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Get Ready for 2022’s “Big Short” January 11, 2022 by Ted Bauman Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Investing Originators handed out adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) like Halloween candy. Big banks packed them into MBS. They bribed agencies for AAA ratings. Then they sold them to unsuspecting investors. The shorts predicted that when ARMs began to reset in the second quarter of 2007, the MBS market would collapse like a Jenga tower .That’s exactly what it did. Their short bets earned them billions. The rest of the financial system collapsed. All through the movie, I kept asking myself one question … where’s the opportunity for today’s Big Short?

growth stocks affected by fed and pandemic

The Fed’s Double Game Puts the Hurt on Growth Stocks January 10, 2022 by Angela Jirau 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.

Stock Market Jenga: Buy This ETF Before the Tower Crumbles December 14, 2021 by Angela Jirau Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Trading Strategies Good breadth is a sign of a high-quality market. And we just haven’t been seeing that lately. The bulk of the S&P’s gains have come from just five stocks: Tesla, Nvidia, Google, Microsoft and Apple. Meanwhile, more and more stocks keep declining. It’s like a dangerous game of stock market Jenga. The tower is still there, but pull out the wrong block, and it all comes tumbling down. Could a Fed interest-rate hike bring about the big downfall? Ted Bauman and Clint Lee talk about the best- and worst-case scenarios, which types of stocks would be hit the hardest once the Fed pulls back, industries that are likely to do well and the perfect defensive ETF.

MARKET CRASH? Here’s Your Best Line of Defense! December 6, 2021 by Angela Jirau Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing Well, we told you volatility was coming … and we got it in spades last week! The immediate cause is Omicron and the Federal Reserve’s hawkish turn. But the real problem is excessive valuations and leverage. Even when the market eventually recovers, those two threats can cause a SHARP correction, just as they did during […]

Buy the Omicron Dip! (But Choose Wisely) December 3, 2021 by Ted Bauman Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing Markets went haywire this week (and last) in response to a double whammy: Omicron’s appearance on the COVID stage and a suddenly hawkish Fed. Stocks dropped across the board … but some dropped more than others. That confirms what I’ve been saying for most of 2021: The market increasingly prefers quality and consistent earnings growth […]