Are Markets Being Driven by Fun-Durr-Mentals?
Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,This past weekend, I discussed how the current rally since the election has been based on “hopes” for tax cuts and tax reforms as there was little...
View ArticleSteve Cohen Loses His Top Trader
Steven Cohen's veteran top trader is leaving, just months before the formerly-barred hedge fund manager is expected to resume managing outside investor money. As the NYT's Matt Goldstein reports, Phil...
View ArticleBezos Vs Putin - Who Will Be The First Trillionaire?
Authored by James Durso via TheHill.com,Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the one of the world’s richest men, and he may become the first trillionaire. But some think Russian President Vladimir Putin’s...
View Article"It's Too Late" - 7 Signs Australia Can't Avoid Economic Apocalypse
Authored by Joe Hildebrand and John Adams via News.com.au,AUSTRALIA has missed its chance to avoid a potential “economic apocalypse”, according to a former government guru who says that despite his...
View ArticleBob Rodriguez: "We Are Witnessing The Development Of A Perfect Storm"
Authored by Robert Huebscher via AdvisorPerspectives.com,Robert L. Rodriguez was the former portfolio manager of the small/mid-cap absolute-value strategy (including FPA Capital Fund, Inc.) and the...
View ArticleLast Week's Gold "Fatfinger" trade was an Options Expiry Spoof
You Know What to DoThe Gold Wave Count Still points upwards, but external signs make us nervousNew info tells us the Flashcrash last week was most likely an options related price manipulationThere is...
View Article"They're Going To Have All Sorts Of Issues" - Citi Urges Regulators To...
Citigroup Chief Economist Willem Buiter says Australia is experiencing “a spectacular housing bubble” that needs to be addressed with tougher regulatory measures – something we’ve noted time and time...
View Article"This Market Is Crazy": Hedge Fund Returns Hundreds Of Millions To Clients...
While hardly a novel claim - in the past many have warned that Australia's housing and stock market are massive asset bubbles (which local banks were have been forced to deny as their fates are closely...
View ArticleThirteen Reasons Why: America’s High Schools Are Creating (Another) Lost...
Interested in precious metals investing or storage? Contact usHERE Thirteen Reasons Why: America’s High Schools Are Creating (Another) Lost GenerationWritten by Peter Diekmeyer (CLICK HERE FOR...
View ArticleStocks - Breakout Or Fakeout?
Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,In this past weekend’s newsletter, I discussed the relatively “weak” breakout of the market to new record highs. To wit:“Over the last few weeks,...
View ArticleWhy Charles Gave Expects "Total Mayhem" In France Even If Macron Is Elected
Venerable French investor Charles Gave has been managing money and researching markets for over 40 years; as such France’s elder statesman of asset allocation perhaps best captures the mood ahead of...
View ArticleHow The Coming Wave Of Job Automation Will Affect You
Submitted by David Galland via The Passing ParadeOne of the more interesting mental exercises related to predicting the future involves trying to fathom the impact the rise of robots will have on...
View ArticleThe Real Value Of Cash
Submitted by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,It’s the Fed’s fault.Over the past several years, the Federal Reserve has forced interest rates lower in an all-out assault on“cash.”The theory...
View ArticleWelcome To The "Melt-Up"
Submitted by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,In this past weekend’s newsletter, I discussed the potential for a breakout by the markets to“all time” highs during a holiday shortened, and...
View ArticleWeekend Reading: Markets Send A Warning
Submitted by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,Over the past few months, I have repeatedly written about being stuck within an ongoing trading range and warned of the dangers of a downside...
View ArticleWeekend Reading: Stuck In The Middle - Again
Submitted by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,I have written previously about being stuck in a trading range.“Over the past couple of months, we have continued to drift from one economic...
View ArticleA Bubble in Dumb Money
By Chris at www.CapitalistExploits.atMarket dislocations occur when financial markets, operating under stressful conditions, experience large widespread asset mispricing.Welcome to this week's edition...
View ArticleFrontrunning: October 20
Global stocks nudge higher after final U.S. presidential debate (Reuters)Trump, Clinton Double Down: Final Debate By the Numbers (BBG)Will Trump accept election's outcome? 'I will keep you in suspense'...
View ArticleSomething's Gotta Give: From TTID To TINA To TNSTH
Submitted by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,Yesterday, media headlines rang out:“The Markets Just Did Something It Hasn’t Done Since 1999.”It’s pretty amazing when you think about it for a...
View ArticleDan Loeb Compares Managing Money In 2016 To A "Game Of Thrones" Slaughter
After a poor start to the year, Dan Loeb's Third Point redeemed itself in the second quarter, in which it posted a 4.6% return, bringing the YTD net P&L to +2.2% True to his narrative form...
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