Politics
Learn about the most important political developments in Washington and elsewhere that affect investors.
Making Money Alert: The Honey Badger Stock Market
Stocks just want to go higher, and it doesn’t matter if the Fed is going to peel back...
Eagle Eye Opener: Markets Bounce on Bernanke’s Quantitative Easing Promise; Microsoft Reorganizes; House to Discuss Food Stamps
Three Straight Days of Positive News Recoups $1 Trillion in Share Value (Bloomberg) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s...
Who Won the Read Book Award at FreedomFest?
Today, I awarded George Gilder the annual LEONARD E. READ BOOK AWARD. See photo below. July 11, 2013...
Making Money Alert: Interest Rates — Up, Up and Away!
The biggest news in the market right now is the rise in long-term interest rates, i.e. the spike...
PowerTalk: Rolling in the Dough, CEO of Panera Bread Finds Profitable Recipe
Joining me this week on PowerTalk is Ron Shaich, the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Panera Bread (PNRA)....
ETF Talk: Profit from Japan’s ‘Abenomics’
Since Shinzo Abe came to power as the prime minister of Japan late in 2012, the Japanese economy...
Are Precious Metals a Good Inflation Hedge?
“Gold isn’t such a hot inflation hedge.” -- Alexander Green My friend Alex Green, investment director of the...
PowerTrend Brief: A Holiday Week Ahead, But Still Much to Digest
With the close of Friday’s trading, we ended the second quarter. During the past 13 weeks, all of...
100 Years Ago: What a Difference!
I just received a copy of a fascinating book, "1913: In Search of the World Before the Great...
Making Money Alert: Welcome to the Liquidation Cycle
Whenever I hear the old adage that “there’s always a bull market somewhere,” I tend to think that...