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 May 18, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) started with a very simple plan. That is, to make surgery less invasive with surgical robots.
For laypeople in 1995, the concept was science fiction. Today, it’s...
By Jon D. Markman On May 16, 201803:00 PM Eastern
It’s time to talk about Tesla, and why I have turned a cold shoulder to the shares.
Last week in Utah, a Model S traveling 60 mph slammed into the back of a parked firetruck. Elon Musk, Tesla’s...
By Jon D. Markman On May 14, 201801:55 PM Eastern
NASA wants to take pictures of Mars. So, researchers are working on a tiny, custom-made helicopter.
The softball-size, two-rotor aircraft would be the first to fly the skies of another planet....
By Jon D. Markman On May 11, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Defense and aerospace companies are embracing a new mission. It’s no longer just about making nuclear missiles and bunker buster bombs and aircraft carriers.
Mars is 34 million miles away....
By Jon D. Markman On May 9, 201801:55 PM Eastern
We are living in the digital age where data is the primary currency. It only makes sense, then, that innovative young companies are taking collection to the final frontier.
Planet Labs is a...
By Jon D. Markman On May 7, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Defense and aerospace stocks are finally starting to go down. And that’s good news. In fact, if you are a longer-term investor, this is your wakeup call.
In a report to clients April 26, Rajeev...
By Jon D. Markman On May 4, 201804:00 PM Eastern
There is a legitimate renaissance in all things dealing with space.
In April, Bloomberg reported the latest funding round for Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies placed the value of the...
By Jon D. Markman On May 2, 201803:38 PM Eastern
Politicians are trying to build walls around Alphabet (GOOGL) and Facebook (FB). Bless their hearts.
In April, the Wall Street Journal ran a big story about Europe, privacy and the coming...
By Jon D. Markman On May 1, 201802:30 PM Eastern
Urgent Editor’s Note: In just over 24 hours, I will be closing enrollment in my Markman’s Strategic Options service. So if averaging 99% yearly returns like my readers have done since 2012 sounds...
By Jon D. Markman On April 30, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Just a quick reminder: My Markman’s Strategic Options service is on a heck of a tear. We’re well in the black this year while the major stock indices are in the red. That’s not to mention the 99%...
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.
