tell its story…
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Window Dressing: A common definition for ‘Window Dressing’ is: A strategy used by mutual fund and portfolio managers near the year or quarter end to improve the appearance of the portfolio/fund performance before presenting it to clients or shareholders. To window dress, the fund manager will sell stocks with large losses and purchase high flying […]
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The beauty of investing in technology companies is that being first with a unique idea brings in billions in revenue. The drawback is that quick riches brings imitators. As investors you have to not only find the companies that are growing profits rapidly but have a competitive advantage that is sustainable. Not just for a […]
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Is Australia an Asian country? An emerging market country? A commodities play? Australia has always been known as the “lucky” country due to its ample natural resources, beautiful weather and wonderful fun-loving people. A 2010 United Nations survey also ranked Australia second behind only Norway in terms of best countries to live in, measuring a […]
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The news coming out of Russia and Ukraine is not encouraging. It looks as if the Russians are not content with flexing their muscles anymore but may be in the beginning stages of selective reunification. It won’t be hard. They have the military and political will to go after whichever former vassal state that made […]
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Well, despite the imbeciles in Washington doing their level best to crash the market last week, the bulls remain in control. First we had the rookie Fed Chairwoman, Yellen, clumsily and inaccurately imply that they would raise rates sooner rather than later. Then we had Democrats openly argue that certain pharmaceutical companies were making too […]
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Let me begin by saying that I genuinely love people. People fascinate me. I love learning what makes people tick (pun intended). Why they make their decisions. What fears do they have? What hopes do they have? What is holding them back? I spent years studying people. Why do successful people succeed at what they […]
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Polar Vortex: Bad for Consumers, Great for Natural Gas This past winter is certainly one many Midwest and Northeast residents would like to forget. And we’ve still got a few weeks to go. Residents who heat their homes with natural gas are certainly ready for spring. High natural gas prices have literally burned a big […]
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It’s hard not to be envious of Australians. I used to travel down under every three months to pitch US stocks to Australian banks, mutual funds and insurance companies. After a week in vibrant Sydney and historical Melbourne, it was tough to get on the plane and head home. The country is blessed not only […]
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As you are familiar, I follow Insider Trading, the legal kind. Corporate Insiders are rarely wrong and right now they are flashing signals that the markets might be ripe for a pullback. Whether it’s events in Russia/Ukraine, the slowdown in Chinese growth, or deflation from Europe, things are looking a little less rosy than just […]
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Does the average consumer on Main St. consider Ukraine when out buying a car or a dishwasher? I seriously doubt it. In fact, I doubt the average consumer on Main St. could even point to Ukraine on the map, but that’s a different story… Regardless, foreign friction, we’re told by the talking heads, is weighing […]
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FOCUS ON FACTS, NOT HEADLINES: The US stock market is (very) strong. Remember, it is very easy to get caught up in the latest headline(S) and lose track of what matters most: price action. Until I see any sign of serious distribution (heavy institutional selling) the market deserves the bullish benefit of the doubt. Results […]
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Do you have to be a genius to be a billionaire? I certainly hope not. But a recent research study by Jonathan Wai of Duke University suggests a strong link between brains and billions. The study explains “the top 1% in wealth highly overlaps with the top 1% in brains.” The study shows that 45% […]
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Right now, shares of the company I’m about to explain the background to are trading about 10% off their 52-week highs. It’s the perfect time to get in. For the last five years, unconventional oil and gas development has been exploding in the Marcellus shale. It’s only more recently that development has started in the […]
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Over the past few weeks some of the bigger companies in the world have seen interesting insider buying patterns. This is a very good sign for the economy overall as insiders of major companies tend to have a good insight into future demand for goods and services. However, it’s not an accurate gauge of where […]
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So the S+P 500 marched to record highs this week, confirming our ongoing belief in this bull market until proven otherwise. Today I’ll take a closer look at this to see if a pullback is looming and how to trade it, as well as a neat trick to time any market, especially one that’s bouncing […]
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Note from editor: the purpose of this column from Adam is to give you an insight to how the pro money-managers work and think. Bear with it, and enjoy the insight… Follow The (BIG) Money: Since early 2013, I have consistently made the case in this column that financial stocks were deeply undervalued and were […]
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It’s rare to be able to get in on the ground floor of anything these days, it seems like the world is over engineered. You can pay $200 for a ticket that will transport your body 1000 miles in 3 hours or for $100 you can buy a handset that will carry your voice thousands […]
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Weather, stock markets, even love – everything in life seems to move in cycles. There is one constant. Every Brooks Brother tie is made in one place – in super expensive Manhattan. Why? Because Brooks Brothers wants to keep an eye on every detail and respond quickly to changing market conditions and orders quickly. What […]
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One of the biggest and least understood tricks about trading for a living is to minimize the downside as much as possible and to squeeze every last drop out of the upside. Why is this so critical? Because of this simple truth: You will lose sometimes. Even at the top of your game, you can expect to […]
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You’re an avid investor. You may be retired or even a professional investor. You may just be watching a business show. You hear a story about a stock – it’s breaking news. You pull up quote and the shares are already down or up 10%. You get on Yahoo and pull up the news story […]
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