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Prepare for the Reversal of the Perpetual Motion Machine
January 3, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Investing
“Active managers” are hedge and mutual funds that constantly trade in and out of stocks to outperform the market. The opposite of active management is (you guessed it!) passive management, also known as indexing. An index fund holds stocks from a specific segment of the market, or index. Each stock is held in exact proportion to its weight in that index. The most common form of indexing is exchange-traded funds (ETFs). If you want to invest in the S&P 500, for example, you buy the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY). As the index performs, so the fund performs. If active managers are supposed to be so good, why do they keep underperforming the market and passive index funds? And what could change that? The answer will surprise you… Unusual Options Activity: $50 Million Strong on IAU
January 3, 2022 Trading Strategies, True Options Masters, Unusual Options Activity
New year, same unusual options activity! Last week, one trader put $50 million on the line for a breakout in an unexpected asset... Web 3.0 Will Be Massively Disruptive in 2022
December 31, 2021 Technology, Winning Investor Daily
In today’s video, I explain what Web 3.0 is and why it’s so exciting. 2021: What Went Wrong?
December 31, 2021 Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Investing
6 out of 10 fund managers failed to beat the market benchmarks in 2021. After 2020 saw record-breaking stock gains, why was this year so difficult? In his last YouTube video for 2021, Ted Bauman explores what happened to the investment game this year. Then he explains how to improve your odds of finding investment winners in 2022. Grudge Match: Why China Is My Top Pick for 2022
December 31, 2021 Investing, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
Chinese stocks got smacked this year — by China. Other investors may be running scared, but Mike's extremely bullish on Chinese tech in 2022.