Monthly Archives: October, 2016

Are Stop-Losses More Dangerous in Today’s Volatile Markets?

I have warned investors many times about the undependability and general riskiness of using stop-loss orders. When markets get volatile it's hard to beat the...

If More Rate Hikes are Looming, is Real Estate at Risk?

If markets really believe that Fed rate hikes are coming, will their impact be felt first in real estate markets that have enjoyed record...

State of Rhode Island Terminates Hedge Fund Investments

Back in 2013 I warned about Rhode Island's pension fund investments in high-fee hedge funds, writing here: It has allocated 25% of its plan to...

Big Oil Companies to Focus on Shale and Acquisitions

The Wall Street Journal explains that the energy production landscape has changed for the majors. World-wide, oil-exploration spending last year was the lowest since 2007....

How to Time Markets with Accuracy

Market timing is a tough business. Most professionals who try market timing lose. When self-directed investors pursue this strategy, the results are often dismal....

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Coal Plant Retirements Accelerate, But Delays Highlight Uncertainty

US coal-fired power capacity is expected to decline from...

Retired Nuclear Plants Brought Back Online for AI Demand

Avi Salzman of Barron's reports that artificial intelligence and...

Can Milei’s Reforms Unleash Argentina’s Shale Oil?

Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale basin, once hindered by unfavorable...

Take Care of Your Money, and Yourself

We’re just over halfway through the year, and tariffs...

Tomahawk Ultra: Broadcom’s New Chip Speeds Up AI Data Processing

Broadcom has unveiled the Tomahawk Ultra, a high-speed networking...

The Mysterious ALS Cluster in the French Alps: Is It Linked to Toxic Mushrooms?

Terence Monmaney of Popular Science reports that in Montchavin,...

Senate Passes First U.S. Stablecoin Regulation Bill

The U.S. Senate passed the GENIUS Act, a landmark...

Your Survival Guy on the Roof Deck at the Vanderbilt

Your Survival Guy was on the roof deck at...

Richard C. Young’s Intelligence Report from Feb. 1987

You may recall a couple of months ago, Your...

DOE Unveils Plan to Quadruple U.S. Nuclear Power by 2050

The Department of Energy's report, Evaluating the Reliability and...