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How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, Stock-Market Style
October 12, 2021 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing
In a Bauman Daily article a few weeks back, I talked about the danger of assuming that the future would be just like the present. The human brain is wired to do exactly that. Our survival as a species depends on our ability to learn from experience. And recent experience leaves the strongest memories. But […] Are You Buying Bitcoin or Gold?
October 8, 2021 Cryptocurrency, Gold, Winning Investor Daily
Ian King and Steve Fernandez discuss why bitcoin could replace gold as the world’s store of value. Tesla Thrills, Merck Pops Pills, Amplify Spills & The McRib Gives Chills
October 4, 2021 Great Stuff
Tesla Vs. GM: It’s Not What You Think How much wood would Cathie Wood chuck if Cathie Wood could chuck wood? Personally, I’d much prefer Wood chucking wood rather than the shade she tried to throw at General Motors (NYSE: ) on Friday. Last week, a slew of automakers reported their quarterly deliveries. All the […] How to Buy Your 1st NFT
October 4, 2021 Cryptocurrency, Winning Investor Daily
The game is now changing as the creation of NFTs is moving to Ethereum competitors like Solana… Your Investment Expectations Could Be a Trap
September 28, 2021 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing, Trading Strategies
If you extend the stock market’s average return back 20 years, for example, it falls to 9.8%. That’s consistent with the long-term average over the last 200 years. To anyone whose stock trading experience spans the 12 years since the Great Financial Crisis (GFC), that may seem disappointingly low. But those 12 years are exceptional. Only one of them produced a negative return — 2018. Even then, the Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell-induced crash in the fourth quarter of that year immediately reversed in 2019, when the market rocketed 31.5%.Over the last two centuries, on the other hand, one out of every four years produces a negative return. That raises an important question for all investors. On what are your expectations for the next decade based? Could they be leading you into a trap?