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 27, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Cryptocurrencies give investors the potential to bag hefty profits quickly. But it can be notoriously tricky to get started trading, as they’re not available to trade in a standard brokerage...
By Jon D. Markman On April 25, 201802:55 PM Eastern
What is a computer? Right now, the biggest technology companies in the world are battling to provide a definition. And their answer will help shape the future of the industry.
Last week, The...
By Jon D. Markman On April 23, 201801:55 PM Eastern
You might have noticed that iconic consumer brands are struggling in the stock market this year. And the prospect of immediate improvement is grim.
Just look at Philip Morris International (PM),...
By Jon D. Markman On April 20, 201803:30 PM Eastern
Amazon is up 31.4% this year, and up another 100% since Jon first recommended it.And his track record trading options — with real money, in real time, by real investors — is even more outstanding,...
By Jon D. Markman On April 18, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Humans got a rare win last week. That’s because Elon Musk admitted that his state-of-the-art Tesla (TSLA) factory might have too many robots.
The revelation came during a televised interview...
By Jon D. Markman On April 16, 201802:57 PM Eastern
Odds are, you don’t know Exponent Inc. (EXPO).
That’s fine. You’re not supposed to.
The Silicon Valley company does not make cool products. Rather, it determines why those products fail, and...
By Jon D. Markman On April 13, 201803:40 PM Eastern
I have a theory. It is controversial because it involves Apple (AAPL).
But even if you’re addicted to your iPhone or MacBook — or the stock’s double- and even triple-digit yearly returns — I...
By Jon D. Markman On April 11, 201801:55 PM Eastern
When Mark Zuckerberg swept into Washington to face politicians, they were not amused.
The headlines say privacy is under attack. Too late. Privacy died with Netscape and iPhones. Blaming...
By Jon D. Markman On April 9, 201801:55 PM Eastern
I like market “tells.” It makes all the sense in the world to let the market tell you what stocks it likes. I try to listen without bias, weigh the evidence and then decide if I agree.
One of...
By Jon D. Markman On April 6, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Donald Trump isn’t the only one who can move a market with a tweet.
This week, The Verge revealed that John McAfee charges on a per-tweet basis to promote Initial Coin Offerings to his 813,000...
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.
