US Equities: Resilient Force or Case Study in Denial?
As readers of this blog know, I don’t write much about whether stocks collectively are over or under priced, other than my usual start of the year......(read more)
Macroeconomic Predictions
Money Talks: Scores of US Expats Giving Up Passports for this Reason
The Foreign Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) was designed to root out tax evasion by US citizens and permanent residents with certain foreign-based accounts......(read more)
What Affects Foreign Exchange Rates?
Sometimes, you need to send money overseas to someone else for a variety of reasons. However, even if you’ve tried making an international money......(read more)
Here Is A Groundbreaking Investment Idea For Hedge Fund, Fixed Income and Gold Investors
Hedge funds aren’t what they used to be. They used to be exclusive investment vehicles where wealthy investors could generate double digit alpha with......(read more)
8 Essential Steps In Real Estate Investing
What’s real estate investing? It’s the process of buying, owning, managing, renting and selling real estate to generate revenue. There are......(read more)
How to Safely Apply For Online Loans
Applying for a loan is easier now more than ever. If you’re looking for a loan, the internet has now become the ideal place to look. One of the best......(read more)
How To Use A Trust Deed To Write Off Unaffordable Debts
Ask someone if they know what a Scottish Trust Deed is and you’ll get one of two responses. They’ll either think it has something to do with the property......(read more)
Tips for Trading The ASX 200 Index
Since its launch in 2000, the ASX 200 has been recognized as “the institutional investable benchmark” in Australia. Its large size and liquidity is......(read more)
What is an S-Corp and Why Should You Care?
Let’s face it, the only times you will ever think about the structure of your company is when you are starting a new business, bringing on shareholders......(read more)
The Top 3 Biggest Trade Deals in History
Trade agreements are pushing the global economy ahead – this is a fact that few economists dare to argue. No matter if it’s Donald Trump&#......(read more)
Fed Chairman Powell Meets Trump for a “Private Dinner”. How Does the Market Digest this Relationship?
A potentially explosive “private dinner” between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome “Jay” Powell shook......(read more)
Turbulence in European Financial Markets Following British Government’s Failure to Pass a Brexit Deal
Since June 2016, Europe (and the rest of the world) has been facing one major uncertainty – Brexit. On June 23, voters in the UK chose for the country......(read more)
Nelson Peltz, PPG, PG, GE: What Trump Gives Trump Takes Away
Most of the time investors don’t get hurt badly when they don’t pay attention to macro developments. That’s because business cycles......(read more)
How High Can Bank of America Stock Go?
Financial stocks are on the cusp of a momentous year ahead. Barring the February 2018 market correction, banking and financial stocks are on the way up......(read more)
3 Blockchain Dating Apps Vying to Change the Game for Tinder and the Rest
Online dating is big business for publicly-traded Wall Street companies, private firms operating in the space, and small businesses offering ancillary......(read more)
The Effects of FOMC Gains: Friend or Foe of the Dollar?
Towards the end of June 2017, the dollar appeared to be somewhat in jeopardy as the Euro reached a two year high against it. Matters reached a head on......(read more)
10 Countries With The Highest 10-Year Bond Yields Today
Which are the countries with the highest 10-year bond yields today? Any book or article on long-term investing will usually suggest diversifying a portfolio......(read more)
Top 15 OECD Countries with Highest Current Account Surpluses in 2017
Which are the OECD countries with highest current account surpluses in 2017? If you are looking for which country has the largest trade deficit, that......(read more)
Is The Oil Market Set to Crash?
The price of a barrel of oil is vitally important. From individual consumers filling up their car through to the whole economic strength of countries......(read more)
Equities Are Breaking Away from Currency Market Volatility
The stock markets and the forex markets have an interesting relationship in which movements in the equities markets could provide clues on possible movements......(read more)
Canadian Billionaire Prem Watsa’s Top Picks and New Bets for Current Quarter
Billionaire Prem Watsa, one of Canada’s most prominent investors, is the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Toronto-based Fairfax Financial......(read more)
A Look at Hedge Funds’ Favorite Defense Stocks Amid U.S. Decision to Lift Arms Ban on Vietnam
President Barack Obama announced Monday that the United States is lifting a long-lasting ban on the sale of military equipment to Vietnam. The U.S. president......(read more)
Five Tech Giants Betting Big on India: Amazon, Facebook & Others
India, whose economy has been boosted by lower energy prices in recent years, has overtaken China as the fastest-growing large economy in the world. The......(read more)
Five Indian Stocks Hedge Funds Love the Most
India has surpassed China as the fastest growing major economy across the entire world, after seeing its economy expand 7.3% in 2015. According to Delhi......(read more)
Sohn Conference: Jim Chanos on Shorting Elon Musk, Valeant, and Alibaba
Is there anyone in the investment community who hasn’t heard about famed short-seller Jim Chanos? Highly unlikely! Mr. Chanos, founder and manager of......(read more)
Kyle Bass Slashes Portfolio to Short the Yuan
Kyle Bass of Hayman Capital, widely known for betting against subprime mortgages and earning hundreds of millions of dollars from that bet, is making......(read more)
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Betting on Three High-Growth Stocks and Two Strong Banking Stocks
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller, founder of the legendary hedge fund Duquesne Capital Management, is widely-known for his brilliant British pound short......(read more)
Billionaire Dan Loeb Grows Bearish on the Market As Short Positions Outpace His Conviction Buys
Billionaire investor Dan Loeb, the founder of activist hedge fund Third Point LLC, discussed the performance of his investment firm, including the broader......(read more)
Impressions From Billionaire Carl Icahn’s Discussion At The DealBook Conference
Billionaire Carl Icahn is one of the most feared activist investors on Wall Street and Insider Monkey had the pleasure to hear him speak at the DealBook......(read more)
Skylands Capital’s Top Finance Stock Picks As Rate Hike Looms
The odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike in 2015 have increased quite significantly after its two-day policy meeting earlier this week. Over the past......(read more)
Kyle Bass’ War Against Pharmaceutical Companies Goes On While The Masses Overlook China’s Real Problem
Those who seek to profit from shorting strategies should keep a close eye on Kyle Bass’ war against the pharmaceutical industry. The founder of Hayman......(read more)
Ray Dalio On Why Investors Shouldn’t Fear Potential Rate Hike, And Why Quantitative Easing Is Bound For A Comeback
Hedge fund legend Ray Dalio plays down the importance of a potential interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve in a recent interview with Bloomberg’......(read more)
5 Companies That May Suffer From A Potential Rate Hike
The Federal Reserve will release its rate decision at the end of this week’s two-day policy meeting. Some people suggest that financial markets......(read more)
Howard Marks’ Investing Strategy In The Current Risk Environment
Howard Marks, the chairman of the investment firm Oaktree Capital Management, says that “the most attractive assets classes now are the ones that the......(read more)
Ken Fisher Suggests More Trouble Is On The Way: Recent Stock Market Correction Similar To Asian Financial Crisis Of 1997
The recent stock market correction resembles the situation during the Asian financial crisis back in 1997 and does not suggest an end to the bull market......(read more)
George Soros Thinks Europe Needs Fiscal Stimulus While Other Investors Bet on Weaker Euro
George Soros is a famous investor who once in 1992 managed to score $1 billion in profits by betting short $10 billions worth of british pounds, an event......(read more)
Don’t Fear Interest Rising Initially, Fear That They Don’t Rise: Leon Cooperman
Financial expert Leon Cooperman remains optimistic about the U.S economy as inflation continues to decline with oil prices making lows in the recent weeks......(read more)
FedEx Corporation (FDX)’s Post Holiday Rate Hike Is Only Good News For Santa
FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) announced that it is going to increase prices across all its services by an average of 4.9%. CNBC‘s Dominic Chu reported......(read more)
Lower Liquidity for Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) in Wake of Alibaba’s IPO
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) is not only facing the fear of investors fleeing away after Alibaba’s IPO stops being the headline, but might also suffer......(read more)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY): Is Soros Aiming For a Big Correction?
Billionaire investor George Soros boosted his position in SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY)’s Puts by around a sixfold during the......(read more)
Stanley Druckenmiller on Fed’s Interest Rate Policy
The billionaire investor and George Soros‘ Protégé, Stanley Druckenmiller gave a presentation discussing the Federal Reserve’s interest rate......(read more)
The Fed’s Economic Projections: Lower GDP Growth, Lower Unemployment, Higher PCE Inflation
Along with its latest press release (more info on the $10 billion reduction in tapering), the Federal Reserve System released today its “Economic Projections......(read more)
CEOs Expect GDP to Grow by 2.3% in 2014
The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in the United States expect that 2014 gross domestic product (GDP) will increase by 2.3%, according to the Business......(read more)
FOMC Further Reduces Tapering by $10 Billion; Federal Funds Rate Unchanged
In its latest press release, the Federal Reserve System has revealed the latest monetary policy decisions taken by the Federal Open Market Committee.......(read more)
Christopher Grisanti on The Oil Spike: More of an Opportunity than a Problem
On June 17, Christopher Grisanti, co-founder at Grisanti Capital Management, was interviewed on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg Surveillance.”......(read more)
The US Has to Find New Ways to Grow the Economy: Stephen Roach
With the U.S. GDP declining by an annual 1% in the first quarter of 2014, and the IMF recently cutting its growth forecast for the country’s GDP......(read more)
Christine Lagarde: The Cut in U.S. GDP Growth Forecast is Not a Sign for a Downward Spiral
Following the today’s press conference of the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, she was invited to Bloomberg Television......(read more)
IMF Cuts U.S. Growth Forecast to 2% from 2.8%
On Monday, on a CNBC‘s program, Steve Liesman talked about the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cutting the outlook on the United States economic......(read more)
A Market Correction Is Long Overdue And The Current Spike In Oil Prices Is Insignificant
The markets have had few news to react to and has been trending higher for a long period. Is a pullback or a correction overdue? Hank Smith, Chief Investment......(read more)
Bond Market Growing Amid Slow Economic Growth: James Reynolds
James Reynolds, the chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Loop Capital, in his recent intervention on Bloomberg has discussed the bonds market and......(read more)
