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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?
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Nvidia’s Gonna Give It To Ya, Ford’s Lightning Bolts & Topps Of The Class January 4, 2022 Great Stuff The One-Stop Future Shop Great Ones, welcome to Great Stuff’s Picks 2022 edition part two. Yesterday, I dove headfirst into my predictions for which stocks are gonna rock 2022 in a blaze of glory. If you missed my first pick … first, shame on you. Second, click here to read all about Advanced Micro Devices […]