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On Sale! The “Buy Now” Sign for Stocks Couldn’t Be Clearer…
July 22, 2022 Investment Opportunities, Real Talk, Stocks
(3-minute read) The markets will make new highs again. But in the meantime, now’s the perfect opportunity to buy stocks like you’d buy anything else right now: while they’re on sale… More Housing Madness, Twitter Unglued & Uber Screwed
July 11, 2022 Great Stuff
Our House … In The Middle Of Wall Street Analysts wear their Sunday best. Jim Cramer’s tired, he needs a rest. Retail investors are playing downstairs. Great Ones sighing in their sleep. Others have a date to keep — they can’t hang around. Our housing market … in the middle of Wall Street. Yes, we’re […] Tesla Topples, Ford Focuses & What A Load Of Croc
July 5, 2022 Great Stuff
Build Your Dreams (BYD) Great Ones, I’ve got some truly shocking news: Elon Musk’s Tesla (Nasdaq: ) is no longer the king of electric vehicles (EVs). That crown now belongs to Warren Buffett’s BYD Motors (OTC: ). OK, so Buffett doesn’t “own” BYD Motors … he just controls a 7.7% stake in BYD through Berkshire […] The “Stuff” Surplus Has Started; Like Taking Candy From Buybuy Baby
June 30, 2022 Great Stuff
Did Somebody Say “Blue Light Special?” Great Ones, we’ve long talked up the average consumer’s willingness to overspend like no tomorrow. You might fancy yourself a thrifty shopper, but c’mon: Who doesn’t at least shell out for the good frozen pizza every once in a while? No? Call it a willingness, call it an active […] The Fed’s $8,000/Year “Mortgage Tax”
June 28, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investment Opportunities, News, U.S. Economy
Inflation is caused by a mismatch between supply and demand. The Federal Reserve can’t increase the supply of goods and services. So, to control prices it must engineer “demand destruction.” That’s as nasty as it sounds. I’ve already explained how the Fed uses the “wealth effect” to make households with lots of stocks cut spending … and why that strategy won’t work with U.S. wealth concentrated in so few hands. I also explored how big changes in the U.S. and global economy since the 1970s will force the Fed to raise interest rates A LOT to bring inflation down. Today, we’re going to look at the impact of their demand destruction on U.S. households.