Stock Market Bulls on Shaky Ground
The chorus of bullish stock-market pundits on CNBC has become deafening in recent months. The justification for buying stocks that I hear most often...
Could Bernanke’s Inflation Plan Backfire?
The Fed officially announced a second round of money printing this week. The central bank plans to buy $600 billion worth of Treasury securities...
The Takeaway from Buffett’s Decision to hire Todd A. Combs
This week, Berkshire Hathaway announced that Todd A. Combs would be joining Berkshire as an investment manager and likely successor to Warren Buffett in...
Stock Returns at Half the Risk
Including dividends, the S&P 500 is now up 7.5% YTD. Not bad. At a 7.5% compounded annual return, you would double your money every...
Are You Bullish?
The sentiment survey done by the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) shows that individual investors are bullish on stocks. The AAII’s weekly investor...
A Steaming Stew of Toxic Bonds
With short-term interest rates pinned near zero and long rates moving downward on the prospect of more Fed money printing, conservative investors and savers...
Stocks with the Highest Prospective Returns
For decades, I have advised my monthly strategy report subscribers to invest in stable companies with entrenched competitive positions, strong balance sheets, and a...
Don’t Miss This Opportunity
Long-term interest rates are at their lowest level in over four decades. Today, the Treasury can borrow money for 30 years at an interest...
3 Reasons to Invest with Caution
At Young Research we maintain three cyclical stock price indexes—an early cyclical index, a late cyclical index, and a stable growth index. When evaluated...
A Risk Worth Taking
In today’s environment of low interest rates, there are few places to turn to add yield to your portfolio. Sure, you can tie up...