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The Money and Markets team is off today, celebrating the Fourth of July with friends and family.
But we just wanted to take a moment to wish you a very happy holiday weekend — and to …
Every few months, I feel it’s my duty to let you know the latest about what’s going on in housing. There is simply so much off-the-wall blather, bogus data, and downright misinformation out …
You’ve probably heard about leveraged ETFs: Funds designed to deliver twice or even three times the return of their benchmarks. Just last week, ProShares launched the first triple-leveraged …
The Baltic Dry Index, which measures the freight rates for dry cargo traveling by ship, hit an all time high of 11,793 on May 5, 2008. Then it plunged to 663 on December 5, a decline of …
In the Dividend Superstars issue that just went to press, I talked about FICO credit scores — the three-digit numbers that greatly determine how much money we can borrow, what interest …
My team and I are all set to present SOLVING THE TIMING MYSTERY PART 2 — our blockbuster complimentary online briefing tomorrow at noon Eastern Time. But registration closes in just …
Tomorrow, my team and I will present Part 2 of Solving the Timing Mystery, in a gala online event at 12 noon Eastern Time (5 PM GMT). This is the big pay-off to the series. So I …
If you think everything you’ve witnessed in the economy over the last two years is virtually unprecedented, think again. The People’s Bank of China — the central bank for 1.3 billion …
If you were to travel outside of your home country and encountered a McDonald’s, would you pay more or less for a Big Mac? Well that depends … You would likely notice a difference though …
In last week’s Money and Markets column, I gave you a broad outline of the Obama administration’s regulatory reform scheme. This week, I want to zero in on one of its weakest …
I don’t have to tell you that the stock market can go down as well as up. And the huge volatility we’re seeing in the markets isn’t going away anytime soon. Why not just stay safely in cash …
The Conference Board’s Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) is an outstanding tool to predict recessions. This index is reported monthly and is made up of economic components …
I was amazed and overwhelmed by all of the great feedback you shared with me after last week’s column. My blog was filled with your wonderful anecdotes, advice, and even a little …
Washington and Wall Street seem to be treating California as if it were a sideshow in the financial circus of these turbulent times. It’s not. California is home to the largest …
The dollar has been publicly attacked on many fronts over the past three months. And endless accusations have been made that the U.S. is purposely trying to devalue the dollar to lessen …
This was the week that Washington decided to muzzle Wall Street. Specifically, the Obama administration revealed a sweeping series of new proposed regulations and reforms …
You’ve seen the headlines: U.S. Dollar Plunges! U.S. Dollar Surges! Why should you care? More to the point, why won’t the dollar just hold still? Actually, in one sense it does hold still …
The crisis is over, or nearly so, say Wall Street and the huge majority of bulls. All those economists, central bankers and analysts, who didn’t see this crisis coming and who …
I often use a lot of market history and economic data to support the arguments I make here in Money & Markets. That’s because I believe crunching numbers, comparing the past to the …
All the “spin doctoring” on Wall Street and in Washington just can’t hide the grim fact that our economy is still contracting. Rising mortgage rates … rising oil prices … plus higher …
While most pundits are still grasping at anecdotal “green shoots” to celebrate the beginning of a “recovery,” the hard data just released by the Federal Reserve reveals a continuing collapse …
As the Personal Finance specialist at Weiss Research, I have been watching unfolding events and tracking Dr. Weiss’ work very closely. And no matter what your investment persuasion, there …
The dollar can’t manage to find its way out of the limelight these days. There’s speculation about its demise and the loss of its world reserve currency status. It’s even blamed for higher gas …
So let me see if I get this straight. From their recent lows … Crude oil prices have more than doubled — to $72 a barrel from $33.55. Gasoline prices have surged 62 percent to $2.62 a …
Have you looked at interest rates lately? They’re soaring! Back on March 18, the 10-year Treasury bond yield dropped as low as 2.54 percent. This week it went above 3.90 — a huge …
During the past few weeks of exciting “green shoot” news, a very important economic statistic has been ignored: The U.S. saving rate. U.S. citizens have been saving less and less since …
The stock market’s rally has been impressive. The major indexes are now up about 40 percent from their recent lows, give or take a few percentage points. And for anyone who scooped …
Just as we’ve been warning, the United States Treasury is the next and largest victim of this great debt crisis. Right now, the Treasury’s finances are collapsing … its bond prices plunging …
While stocks have been rising, bonds have been plunging. Rarely in my lifetime have I seen these suffer from a more extreme case of schizophrenia! And almost never have I seen bonds …
When financial markets were on the way down, risk aversion reigned and every investment that was deemed risky crashed. The U.S. dollar and 10-year Treasuries did well as global investors …
So this is what it’s come to: Our Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, has to jet off to Beijing to beg for mercy from our biggest global creditor. He has to sit by and be lectured in the ways …
Larry here, with a quick note: Many of the positions I suggested in my Money and Markets columns in April are roaring with open gains. Consider … The Dow Jones Diamonds ETF (DIA) …
Global food prices are climbing higher along with energy and precious metals. In May, the Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index, which tracks 19 raw materials including corn, crude oil, and …
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Money and Markets has the sharpest, most informed readers of any publication I know of. The high quality of your responses on my personal blog …
The stock market has been jumping for joy over the last few days. Yet I can’t see exactly what investors are cheering about. Heck, two of America’s most prominent companies, GM and …
The bankruptcy of General Motors isn’t surprising … in fact, Martin repeatedly warned Money & Markets readers — for years — that it was coming. Still, the effects of this bankruptcy will …
Most investors are familiar with inflation … it’s the devil we know and have guarded our wealth against for most of the past half century. But now we are face to face with a devil we …
General Motors used to be among the giant companies widely considered “too big to fail.” Almost all of Wall Street said a GM bankruptcy was “unthinkable.” Most Americans didn’t even consider …
It’s no coincidence that we chose today as the last day to enroll in my Million-Dollar Contrarian Portfolio. And it’s no coincidence that, after tonight’s midnight enrollment deadline, I’m going to …
The U.S. Treasury market has become the focal point of financial markets for the past several trading days. And when Treasuries move, so does the dollar. Market participants are looking …
Making money in bonds when the dollar is tanking … when deficit spending is surging … when interest rates are rocketing … and when the U.S. government’s AAA credit rating is openly …
Have you noticed? Gold is starting another run on the $1,000 mark. From April 17 through May 26, gold bullion jumped from $ 867.90 to $953.90 an ounce — a 10 percent gain in less than six …
One of the first lessons I learned in analyzing and forecasting the direction of the stock market was the extreme importance of interest rates. That’s because holding a stock gives you the …
Last week I talked about Social Security. And given the problems with that program, along with the toll the bear market has taken on many portfolios, it’s clear why there has been a …
This would normally be my time for a quiet Memorial Day at home. But even as we seek calm, investors overseas are doing precisely the opposite. They’re dumping U.S. assets. They’re …
My mission is to worry so you don’t have to. And I’ve never been more worried than I am right now. At the same time, though, I’m also more excited than ever about your opportunities to …
Many investors are concerned about the future path of the dollar … and with good reason. The Treasury is increasing the money supply in amounts never seen before or even imagined …
I’ve been talking a lot lately about how our country is on a collision course with fiscal disaster. We’re borrowing money like crazy. We’re spending trillions we don’t have. Our budget …
I’ve just finished reading Martin’s new book, The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide. I highly recommend it. Martin says — and he’s exactly right — that the safest place in the world …
If you miss tomorrow’s emergency briefing, you could be flying blind as the next, even more devastating phase of this crisis unfolds in the weeks and months ahead. You could suffer huge …
Long–term, financial markets are driven by fundamentals. And in the medium term, they’re driven by the business cycle. That’s why your analysis should always start with both of these …
This morning, we learned that the real estate crisis — the meltdown that triggered America’s economic nightmare — has just entered a catastrophic new phase …
We got lots of disturbing news from Washington last week. But the latest updates on Social Security and Medicare really got my blood boiling. It is now estimated that both programs’ …
The stock market has managed to claw its way higher since early March, despite some of the worst headlines since this financial crisis began. Suddenly, “green shoots” are springing …
Exactly four years ago, I warned Washington and Wall Street that General Motors is “likely to collapse … the consequences for investors will be far-reaching … and millions who depend …
This a heads up — to mark your calendar and get ready for my follow-up email coming tomorrow: On Thursday of THIS week, my team and I are hosting an urgent event online. It could be THE …
Germany is the world’s largest exporter. And in the broadest global recession on record, demand for its exports has come to a virtual standstill. As a result, Germany, the core of the Eurozone …
Most Americans dread April 15. That’s when we all have to pay the fiddler — or more specifically, Uncle Sam. If you don’t get your tax check in on time, you may get a knock on your door …
In last week’s Money and Markets column, I told you about the advantages exchange-traded funds have over mutual funds. Today we’ll go a little deeper and look at the many exciting …
More than six years ago, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke — then still Fed Governor — gave a laudation for Milton Friedman, one of America’s leading economists. Friedman’s view on the …
Although Wall Street has been partying like it’s 1999 or 2007 or some other happy time, I recently saw yet another stark reminder that our recent financial crisis did in fact just happen …
Any economist fixated on so-called “signs of a recovery” needs to have his head examined. As I’ll prove to you in a moment, the hard-nosed reality is that five major economic cyclones are in …
I sincerely hope you’ve been following the lively conversation on my personal blog lately. It’s a must, especially if you’re looking for ideas on how to turn lemons into lemonade in these …
In times of stress you can’t rely on normal conditions to hold. In fact, reactions to stress can be quite the opposite … completely unpredictable. It’s no different in financial markets …
If you’ve been reading my stuff for the past few years, then you’ve been ahead of the real estate pack every step of the way. I warned you well in advance that the housing market would …
I’ve been trading and investing in mutual funds for most of my life, and I’ve had some success. Yet I have to admit that mutual funds have some shortcomings as an investment vehicle …
I want to start off my first regular Money and Markets column with a simple statement: I am not a hardcore gold bug. In other words, I am not always out looking for reasons to justify owning …
I think Mike Larson did a great job outlining the dangers of longer-term U.S. Treasury bonds in his past two Money & Markets columns. And like Mike, I continue to believe there is more pain …
Just in the past few days, the United States has moved dramatically closer to the final fork in the road that I set forth in my online video of April 7th: Either a prolonged, agonizing …
Your final chance to help us stop these useless bailouts — and to get a full $29.95 credit voucher for each copy of The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide you purchase — ENDS at midnight …
It’s important to understand the global investment and economic environment to understand what’s going on with currencies. And right now, there’s limited visibility of what lies ahead …
You’d think that after the dot-com bubble … the housing bubble … and the bubbles in commercial real estate and private equity, investors would have learned their lesson. Nope! They did the …
I have great news for you! Readers of my Money and Markets column are frequently asking me for more market updates, more profit opportunities, and more frontline reporting from my travels …
Today, I want to leave you with updates, including interesting charts, on three of my Money and Markets columns. If pictures are worth a thousand words, these three charts speak volumes …
Yesterday, General Motors said it was cutting another 21,000 jobs, getting rid of its Pontiac brand, and begging Washington to take a 50 percent equity stake. Meanwhile, Chrysler reached …
I was shocked to read last week that the Great Wall of China is even greater than anybody thought. Scientists uncovered a 180-mile link of the Great Wall of China that was obscured by …
The truth hurts. But it also heals. That’s the lesson of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the S&L disaster of the 1980s, the giant insurance failures of the 1990s …
Last December, with its stock hovering around $15 per share, Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis made a startling discovery: Merrill Lynch — the giant his bank was in the process of acquiring …
The IMF released its Global Financial Stability Report this week. And it’s projecting total losses from the global financial crisis to reach $4.1 TRILLION. That’s four times the amount projected in …
The Federal Reserve is watching the backs of U.S. banks. But sometimes I wonder, “Who’s watching the Fed’s back? Is the Fed our next troubled bank?” You see, all of this garbage paper …
Six weeks ago, on March 12 and again on March 16 in a related column I write, I told my readers in no uncertain terms that “major market moves are about to unfold” and that “there’s oodles of …
I have a chart of copper that I MUST share with you. Despite the bearish news on the global economy as a whole, copper is strong and getting stronger … You can see that after plunging …
Clearly, deflation remains the biggest near-term threat to the U.S. economy. At the consumer level, prices pulled back 0.1 percent during the month of March. That was mainly driven by …
Have you become more optimistic about the stock market? If you listen to the experts on CNBC, you might think that a great bull market is right around the corner. The most commonly cited …
A big bank CEO on a mission to deceive the public doesn’t have to tell outright lies. He can con people just as easily by using “perfectly legal” tricks, shams, and accounting …
Exactly four years ago, on April 18, 2005, I warned that “General Motors is speeding on a course that could lead to bankruptcy.” In August of that year, I issued a second warning: “Delphi, GM’s …
This week there was plenty of data to digest from the financial markets and the overwhelming theme was — more of the same. If you missed it, here’s a run-down … Global deflation, lifeless …
It’s hard to find anyone who’s still bearish on the economy or the market these days. Listen to the average pundit on CNBC and this is what you’ll hear: The credit crisis? It’s over! Quit …
I’m currently on holiday in beautiful Phuket, Thailand, enjoying a few days off. The weather is fantastic, the Thai people wonderful, and I see no evidence of the terrible tsunami that hit the …
On a public blog that I visit from time to time, an investor is asking about my settlement with the SEC of three years ago. I welcome the question. It’s a topic I wrote about in detail back then …
Happy Tax Day! As you fork over money to the IRS, you might want to take a closer look at the U.S. dollar. It could very well be turning into a ticking time bomb inside your wallet. To be sure …
Even though The Bunny is long gone, I’m still finding pieces of fake Easter basket grass all over the house. I’m not sure why we bothered to put it in our daughter Vela’s basket anyway …
The Dow has been on a mini-roll. Therefore, most investors are thrilled to see battered stock portfolios recover even a smidgen of their massive losses. The problem is that these investors …
We are fast approaching the ultimate day of reckoning for everyone — Washington, me, you, your family, and the entire country. The great dilemma: The government’s TARP funds to bail out …
Nearly 233 years ago, our forefathers risked their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor to fight an egregious wrong: Taxation without representation. Nearly everything we have …
It’s not hard to understand the relationship of the dollar with human emotions like greed and fear. And that relationship is rarely more visible than it is today … When investors are willing to take on …
Imagine you went to get your driver’s license. You studied up on your state’s requirements. You learned the rules of the road. You practiced driving in your neighborhood under the watchful eyes …
The Dow has just put in its biggest four-week gain since the bottom of the Depression in 1933, roaring more than 19 percent off its March 9 low. Natural resources are also plowing higher, with …
After four weeks of gains, the market has been on a slippery slope this week. Still, we could see stocks rally though the end of this month or even longer. But the bear is out there, my friends …
Last week, I told you all about the way dividends are taxed. And I hope you were able to use that information as you prepare for the looming April 15th tax filing deadline. As you well know, that’s …
My son, Kenji, was only three years old when I took him to Disneyland. And his favorite two rides were Dumbo the Flying Elephant and It’s a Small World. I swear, I had to listen to my son sing …
Today, we are in the midst of a savage, secular bear market that has already taken a terrible toll on investors’ wealth. Globally, $50 TRILLION in net worth has vanished in the past 18 months …
Many years ago, when Dad and I used to look at official data and analysis, we knew they were flawed. So we developed our own. That’s how we figured out that the capital of savings and …
There comes a life-changing moment in the march of history when you and I have no choice but to step outside of our ordinary lives and do the extraordinary things required to ensure financial …
For the past eight years, the carry trade – where investors borrow money from a country with low interest rates and invest it in places that provide higher returns – became extremely popular …
I’ve had a lot on my mind this week, and so has the market. Mark to market accounting … the Geithner plan … and the latest economic data have all been capturing the attention of investors …
I’m buried monitoring the markets … scrutinizing them virtually 24/7 … checking every piece of news I can get my hands on. I also have three Dollar Index charts on my trading screen: A monthly …
Can we just drop the pretense and start calling the bank bailout what it is: Financial terrorism. Terrorism can be defined as achieving one’s aims through fear. And it sure seems to me that …
As much as I hate to say it, yet another tax day is rapidly approaching. Like me, you’re probably busy wrestling with all the forms and trying to figure out all the convoluted rules and regulations …
A lot has happened up here in Montana over the past week. And I got so much positive response about my “Eight Not-So-Pretty Observations from Big Sky Country” column in last week’s Money …
For the first time in history, U.S. banks have suffered large, ominous losses in a giant sector that, until now, they thought was solid: bets on interest rates. In a moment, I’ll explain …
Last week’s big news: The Federal Reserve announced they’d “officially” take up quantitative easing to finance the massive stimulus spending. The Fed’s decision to buy long-term Treasuries …
The U.K. Treasury held a bond auction on Wednesday morning. On the offer were 1.75 billion pounds ($2.55 billion) worth of 40-year “Gilts” — the U.K. equivalent of U.S. Treasuries …
I’ll start with just a quick update on the markets. But then I’m going to take you to a deeper understanding of one of the most important subjects of our time. So, follow along with me …
Industrial commodities are bouncing off their bottoms and headed higher. What’s driving this move? Simply put: The Fed has cranked up the printing presses and is throwing hundreds of …
I don’t need to tell you how much damage has been done to our country’s wealth over the last year and a half. We have seen trillions lost as housing prices plummet, stocks crater, and jobs get …
My kids and I love it here in Montana … the rugged Rockies, the majestic wildlife, the crisp air. And if I ever meet Al Gore, I am going to thank him for inventing the Internet. After all without …
Almost exactly six months ago, I wrote in these pages to deliver you a message of warning. In a special edition of Money and Markets on September 22, 2008, I warned you NOT to expect a …
I’ve just returned from Washington, DC, where I held a press conference at the National Press Club and a round-robin series of meetings with members of Congress … with more …
China’s currency policy is pretty far down the list of priorities for the U.S. Treasury staff. But it could be the turning point in this economic crisis — and for the worse. Pressures on China to join …
The Federal Reserve has done it now. In poker terms, it’s gone “all in.” Specifically, the Fed said this week that it will ramp up its purchases of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Mortgage Backed …
All markets are reaching critical turning points this month. If my indicators are correct, and I strongly believe they are, we should see … A major bottom in stocks. And a multi-month rally in …
My friend Kevin just regaled me with a story about his trip to the mall — a guy was there handing out plastic bags for people to use to turn in their gold for cash. “Holy cow!” Kevin said. “It was …
Last week saw two publicly-traded companies lose their AAA credit ratings. That might not sound like a lot … until you realize that there were only seven to start with! First, Standard & Poor’s …
What would happen if your boss cut your salary, you had no savings, and none of the banks or credit card companies would lend you any money? You’d be in some deep doo-doo, wouldn’t you …
I’ve been waiting patiently for a short-term rally in the stock market to buy a new batch of bear market investments. Now we have it. So this week, I plan to grab a chunk of the cash sitting in …
This is it. My $1 million contrarian portfolio goes live this week! You can still join me today. But once we start investing, it will be impossible to admit new members. So if you’d like to invest …
Later today, the video recording of our War Room briefing goes offline forever! So this is your final opportunity to eavesdrop as we use the Dow’s dead cat bounce to go for major bear market …
I can’t help but lead with this Bloomberg.com headline … even though it has little to do with me or currencies: Buffett’s Berkshire Has AAA Debt Rating Cut by Fitch. You mean to tell me the …
Who knew it would be so easy? Who knew we could solve the banking industry’s collapse by simply changing how we account for assets. Eureka! Problem solved! That seems to be …
I’m taking a different path in this issue. I’m going to discuss a few things that hardly anyone is warning you about. Yet, they’re so important, they simply cannot be overlooked. To do so would be …
I received some good reader reaction to my column last week, “Gold, Guns and Spam.” I think some of you were surprised that I could write about something other than natural resources …
“By yearend, investors of all stripes were bloodied and confused, much as if they were small birds that had strayed into a badminton game.” That’s how Warren Buffett describes the recent market …
The recession is dragging U.S. corporate sales down the toilet, so strong profits reports have been few and far between. However, last week, Coca-Cola reported an impressive quarterly profit of …
America’s Second Great Depression has arrived; and a great bear market is here. I prayed this day would never come as often as I predicted it. But now that it’s here, I have a new prayer …
Martin here with an urgent Sunday update before all hell breaks loose tomorrow. Washington is in disarray, its grandiose plans scrambled by events, its new legislation virtually dead on arrival …
Tomorrow is your last day to watch the video of our free emergency briefing, “The 11 Laws of Bear Market Success.” It goes offline midnight tomorrow. With stocks plunging, with contrarian …
The biggest victim of the global housing and credit bubble may be the euro ― the single currency of 16 European nations. Having just celebrated its 10th birthday in a free-fall, the euro is being …
This week, the Obama administration released the details of how its expanded refinance and mortgage modification programs will work. I’ve combed through the details. And the view I shared …
No, I’m not talking about the global financial crisis. Nor am I talking about the AIG disaster … Citibank’s failure … the collapse of GM or Ford. I’m not even referring to the Dow’s recent plunge …
In these tough times, a good investment is hard to find. In fact, the S&P 500 was down 18.2 percent year-to-date through Friday. And the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than …
My new retirement report just went to press yesterday, so the material is fresh in my mind. And while I can’t share the contents with you here in Money and Markets, there is one topic in that …
Warren Buffett knows a thing or two about investing. But what I really admire is that he always tells it exactly like it is … good or bad. Buffett really caught my attention a few days ago when …
If you missed our latest video, “The 11 Laws of Bear Market Success,” or you want to watch it again, click here now for the recording. The timing couldn’t be better. Indeed … Just as the …
Our emergency video, “The 11 Laws of Bear Market Success,” is online at this very moment and available for your immediate viewing. If you missed it or want to see it again, just turn up your …
The rest of the world cannot yet decouple from the United States’ economy. Excessive deleveraging of U.S. dollar-based credit is the sure sign that investors have come to understand …
I’m a worrier by nature. I can’t help it. My job is to peer around the corner, figure out what’s next, and most importantly, discern what can really go WRONG in the economy and the markets …
Could the economy and the financial system get any worse than they already are? Absolutely! As I’ve often warned here in my Money and Markets columns, central banks and governments of …
I’ve never done this before, and I’ll never do it again. But I’m so concerned about the dangerous threats to virtually every stock and bond in your portfolio, and I am so serious about helping you …
In just a few hours, you will have missed your chance to register for tomorrow’s emergency online video briefing, “The 11 Laws of Bear Market Success!” That would be a shame. Tomorrow at noon …
I’m writing this from Phoenix, as the Cambridge House Resource Investment Conference and Silver Summit winds to a close. The bullishness on gold and silver has such a tangible presence that I …
Yesterday, JPMorgan Chase said it was cutting its dividend by a whopping 87%. And unfortunately it’s just the latest in a long string of major companies slashing their payments …
For years, numbered, Swiss bank accounts have carried the cache of wealth and secrecy. That is, until recently … You see, those secret Swiss bank accounts aren’t so …
The nation’s largest banks are so close to collapse and the world economy is coming unglued so rapidly, a major Wall Street meltdown is now imminent. Specifically, it’s now increasingly likely that …
We’re holding an emergency video briefing at noon on Thursday, and with the market now sinking rapidly, it couldn’t be more urgent. So if you’d like to join us online, you’d better register now …
When others were fawning over the European Union and its committee creation of the euro, Milton Friedman made this prescient and brilliant comment: “It seems to me that Europe, especially with …
Hardly a day goes by without another government bailout plan, and this week was no different. In Arizona on Wednesday, President Obama rolled out a plan designed to reduce foreclosures …
It’s time again for me to answer some questions my readers have. Often, this kind of forum can cut right to the chase, as I directly respond to the most popular questions I’m hearing. So let’s get right to them …
I’m very bullish on gold and silver. And at the same time, my target on the S&P 500 is 600 — a 24% drop from recent levels and 62% down from its October 2007 peak. As far as the economy goes …
I’ve been getting some great comments and questions on my blog, and much of the recent activity has been focused on retirement matters. The timing of these questions couldn’t be better since …
He’s been called chiu yan (Superman) and the Warren Buffett of China. He earned that title as one of the most successful Chinese businessmen in the history of China. And according to Forbes …
Never before have I learned so much so quickly from our readers! And I did it all last week by reading and responding to the thousands of responses to our “Question of the Day” on my new blog …
Never before have I learned so much so quickly from my readers as I have now — all just by reading the thousands of comments you have posted on my blog in the past week …
Americans are beginning to realize the gravity of the current U.S. economic situation. After the new Treasury Secretary spoke earlier this week he left us with a very uncomfortable feeling: This problem is …
I love the stories you’ve just posted to my blog about investors who used adverse markets to score big profits. Thank you! Plus, I have one too … Remember: My father, like his friend Bernard Baruch …
This was supposed to be a great week for Washington and Wall Street. The administration had leaked in advance that it was going to put a full-court press on for its stimulus and bailout programs …
If my new personal blog is proving anything, it’s that this is indeed a GLOBAL crisis, and folks from all over the globe are on my blog, weighing in on yesterday’s “Question of the Day” …
2009 is already shaping up to be yet another year when almost all analysts and investors get the markets dead wrong. Again. But you don’t have to be a part of it. You can be on the right side of the markets …
My gosh, did you see all the things our readers said on my new blog yesterday? We’re already up to more than 3,400 posts and more are pouring in by the minute! Nothing could have prepared me for …
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I would like to state for the record that what’s happening to the U.S. economy is freaking me out. And I think that if you’re not scared, you’re not paying attention. That said, there are positive steps …
We’ve just taken Money and Markets to the next level — and I want YOU to be a big part of it! For a long time now, I’ve wanted our friendship to be a two-way street; a way to share our analysis …
It’s clear that deflation has taken center stage in the U.S. economy. As I told my Dividend Superstars subscribers last month, you can see falling prices just about everywhere you look …
I was watching CNBC last week and listened to expert after expert rub their crystal balls and predict the best places to invest your money: gold, bank stocks, Brazil, oil companies, large cap …
We are in the midst of an epic financial and economic CRISIS not seen in a generation … This crisis has ALREADY resulted in an historic loss of wealth — with more than $13 TRILLION …
With the U.S. economy now reeling from the fastest job collapse since the Great Depression … With the Treasury Secretary ready to introduce yet another bank bailout plan this week …
The hard figures released by the Labor Department last Friday, may look cold and impersonal. And Wall Street may be able to thumb its noses at if for a day or two. But the half-million-plus stories of frustration …
There is a battle being waged now in the world of economics. This battle is fierce. And no matter who wins, the impact will be felt far and wide. I dub this epoch struggle: “Godzilla vs. King Kong” …
Mike Larson is off today, so he asked me to fill in for him. And one thing that I think Mike and I both agree on is that ETFs, or exchange traded funds, are one of the best things that ever happened …
I know your time is precious and I don’t ask often but I really do need your help … As you know, my mission is to make sure my team and I are doing all we can to help you get through this …
Two weeks ago I talked about the U.S. infrastructure spending that’s soon going to hit the economy and how it will benefit a handful of companies. Today, I’m going to talk about an even greater …
Boy, I wish I had a time machine. I wouldn’t have to go far — just back a few months to buy silver at under $9 an ounce (a 38% discount to recent prices) and gold at under $715 …
The S&P 500 lost 8.57% last month, which was the worst January on record. Even worse, a January loss for the index has typically meant a full-year loss for the market about 75% of the time …
Dozens of the world’s leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum last week. The main topic was gloom … the spreading global recession … and whose fault it was …
If you were shocked by last quarter’s 3.8% plunge in the economy, wait till you see the tally for the current quarter! Late last year, consumers snapped their wallets shut so quickly, and …
If you read just one of my Money and Markets issues this year, make sure it’s this one. You will not hear what I’m about to say from our nation’s leaders. Nor will it pour forth from talking heads on Wall Street …
Great Britain’s Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, is meddling in the Bank of England and U.K. Treasury, much the same way that our Hank Paulson and Ben Bernanke have done. And now everything that Mr. Brown is …
Have you ever seen the fantastic Bill Murray movie “Groundhog Day?” Murray plays Pittsburgh weatherman Phil Connors who’s forced to cover the annual February unveiling of Punxsutawney Phil …
I haven’t always been bullish on it. In fact, for about 20 years between 1980 and 2000, I was mostly bearish on this investment. I believed the end of the Cold War had largely done it in from a …
‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light …
I can’t believe how quickly things are changing in these markets! One trading day after I sent out my latest issue of Dividend Superstars, two firms that are widely held by investors announced …
President Obama and the Democrat-controlled Congress are on a multi-trillion dollar spending spree to keep our economy from slowing even further. Whether all that spending will revive our economy …
It has been said that the Chinese alphabet uses the same character to represent both the words ‘crisis’ AND ‘opportunity.’ While this isn’t exactly correct in a literal translation of Mandarin …
The time has come to issue one my sternest warnings to date: Bank of America and Citigroup could fail despite the most radical government rescues of all time. Right now, after recent …
Last month, investors from all over the world — spooked by the debt crisis — flocked to buy long-term U.S. Treasury bonds. They bought U.S. bonds with money earned from China’s export boom …
Prices of assets and securities lie very much on expectations for the future. Indeed, when optimism is present, it’s only natural to expect … Confidence in the market place … Long-lasting spending sprees …
Several months ago, I decided it was time to get off my duff and improve my fitness level. But by doing what? Running? Too boring as far as I’m concerned. Rowing? Not really practical for me …
I wish President Obama the best of luck. He’s going to need it. The U.S. — and indeed the entire globe — is in the thick of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression …
Just a year ago, many people, including me, were bracing for much higher oil prices, and making some good money on energy trades, too. Now, we are seven months into the steepest …
I don’t consider myself a political person. I don’t stay up late on election nights to tally results. Nor do I put signs up in my front yard. In fact, my personal views about the way our great …
I don’t go to Las Vegas very often. But I’m always amazed at the over-the-top glitz and glamour of The Strip. My jaw just drops when I walk through the Bellagio lobby adorned with hundreds …
Just a month after our trusted leaders in Washington told us that the debt crisis was over … Just a week after Wall Street was still rejoicing with a great “Obama rally” … And only hours before …
With Wall Street reeling from the dangers of new megabank failures … and with Washington lurching toward its worst fiscal crisis of all time, recent warnings of the NEXT big shock are barely being heard …
The U.S. has become the most significant consumer in the world when it comes to demanding finished goods and discretionary items. Now, however, U.S. consumers are holding on to their wallets …
When I was a kid, black holes fascinated me. The idea that you could have an area of space so massive … so dense … that it could suck in and absorb ANYTHING that got too close …
In my August 2 and September 6, 2007, Money and Markets columns, with gold trading at $664 and $694, respectively, I told you to increase your core gold holdings. Since then, gold has risen to $855 …
Investors are already positioning themselves in U.S. stocks to make the most of the boom fueled by Obama’s stimulus plan. While many of these picks could rally nicely as our government throws hundreds of …
I’m always talking about dividend stocks, and I continue to believe they’re the best income investments around. That’s why my recently-published 2009 Annual Forecast Issue contained a whole slew of …
The government has spent so much and bailed out so many businesses that the news of the $17.4 billion bailout of General Motors and Chrysler failed to surprise many people …
The government has just released one of the most shocking federal budget reports of all time. Even if you overlook the gaping holes in their economic assumptions, it’s obvious the federal deficit is …
The ugly data that poured forth from official sources last week demonstrate, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the jobs situation in the United States is an unmitigated disaster …
Yesterday was a big day for the market. The mother of all economic data reports created its usual commotion. That is, U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls were released … and the numbers …
How much is $1.186 trillion — or $1,186,000,000,000, written out the long way? It’s more than the inflation-adjusted cost of the Vietnam ($698 billion) and Korean Wars ($454 billion) …
At the beginning of every new year, just as we do with our personal lives, it pays to take a few steps back … put the past year in the markets into perspective … and contemplate the year ahead …
This market is so wild, so volatile, that I’m calling it the “Andy Warhol market” — everyone gets a turn to be right, but only for 15 minutes at a time! And right now, there are massive forces lined up …
The New Year got off to a strong start with stocks posting a nice little pop on the first day of trading. And even after yesterday’s pullback, the broad indexes are still well above their recent lows …
Economically, 2009 has been handed some horrible numbers: It inherited the steepest contraction in manufacturing activity since 1980. The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) factory index tumbled …
This post is part of a special annual report — Top Stock Picks ‘09 — in which TheStockAdvisors.com asked 75 leading newsletter advisors to select their favorite investment for the new year. Click through AOL’s gallery as they highlight 20 of the resulting 75 top…
I hope you’ve had a great start to your New Year! At the same time, however, I trust you are not counting on the latest holiday rally in the stock market — or the most recent …
There are major imbalances across the global economy … Some countries save too much, others borrow and spend too much. These imbalances go back and forth as economies rebalance …
Happy New Year! Now that 2008 is one for the history books, it’s time to set our sights on 2009. And because what lies ahead for us is unforeseen, it’s best to take the necessary actions …
The entire Money and Markets family wishes you a New Year that brings health, wealth and peace to you and your loved ones …
