Wayne Ellis
Words of Wisdom from Wayne: Cypriot Strategy Puts Markets on Alarm
The European Union’s (EU) tough love policy for the island of Cypress has roiled markets worldwide today. Instead of simply flooding Greece, Spain and Italy with European Union bailout bucks in exchange for significant austerity measures, the EU decided Cypress’ depositors themselves should contribute to bailout funds by taxing existing accounts.
Words of Wisdom from Wayne: Bank of England Takes Road Less Traveled
The Bank of England left investors scratching their heads this week when it did something that neither the United States nor Japan had been able to do in an attempt to right a foundering economy. The U.K. central bank opted not to increase government stimulus.
Eagle Eye Opener: An About-Face for Facebook Shares as 1 Billionth User Signs Up
Despite a horribly botched initial public offering (IPO) and Wall Street analysts tripping over themselves to bash the social media giant, today’s distressed share price for Facebook (FB) could offer you a serious bargain… Here’s why.
Eagle Eye Opener: Rebound in Beer Sales Shows Investment to Tap; 3D Printing is an Emerging Opportunity; Smartphones Reveal Intelligent Investment Idea
For investors looking for a way to profit from a rise in beer sales for the first eight months of the year — reversing a trend from the three previous years — consider the “King of Beers” itself, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD). Year-to-date, BUD is up 44%. The Beer Institute, which tracks beer sales, reported this week that the three-year downturn in beer sales had been due, in part, to the frothy beverage’s “key customers, blue-collar males in their 20s, feeling the pinch of an economic downturn.”
Eagle Eye Opener: Twist & Doubt… Will QE3 Weaken REIT Strength… Or Will Bernanke Keep Investors Dancing into the New Year?
With the Fed’s extension of Operation Twist through year’s end, real estate investment trust (REIT) investors can be confident that their plays will continue to pay off through 2012… But will they continue to be a strong investment in 2013, if the government stops doing the Twist? The simple answer is indicators suggest the situation could tilt […]
With Molotov Cocktails Now Being Served, “Blood in the Streets” Is a Reality in Greece
Yesterday, 40,000 demonstrators brawled with riot police in Athens, Greece — injuring six policemen with Molotov Cocktails in the latest round of escalating violence in Greece. While nobody likes to profit from another’s misfortune, there’s no better example today that embodies Baron Rothschild’s 18th century investing quote… “Buy when there’s blood in the streets.”
Eagle’s Nicholas Vardy saw this coming almost 20 months ago, when he advised investors exactly how to play this Greek tragedy… an investment he still fully backs today.