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Archives for September 2018

Emerge from the Investment War a Winner

September 28, 2018 By Dick Young

The simple act of avoiding major losses by diversifying my portfolio and focusing on value and compound interest has allowed me to emerge from the investment war as a winner. It can work for you too if you have the patience and endurance for such a strategy. This method is all about risk management, something I wrote about in December of 2003. Dead Aim… “When the difference between life and death can be counted in milliseconds, you need every advantage you can get. Which is why SureFire developed its Special Operations series to be the best extreme-duty tactical illumination tools in the … [Read more...]

Warren Buffett Predicted This

September 28, 2018 By Jeremy Jones, CFA

The SEC announced yesterday that it is suing Elon Musk for misleading statements he made via twitter about taking Tesla private. The SEC is seeking to ban Musk from being an officer or director of a publicly traded company. Without Musk steering the ship, the cult-of-Elon premium is likely to fall out of the shares. Tesla is a startup electric car maker in a fiercely competitive industry with high capital requirements and competitors all over the globe that are viewed as national champions by their political leaders. That’s a tough business to enter. Warren Buffett advised long ago that “When … [Read more...]

Nothing Wrong with a Hershey’s Kiss Now and Then

September 28, 2018 By E.J. Smith

I like this take from James Freeman of The Wall Street Journal, who highlights CEO Michele Buck, for noticing that Americans still like tasty snacks. Freeman writes: This column doesn’t make stock calls. This column is not irrationally exuberant about the market for sweet packaged snacks given the frequency at which Americans are told to stop eating sugar and to stop eating processed food and to stop snacking. Still, it’s worth remembering that not every consumer is craving locally grown, organic quinoa. And there seems to be at least one CEO in the food industry who understands that … [Read more...]

Brick-and-Mortar’s Not Dead Yet

September 27, 2018 By Jeremy Jones, CFA

Amazon is bringing its online talents to the brick and mortar world by building a store in New York City that sells some of the e-commerce giant's best rated products. This novel idea of using an online data advantage to put items customers really want within their reach at all times might just work. As big retailers compete to find the best mix of physical locations and online sales, innovations like this could be the key to success. Laura Stevens reports in The Wall Street Journal: Amazon.com Inc. AMZN +1.38% on Wednesday said it is opening a new bricks-and-mortar store that will … [Read more...]

RAGE Gage September: Imagine Interest Rate Levels in a Year

September 27, 2018 By E.J. Smith

September's RAGE Gauge was little changed from the previous month. Fast forward for a moment and imagine where interest rates will be one year from today. Because yesterday, the Federal Reserve increased rates for the third time this year and the eighth since late 2015 and has basically said expect much more to come. There is a Titanic like shift underway with bonds. Wait until corporate bond yields are at a level where finally you won’t need as much of the fois gras stock market, which has been force fed by the likes of Ben Bernanke et al. Imagine the competition stocks will face then, and … [Read more...]

Out With the Artificial at McDonald’s

September 27, 2018 By Young Research

When most people think of fast food they immediately think "unhealthy." As obesity rates rise, some Americans have developed an obsession with finding healthy food, and anything foods with a reputation for unhealthiness have been shunned by many people. To combat its unhealthy image, McDonald's has removed the artificial ingredients from its burger, taking out such appetizing sounding additives such as calcium propionate and sodium benzoate. Julie Jargon reports on the move for The Wall Street Journal, writing: Those and other ingredients found in the buns, cheese and sauce on some of … [Read more...]

Market Timing: A Long-Odds Loser’s Bet

September 26, 2018 By Dick Young

It can be easy to forget the lessons of the past as the current bull market seems to run infinitely onward. Overextended stock market valuations have a habit of correctly quickly and unexpectedly. Once the crash hits, it’s often too late to rebalance a portfolio into more defensive sectors. Market rebounds have a similar time horizon. Once investors realize markets are on an upward trajectory, many of the best days of returns have been left behind. If you are caught out of the market, waiting for that perfect moment, it’s already gone. To avoid the dangers of market timing, develop a … [Read more...]

P.J. O’Rourke: Money and the Visa Card of the Future

September 26, 2018 By E.J. Smith

You don’t want to miss P.J. O’Rourke’s excellent response to a question posted at minute mark 41:47 about the role of government in our lives. In reference to a lawless Mogadishu, Somalia, circa 1992, O’Rourke is asked if he prefers lawlessness to our current government. His response is a wonderful reminder of what founding father James Madison had in mind for our young country. But first, listen to minute 22:00 where he talks about being a radio reporter for ABC News in Mogadishu and visiting a crowded makeshift market with his reporter friend Leon. Standing in the crowd Leon waves his 9mm … [Read more...]

Need it Yesterday? Home Depot is Ready to Help

September 26, 2018 By Jeremy Jones, CFA

Customers are demanding instant gratification when it comes to the delivery of their products, and Home Depot is stepping up its efforts to fulfill their desires. Matthew Townsend reports at Bloomberg that Home Depot "has started same-day delivery across the U.S. to help it stay relevant with consumers’ need-it-yesterday mentality." The move is a strategy to compete with fast-delivering e-commerce sites such as Amazon. Townsend writes: The home-improvement chain had already been using trucks to deliver large items such as building materials from stores in a day or so. Now, aided by … [Read more...]

Walmart Adopts IBM’s Blockchain for all U.S. Suppliers

September 25, 2018 By Jeremy Jones, CFA

With Walmart adopting IBM's blockchain technology for all its U.S. suppliers, Big Blue has found a path toward monetizing one of its most promising technologies. The blockchain is good for much more than just crypto-currencies, its potential in logistics is vast. At Bloomberg, Olga Kharif reports: After several years of tests, Walmart Inc. is ready to mandate use of blockchain technology by a swath of its U.S. suppliers, marking one of its biggest commercial uses. Starting in September 2019, Walmart and its Sam’s Club division will require suppliers of fresh, leafy greens to implement … [Read more...]

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