by Lance Roberts | Nov 11, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Since June, the market rallied on hopes of a “policy pivot” by the Federal Reserve. However, those hopes got dashed each time as Jerome Powell clarified that the “inflation fight” remained the primary focus. Mr. Powell made that point very clear following the latest...
by Lance Roberts | Nov 8, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
There was a time when a large portion of Americans belonged to the “middle class.” It meant you could afford a decent living standard, such as owning a house and a car and had savings in the bank. When “baby boomers” reminisce about the “good ole days,” they are...
by Lance Roberts | Nov 4, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Are the FANG stocks dead? Or, to be clear, are the MANNGMAT stocks dead? Of course, we are talking about the big technology heavyweights of Meta (FB), Apple (AAPL), Netflix (NFLX), Nvidia (NVDA), Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN) and Tesla (TSLA)....
by Lance Roberts | Nov 1, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
October started strong and then slid to new lows but managed to rally back toward the month’s end. As noted in “As Buybacks Return:” “The Dow is on pace for its best month since 1976. It is also close to its best month since 1938. So far, the Dow is up four straight...
by Lance Roberts | Oct 28, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
The Fed’s next crisis is already brewing. Unlike 2008, where “subprime mortgages” froze counter-party trading in the credit markets as Lehman Brothers failed, in 2022, it might just be the $27 Trillion Treasury market. When historians review 2022, many will remember...
by Lance Roberts | Oct 25, 2022 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
Is a “lost decade” ahead for markets? Stanly Druckenmiller believes that could be the case. “There’s a high probability in my mind that the market, at best, is going to be kind of flat for 10 years, sort of like this ’66 to ’82 time period.” Druckenmiller added that...
