The Arithmetic and Psychology of Stock Gains vs. Losses
With all the talk this week about stock market darlings, I thought it would be a good idea to talk about losses. Because losses...
Dow 38,000 and Beyond
Let’s not get too excited about Dow 38,000. Your Survival Guy remembers when we hit Dow 10,000 in 1999. As you can see, we...
China Moves to Curb Stock Selloff
Jason Douglas of The Wall Street Journal tells his readers that the central bank of China is sending a signal that officials are eager...
“What Have You Done for Me Lately?”
In a “What have you done for me lately?” world, it’s easy for investors to see this year’s returns on the S&P 500 and...
Time to Revisit Your Bond Portfolio?
In The Wall Street Journal, John Greenwood and Steve H. Hanke, both economists at Johns Hopkins, discuss the similarities of today's markets to that of 1987,...
“Stocks Always Comeback,” They Say
“Stocks always come back,” they say. “Just look at the history of the markets.”
OK, thinks Your Survival Guy. Let's.
Take a look at how markets...
Has Tupperware Survived Its Brush with Death?
Tupperware was nearly out of business, but, reports The Robin Report, it may have been saved, for now. Arick Wierson writes:
Way back in May...
You Can’t Time the Market: When Hubris Fails
Originally posted on May 18, 2020.
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XLVIII
You can’t time the market. Don’t even try, because you just might end up...
Is this the Dawn of the Ex-China Investment Age?
Investors are looking for investment opportunities in Asian markets that exclude China. Fear of geopolitical risks surrounding China has created the demand for investment...
Forbes Global 2000: The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Fall?
This from Forbes; "Every year since 2003, the Global 2000 has ranked the world’s publicly traded companies by sales, profit, assets and market value,...