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 February 12, 201803:01 PM Eastern
You may have noticed. Investing in companies that make missiles — and the ships, aircraft and armored vehicles that carry them — has been a good idea for a long time.
Most industrial sectors...
By Jon D. Markman On February 9, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Cryptocurrencies are crashing, even as the underlying technology begins to flower in the corporate world.
This week, the Spanish banking conglomerate Santander said it was ready to start using...
By Jon D. Markman On February 7, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Remember the “Six Million Dollar Man” show on TV? Johns Hopkins and the Department of Defense have finally brought that idea to life.
It is not a complete reboot of the 1970s fantasy. Johnny...
By Jon D. Markman On February 5, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Sure, people hate airlines. But the business of making airplanes is lifting off …
Last week Boeing (BA) reported spectacular fourth-quarter results. Fueled by demand for its 777 wide-bodied...
By Jon D. Markman On February 2, 201802:00 PM Eastern
The digital revolution. Lately, it is a catchphrase for everything techie. But a real revolution is underway. And the battle is for your wallet.
Cash is slowly disappearing. People are...
By Jon D. Markman On January 31, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Imagine cities without places to park.
Stop gasping. In the future, there will be no need.
Tomorrow’s megacities will bear only a passing resemblance to today’s. This transformation...
By Jon D. Markman On January 29, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Successful investing should be easy. Buy consistent growth. Flee mediocrity. And never, under any circumstances, buy airlines.
Last week, airline shares got walloped. It began when United...
By Jon D. Markman On January 26, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Obviously good. That’s how Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin just characterized the recent collapse of U.S. dollar. Moments later, all hell broke loose.
Currency markets are intertwined, and...
By Jon D. Markman On January 24, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Imagine never carrying cash again. I know; it’s crazy. Dystopian, even, depending on your point of view.
Last week Alphabet (GOOGL) struck a patent swap deal with Tencent, the Chinese chat,...
By Jon D. Markman On January 22, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Everyone loves a good comeback story. Our brains are hardwired that way. It makes us feel good.
General Electric (GE) has fallen on hard times. Last week, its shares cratered to a seven-year...
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.
