The mainstream “press” does not want you to pay attention to option strategies such as covered calls. There is a conspiracy here – and it’s meant to keep you ignorant to a sector of the market that just doesn’t fit in with the “buy stocks and mutual funds” mantra that makes Wall Street money.
Another of our favorite underground investors Whitney Tilson of T2 Partners is sounding the alarm on US Treasurys. He is also pessimistic about retail investors beating the market on their own.
We’ve been musing on the fate of US debt for some time now. It’s no secret that we’re bearish on the fate of US Treasurys and the buck. (It’s no accident, dear reader, that your editor lives outside the US of A. We see the threat of inflation on the horizon, a dark and foreboding cloud, and we don’t like it one bit.) And the mixed signals from China and Russia on their Treasury holdings doesn’t make us sleep any easier at night.
Over the last few weeks, I have written several articles about asset allocation and how you can’t just buy and hold anymore.
To be successful in today’s market — it’s all about YOU! The days of “well, I have a broker and he’s going to take good care of my investments” are over.
Growing up in a depressed mining area (coal mining isn’t profitable for anyone but the mine owners) teaches you things you would never learn otherwise. This is the only advantage of growing up economically challenged. The word poor is so not cool anymore.
Marc Lichtenfeld is convinced we’ll soon have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to buy assets at irrationally low prices. Market conditions are extreme at the moment. But this will pass, eventually, and stocks will recover strongly. Marc gives six reasons why it will soon be time to load up on stocks again.
“Living on $1700 a month sounds like a very slow, painful existence. Not what I planned for in my retirement.” If you aren’t already aware of it, the baby boomers have started to retire. They first hit the system a few years ago. Over the next twenty to thirty years, our culture will be challenged as never before by the largest shift of population ever to leave a work force and begin retirement.
The wild market swings of late are most likely down to hedge funds says Keith Fitz-Gerald. These big money movers are liquidating assets to meet margin calls, causing chaos in the markets. Keith has four tips on how to dodge the worst of the damage.
Last week, market volatility reached record levels. Dan Amoss says the wild gyrations in stocks are the result of hedge funds liquidating assets to cover their highly-leveraged positions. This means some good firms — especially those providing vital functions in the food and energy markets — are now massively undervalued.