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Tag: Investment Opportunities

Investment Catastrophe or Hidden Opportunity?

Investment Catastrophe or Hidden Opportunity?

Posted by | Aug 24, 2021 | , ,

Today, I decided to continue the theme by addressing another difficult part of an investment writer’s job: the model portfolio.

A model portfolio lists all the current and closed positions in an investment service like The Bauman Letter, Profit Switch and Flashpoint Fortunes (or the exciting new service that “Mr. Bullseye” Clint Lee is about to launch that lets you see a countdown before a stock slingshots upward).

This gives subscribers a view of the service’s track record.

But in a trading environment like 2021, model portfolios can be misleading … especially when they obscure the potential for much better gains.

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Your “What if” Survival Guide to Fed Tapering

Your “What if” Survival Guide to Fed Tapering

Posted by | Aug 23, 2021 | , ,

“The harder they come, the harder they fall.”

Was Jimmy Cliff singing about the stock market?

He might as well have been. And the Federal Reserve tapering may be just the thing that triggers that fall. Since the start of the pandemic, the Fed has spent $4 trillion on assets — catapulting the stock market to new heights.

In this edition of Your Money Matters, Ted and Clint explore “what if” the Fed starts winding down its purchases … what you can do to prepare … and which sectors could provide the best protection.

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Find Refuge From This Dual Threat

Find Refuge From This Dual Threat

Posted by | Aug 18, 2021 | , ,

Time to start “dialing back.”

That’s how Mary Daly, president of the San Francisco Fed, views the Federal Reserve’s stimulus measures. Daly sees less need for support, and she’s hardly alone in her view.

No fewer than eight other Fed presidents have voiced a similar assessment recently. That’s because they are confident about the ongoing economic recovery.

The first place they will start is the Federal Reserve’s massive $8.2 trillion balance sheet, which has swelled by 100% since the pandemic began.

But those views are at odds with the surge in new COVID-19 cases as the delta variant spreads.

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Amazon Falls, Robinhood Tanks: Is the Growth Stock Rally Over?

Amazon Falls, Robinhood Tanks: Is the Growth Stock Rally Over?

Posted by | Aug 2, 2021 | , , ,

In one day, $110 billion was erased from Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN)’s market cap following a less-than-stellar earnings report. Just before that, Robinhood (Nasdaq: HOOD) had the worst debut ever for an initial public offering (IPO) of its size.

So … is the party over for growth stocks?

Today, Ted and Clint look at the evidence and tell you what you could expect.

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