Pivotal Point
Turning points in history and in the markets can help you transform small grubstakes into not-so-small fortunes. Or they can trip up your finances for months, even years. This free e-letter will not only keep you one step ahead of the news, but it will also help you identify the pivotal point in time when a major turn is near.
By Jon D. Markman On April 26, 202103:00 PM Eastern
As a technology company, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) is abysmal. As a profit-generating machine, though, the Cupertino, California-based company is without rival, and it’s only getting started.
At...
By Jon D. Markman On April 23, 202102:00 PM Eastern
Technology stocks hit the skids earlier this week as negative headlines rocked key stocks. Don’t worry too much. It’s not what it seems.
We’ve seen this type of weakness before, and investors...
By Jon D. Markman On April 21, 202103:00 PM Eastern
The future of sports betting is being waged in tiny strip malls on the edge of New Jersey. Experts say daily transactions from rabid bettors there outpace Las Vegas.
It’s the ultimate digital...
By Jon D. Markman On April 19, 202102:00 PM Eastern
The intersection of digitalization and blockchain is leading to an unlikely boom in non-fungible tokens (NFTs). NFTs have become a popular way to monetize digital media, yet that is only the...
By Jon D. Markman On April 16, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Professional investors are rotating back into big capitalization technology shares. This was inevitable. Giant tech platforms are both profitable and especially disruptive.
One of the best...
By Jon D. Markman On April 14, 202101:38 PM Eastern
Washington politicians are correct to focus on the growing influence of China, yet South Korea is quietly taking a leadership role in electric vehicles (EVs), a key driver of future economic...
By Jon D. Markman On April 12, 202111:29 AM Eastern
Platforms are the secret to longer-term tech investing. The companies that own platforms win … the others not so much. Coinbase Global is the major cryptocurrency platform.
Coinbase Global...
By Jon D. Markman On April 9, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Car companies are becoming mobility businesses as cutting-edge vehicles shift from internal combustion engines to electrification. It’s a huge opportunity for investors.
Kia Motors Corp. (OTCPK:...
By Jon D. Markman On April 7, 202111:18 AM Eastern
Car companies are becoming mobility businesses as cutting-edge vehicles shift from internal combustion engines to electrification. It’s a huge opportunity for investors.
Kia Motors Corp. (OTCPK:...
By Jon D. Markman On April 5, 202111:55 AM Eastern
Soldiers equipped with augmented reality (AR) headsets are a staple in science fiction films. Everything is connected and digital. Well, last week, sci-fi became a reality.
On Wednesday, the...
About the Editor
Jon D. Markman is winner of the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award for outstanding financial journalism and the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi award. He was also on Los Angeles Times staffs that won Pulitzer Prizes for coverage of the 1992 L.A. riots and the 1994 Northridge earthquake. He invented Microsoft’s StockScouter, the world’s first online app for analyzing and picking stocks.
