Can we talk, about earnings? Let’s. But, first, listen to what Randall W. Forsyth said to open his column titled Up and Down Wall Street this Saturday in Barron’s. He said, “The good news is the bad news can’t get worse.” Sadly, it can. That includes earnings. With more than 90% of S&P 500 companies[…]
To make money in the stock market investors need to know how bad the recession’s going to be and how the market’s going to react to economic conditions. One surefire way to gauge what’s going on in the economy and gauge what the market thinks about economic prospects, as well as divine the market’s direction,[…]
What a week equity investors had. The Dow Jones Industrials rose a robust 2.56% last week. The S&P 500 rose a resounding 3.4%. And the never-not-leading Nasdaq Composite skyrocketed 6% higher. That’s what I call getting it while you can, which is what I advised investors do last week. While markets look crazy soaring every[…]
If you thought the worst of the financial crisis was way behind us, you’re about to get a rude awakening. Mortgage Massacre 2.0 is right around the corner. Here’s how “forbearance” and “rent strikes” are already impacting the mortgage market and how what’s barreling down on us is going to make 2020 look like 2008[…]
According to the Investment Company institute (ICI), year-to-date, investors have taken some $291 billion out of mutual funds and exchange traded funds. But that’s not the whole story. The ICI’s numbers represent net flows, meaning there were inflows, but they were dwarfed by outflows. The story isn’t about net outflows, it’s about where the money[…]
I’m going to let Janis Joplin tell you what to expect and what to do with equity markets this week and this month. “Get it while you can.” That title lyric was on Janis’ 1971 posthumous album Pearl, and it’s what investors need to remind themselves to do. Because the dramatic bounce off the March[…]
Shah here. Keith started the story last week: he exposed the oil crisis and what was driving it, but the story has developed and as your new editor of Total Wealth, I am thrilled to continue the story. To those who have been following Keith at Total Wealth for any amount of time: I promise[…]
Not all that long ago, people thought growing old was something you did, even as your money went along for the ride. That’s not the case these days, though. The coronavirus has changed damn near everything we know about living, loving, and investing for a future many of us once took for granted. I can’t[…]
Editor’s Note: The cat’s out of the bag – on Friday, I announced that I’m hanging up my hat and passing the torch to my friend and colleague, Mr. Shah Gilani. Shah and I have known each other for 20 years, and there’s no one I trust more to guide us – that’s right, I’ll[…]
When I launched Total Wealth in 2014, I never imagined the impact and global spread it would have. My goal was to build a small circle of serious, go-getting investors looking to make a little extra cash, whether that was for a relaxing vacation, a home remodel, or simply just to bulk up their retirement[…]