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Get Ready for 2022’s “Big Short”
January 11, 2022 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? Mean Reversion: The Simplest Strategy for Sell-Offs
January 11, 2022 Investing, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
Other traders may panic-sell or go bargain hunting — but Mike Carr uses this mean reversion strategy to profit from a sell-off. Turning Scary Headlines Into Money
January 10, 2022 Investing, Investment Opportunities, Real Talk, Trading Strategies
(3-minute read) The best profit opportunities hide in plain sight — and show themselves during times of uncertainty… This Income Strategy Crushes Dividend Stocks’ Returns
January 10, 2022 Income, Uncategorized, Winning Investor Daily
Holding dividend stocks is just one income strategy. And it’s my least favorite. 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.