“In God we trust, all others bring data.” The late statistician W. Edwards Deming knew how critically important data is.
But data can be skewed — in this instance, by the government insisting inflation is 7%. Real inflation, however, is much worse. Digging deeper into the data, some sectors are experiencing rates as high as 49.6% (gasoline), 37.3% (used cars) and 21.4% (transportation). And single-family home rent has increased 26%.
In short …
- Three decades of falling interest rates and low inflation are over.
So, what are investors to do? Our editors and analysts have some ideas. Here are this week’s top stories from your favorite Weiss Ratings experts.
Inflation’s Worse Than Uncle Sam Says
The Bureau of Labor Statistics collects data for goods and services by surveying over 23,000 retailers and 50,000 landlords/tenants. So the Consumer Price Index’s (CPI) 7% inflation figure must be accurate, right? Wrong! The CPI grossly understates true inflation, which is worse than the government wants us to believe. Senior Analyst Tony Sagami explains.
AUDIO: Zoom Fatigue w/ Lou Basenese
This week, Tony Polcari, host of the Weiss Investor podcast, welcomed Lou Basenese, founder of Disruptive Tech Research and Trend Trader Daily. An independent analyst and investor, Lou talks about remote meeting platforms, smart exercise equipment, the metaverse, augmented reality (AR), biotech, robotics, digital currencies and the blockchain.
And speaking of emerging sectors …
VIDEO: Profit From Mainstream Companies Joining the Metaverse
The metaverse is one of the hottest trends in investing and it’s only in its infancy. It’s not just a popular buzzword but a very real, burgeoning market. This week, Financial News Anchor Jessica Borg talked to Research Analyst Sam Blumenfeld about the latest investment opportunities in the virtual world.
Ratings Movers as Tech Reports Earnings
We’re in the thick of earnings season, and for Research Analyst Kelly Green, that means checking in on how this influx of data has prompted recent changes to the Weiss Ratings. This week, Kelly dives into the information technology sector to report on which companies are sliders and which are climbers.
[Fed Rate Hikes] Too Little, Too Late!
The Fed promised to raise rates, but that won’t stop inflation. The CPI is 7%. Energy inflation is 29.3%. Even used car prices — which should decline with age — are soaring upward of 40%. Dr. Martin Weiss discusses an opportunity to earn almost 70 times the rate of a 5-year jumbo CD, enabling investors to leave low-yield, inflation-hit assets in their wake.
Building on that, the best way to thrive in a low-yield environment is to …
Senior Analyst Mike Larson, Weiss Ratings resident “Safe Money” strategist, dives into the three-step process you should adhere to to adapt to inevitable, shifting conditions. As new market leaders take over, investors need to be armed with these techniques to thrive in a volatile environment.
Until next week,
The Weiss Ratings Team