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By Mike Larson On January 13, 201708:00 AM Eastern
Donald Trump is about to take office as the 45th president of the United States. That will have a myriad of impacts in several arenas – politics, economics, social issues, you name it.
But from...
By Mandeep Rai On January 10, 201704:50 PM Eastern
There’s a lot of chatter in the media right now about the valuations of small cap stocks, and why not? They’ve surged 14% since the election, as measured by the Russell 2000 Index. So it’s easy to...
By Mike Larson On January 9, 201708:00 AM Eastern
Welcome to your first Weiss Ratings Daily Briefing! I trust you’ll enjoy the new format and frequency of our alerts, which we outlined recently.
Just in case you missed the details: You will...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On January 2, 201707:30 AM Eastern
If you’re anything like me, you probably have an email inbox jam-packed with post-holiday offers. 60% off shirts and pants. 70% off arts and crafts stuff for the kids. “Everything must go” deals...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On January 2, 201707:30 AM Eastern
2016 was a year of surprises. Things that no one thought possible happened and the markets reacted in ways not many anticipated.
The move by OPEC and non-OPEC countries to reduce oil production...
By Jon D. Markman On December 27, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Now that the rush of Christmas shopping is over, imagine a store without lines or checkouts. You walk in, tap your smartphone, pick up the items you want. Then you leave. You know, like in the...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On December 26, 201607:30 AM Eastern
I’ve seen some pretty crazy moves during my two decades of following the markets closely. The Long-Term Capital Management debacle. The dot-com boom and bust. The mortgage mania ... and...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On December 19, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Follow the money. That’s what the tipster code-named “Deep Throat” told Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein when they were reporting on the Watergate scandal. But that advice applies in investing,...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On December 19, 201607:30 AM Eastern
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After much debate and anticipation, the Federal Reserve finally hiked interest rates again last week. It raised the benchmark short-term rate to a...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On December 19, 201607:30 AM Eastern
For many years, we were stuck in a binary “Risk On” and Risk Off’ environment -- where almost all stocks go up and down together in unison. But after another rise in interest rates last week, and...