Daily Research & News
By Tony Sagami On July 20, 201807:55 AM Eastern
How's your portfolio doing this year?
For the first six months of 2018, the S&P 500 is up a modest 2.6%. Given the rocky start that stock market had this year, even that modest gain isn't so...
By Mike Larson On July 18, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Two summers ago, I had the amazing opportunity to present on the 2016 Money, Metals & Mining Cruise. Just like the land-based conventions I’ve attended in the past (and the upcoming San Francisco...
By Sean Brodrick On July 16, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Martin and Sean here with an urgent alert about the immediate threat from China.
Since coming to office, Donald Trump has demanded that China address its blatant theft of U.S. intellectual...
By Tony Sagami On July 13, 201807:55 AM Eastern
All of us have enduring childhood summer memories.
I remember the sweet taste of fat, wild blackberries we picked by the Puyallup River, the neighborhood pickup game of baseball in the cow...
By Gavin Magor On July 11, 201809:41 AM Eastern
If you believe your medical expenses are fully covered by Medicare… you could be in for a very unpleasant and expensive surprise.
Medicare does not cover 100% of your medical bills. Depending on...
By Mike Larson On July 11, 201807:55 AM Eastern
I’ve been in this business a long time. Long enough that it’s hard to shock me. But I’m frankly appalled at the kinds of stocks coming out of the Initial Public Offering chute lately. And I have...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On July 10, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Mike Larson shared his thoughts on the stock and bond markets, the sectors he likes and doesn't like, as well as some of his favorite investment recommendations with Chuck Jaffe of the Money Life...
By Sean Brodrick On July 9, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Gold prices traded sideways for the first part of the year, and have been rolling downhill slowly since May.
It’s very disappointing for gold bulls. Worse than that, it’s boring.
But this also...
By Tony Sagami On July 6, 201807:55 AM Eastern
An inverted yield curve is "a powerful signal of recessions."
— John Williams, New York Federal Reserve President
There is no shortage of things for investors to worry about. Tariffs, trade...
By Mike Larson On July 4, 201807:55 AM Eastern
The Fourth of July has always been one of my favorite holidays, right up there with Thanksgiving. Regardless of our political leanings, our family situations, our views on the markets or anything...