Said another way, fear of missing out — FOMO — is still omnipresent in the markets today. So now investors face a tough choice: get out of stocks or follow the pack? Let me show you a few things I’ve learned in the last epic stock market bubble … and how to come out ahead without a second thought for the herd.
That led to a discussion of ways to make money in a downturn. We covered hedging currencies, like the Swiss franc and Japanese yen. We spoke about gold. We considered commodities, agreeing they were a good short-term play, but would suffer if rising interest rates led to a recession. Eventually, we came to inverse leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) … those tempting plays that promise to make money when markets decline…
Earnings reports are strong from top companies, but are they strong enough to carry stock prices higher as 2022 presses on? In today’s episode of Your Money Matters, Ted and Clint reveal a few “Big Picture” factors that could signal where stocks are headed … and which stocks might make the best buy.
One viewer’s question sends me down the rabbit hole, questioning whether the old saying that “cash is king” still rings true. Obviously, it is, but what kind of cash? I go into detail, covering everything from gold and TIPS to buffer exchange-traded funds.
Russia provides about 28% of the European Union’s oil imports, which would need to be sourced elsewhere in the event of an import ban. That’s a big reason why oil prices shot up over 3% in response on Monday and remain 42% above where it started the year. It’s also another example of how Russia’s actions over the last month have plunged commodities markets into disarray, with the world’s largest economic bloc rushing to reconfigure its energy supplies. Ted told you about the new opportunities emerging as the global energy trade is turned on its head. Yet there is another … perhaps even greater … disruptive force at play that is already sending shockwaves well beyond the borders of Europe.
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