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The Labor Day Labor Kerfuffle, DiDi Not Dead & Fubo Not Fubar’d September 3, 2021 Great Stuff Friday Four Play: The “Manic Depression” Edition Stock market so willing, the sweet cause in vain. You make jobs, you break jobs. It’s all the same. Bull market, sweet bull market … I wish I could invest. The U.S. jobs market’s a frustrating mess! Is that … is that “Manic Depression” by Jimi Hendrix? That’s […]
Which Is Better: Growth Stocks or Lottery Tickets? September 3, 2021 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing, U.S. Economy Growth stocks are back in recent weeks. After a difficult first half, shares of “next big thing” companies are rebounding. Fed Chairman Powell’s “hold the course” speech helped. But is this a signal to jump back into companies that may only produce a profit years from now? A recent article from leading research outfit GMO gives five reasons — based on historical evidence — why now may be the riskiest time in two decades to do just that.
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How to Handle This Out-of-Whack Market September 1, 2021 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing, U.S. Economy Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was once coined the “maestro.” That’s partly because of his mastery at orchestrating his message to the markets. But perhaps it’s time for Greenspan to hand this baton to current Chairman Jerome Powell. Going into his highly anticipated Jackson Hole address, it sure seemed like Powell would disappoint at least one corner of the stock market. But instead, Powell’s well-executed address managed to see interest rates remain stable while a broad stock advance unfolded (which I discussed in Your Money Matters this week).
We’ll Pay You to Take Our Money August 31, 2021 Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Investing What if the Federal Reserve tried to give away money … and nobody wanted it?
That’s exactly what’s happening.
Last week, the stock market behaved as it always does in the run-up to a big Fed announcement.
Stocks traded sideways all week. Then on Friday, when Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank wasn’t going to be changing anything soon, everyone started buying again.
This is a familiar routine. It’s based on the assumption that the Fed has the power to raise or lower interest rates by buying bonds out of the market in exchange for cash injections.
But what if that assumption is wrong?





