Number of Bubble Stocks Rivals Dotcom Period
This chart doesn’t require much explanation. What you are looking at is the number of stocks listed on U.S. exchanges with meaningful market values...
Despite Cajoling Others, JP Morgan Puts Shareholders First
There is a movement in business today to put "stakeholders" at the forefront of a business's thought. But it doesn't take too much thought...
GameStop Helps Explain Robinhood’s Free Stock Trades
As I explained to you yesterday in Money 101: There’s a Reason Family Always Comes 1st, when something is free, you’re probably the product...
GameStop Gets Stopped Out By Robinhood
Robinhood made the grave mistake of cutting back trading yesterday. Why is this important? Because, for example, if someone places a market trade and...
Valuations Reminiscent of Dot-Com Crash in 2000: Part II
You read yesterday about the online forums where traders are encouraging each other to invest in stocks, and creating a tug of war between...
The Bull Raids are Wreaking Havoc on Wall Street
This is a new dynamic. We’ve referenced GameStop (see here and here) and other stocks with high short interest being targets of message board...
Valuations Reminiscent of Dot-Com Crash in 2000
Are you paying attention to what’s happening here? I’m talking about the tug-of-war between hedge funds and day traders with shares of GameStop.
"The rally...
Corporations Rush to Reap Equity Windfall
With equity valuations at or near record levels by many measures, publicly traded corporations are racing to sell shares into the market. Karen Langley...
Whether Through Audacity or Ignorance, Stock Fundamentals Are Being Ignored
James Mackintosh reports at the Wall Street Journal that stock fundamentals are being ignored by investors. It's not clear whether the cause is an...
Stocks: Are You Sticking Your Neck Out Too Far?
There’s no doubt some stocks are in a bubble. When the bubble will pop is another matter. But pop it will. It’s why I...