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The Fed’s Great Switcheroo
January 7, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Education, U.S. Economy
The narrative around the Fed’s increasingly hawkish stance is that it’s reacting to consumer price inflation. That’s part of it, but I’m convinced Powell & Co. are playing at a much bigger game. Ever since the great financial crisis, asset markets have become unhealthily dependent on easy money. Besides exacerbating inequality, artificially inflated asset markets are prone to bubbles and bust. That’s why the most incisive market watchers have been saying for a long time that the Fed’s biggest challenge is to end this dependency once and for all. If that’s what the Fed is doing, how’s it going to affect markets? More importantly, which assets will suffer, and which will prosper? Ian King’s Top 5 Crypto Trades of 2021
January 6, 2022 Cryptocurrency, Winning Investor Daily
Subscribers of Ian King’s Next Wave Crypto Fortunes service had an amazing year. Invest in This Alpha Dog of the Dow
January 5, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing, U.S. Economy
Things are hard to find these days. COVID tests and face masks are in short supply. And a shortage of bus drivers is affecting my local school district. Some things are hard to find in the stock market as well … especially for income investors. The yield on the S&P 500 is a measly 1.3%.The 10-year Treasury yield is only 1.67%.Factor in inflation and those figures drop into negative territory. Your income isn’t keeping up with rising prices. You can look for yield in riskier assets such as high-yield bonds. But the “risk premium” is near historic lows. You’re not getting paid enough to justify it. Finding a good yield is becoming more like a treasure hunt … with investors scouring over hard-to-read maps. That’s why it’s time to revisit one popular strategy for clues. Big Picture, Big Profits: Predictions for 2022
January 4, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Education, Investing, U.S. Economy
2022 looks to be an interesting year for investors: a swift market rotation, continued inflation woes, volatility, midterm elections and at least three wild cards in the mix. To survive and thrive through it all, you must start with the big picture. Then you drill down to find the big profits. That's what Ted Bauman and Clint Lee do for you in this first 2022 edition of Your Money Matters. Watch now to hear what both expect of this year and the six exchange-traded funds they recommend. Energy Will Be the Most Tradable Sector in 2022
January 4, 2022 Investing, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
One trend will define the volatility of 2022, and could have major implications for the energy sector — and your portfolio.