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Get “Picky” with Stocks for September Profits September 9, 2024 Banyan Edge, Investing, Investment Opportunities After a massive run that lasted over a year and a half, mega-cap “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks appear to be dead in the water. Over the last month, the ETF that represents these top seven tech stocks (including Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Tesla, Amazon, and Nvidia) gained just 1.15% — less than half the return of the S&P 500 index. That’s a sharp reversal of fortune, and it’s due to the massive “sea change” mega trend playing out in today’s stock market…
Get Ready for an “October Surprise” in Stocks… September 5, 2024 Banyan Edge, Investing, Investment Opportunities The last debate on June 27 saw a historically disastrous performance from sitting President Joe Biden, who subsequently withdrew from the race — leaving Vice President Harris with just 100 days to make her case to American voters. Here’s what you can expect during (and after) Tuesday’s debate and why it may lead to an unexpected “October Surprise” for investors…
In Honor of Buffett’s Birthday: 3 Key Lessons That Could Make You Millions September 4, 2024 Banyan Edge, Economy, Investing Buffett’s first investors were family and friends in his hometown in Omaha, Nebraska. If you were fortunate enough to invest $10,000 with him, it would now be worth over $370 million! That’s the reason Buffett is called the “Oracle of Omaha.” Both Berkshire A and B shares made an all-time high on Buffett’s birthday. Perhaps it was Mr. Market’s birthday present to Warren. The A shares closed at $715,000. Imagine just buying three shares back in the late 1980s when they traded for less than $1,800?
The End of Labor Day: The “Bot-com” Revolution Is Almost Here September 3, 2024 Artificial Intelligence, Banyan Edge, Technology We all remember the Jetsons, the space-age cartoon family depicted in the classic 1960's cartoon. Well, the new crop of Humanoid robots makes Rosie the Robot look like my Roomba. These robots are intended to look like and mimic humans, which makes them a perfect fit for any workspace or home in our modern world. And recent advances in robotics and AI have spurned a whole new class of robots that could be headed for delivery in early 2025.
Beat the Market By 5X? Here’s How… August 29, 2024 Banyan Edge, Economy, Investing Most of us tend to THINK inside the box. It’s human nature. We limit our careers. We limit our physical abilities. We even limit our relationships. All of these things can improve dramatically when we remove those artificial limits — “the box.” That’s why we’re encouraged to think OUTSIDE the box. People do the same thing — even more literally — with investing. They invest inside the box. And that limits your potential profits. But if we INVEST outside the box?