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The Fed’s Double Game Puts the Hurt on Growth Stocks
January 10, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Education, U.S. Economy
Two powerful forces have closed in on growth stocks: The Fed and the pandemic. But, what does this mean for the rest of the market? Are we seeing a dot-com peak followed by a waterfall decline … or is this just a rotation that smart investors can profit from? In today’s Your Money Matters, Ted Bauman and Clint Lee discuss the fall of growth indexes, the Fed’s tapering timeline and how you can protect and grow your portfolio. Simmer-Down Sunday: Something Taxing This Way Comes
January 9, 2022 Great Stuff
The Taxman Cometh Let me tell you how 2022 will be! One meme for you, nineteen for me? Pssh, let’s not get meme-greedy now. This is Great Stuff — y’all know there are enough memes to go around! And around, and around, and around… Besides, I’m not the taxman … just a messenger. And I […] Risky Business, Crypto Causalities & Plug Prophesying
January 7, 2022 Great Stuff
Friday Feedback: The “Risk Tolerance” Edition Welcome one and all to the Greatest Show in Finance!* (* Your results may vary. Terms and conditions apply. See the back of the cereal box for details.) It’s Friday Feedback day here at Great Stuff. Today’s the day that we dive into the Great Stuff email inbox and […] 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? Get To The ChargePoint; GM’s Chevy Bevy; Walgreens Boots Up
January 6, 2022 Great Stuff
Guilty As Charged ‘Sup, Great Ones? Mr. Great Stuff here again. I know today is “officially” the Great Stuff Team’s day to run Thursday Throwdown … but I’m not done giving away free stock picks for 2022! I know, I know … I didn’t give you any hints yesterday that another pick was coming. Mea […]