How To Buy Gold From Amazon
Gold prices have been on a roller coaster this year. On March 6, the precious metal’s spot price sat at $5,093 per ounce in the morning, six days after the U.S. and Israel initiated strikes on Iran. Earlier in the year, it peaked at a record high of $5,400 per ounce before sinking back below $5,000. […]
U.S.-Iran attacks are putting a spotlight on drone technology. How to invest
Investors suspect widening geopolitical conflict will boost demand for drone systems, putting attention on a sector that’s trading at an attractive valuation, analysts say. Unmanned systems have been a key driver of the growing defense market, given their heavy use in the Ukraine-Russia war that began in 2022. Artificial intelligence has accelerated the Pentagon’s push […]
‘Old economy’ stocks look expensive, software screams cheap. How to proceed
Monday’s batch of Wall Street research made one thing clear: More people are starting to throw in the towel on software. While the sentiment makes sense — analysts aren’t blind to the price action and know their posture is out of step ahead of some key earnings reports — one has to wonder whether it […]
Your portfolio may be more tech-heavy than you think
If you own an S&P 500 index fund, artificial intelligence is already a major part of your investment strategy. In recent years, the stock market’s gains have been fueled largely by a small group of tech giants that are aggressively investing in AI. Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Google parent company Alphabet and Amazon — the five […]
How to avoid buying fake products on online marketplaces
As more consumers prioritize convenience and value over brand loyalty, experts say they’re turning to online marketplaces more than ever to buy the things they need, raising the risk they could inadvertently purchase a fake product. While fake goods have exchanged hands in informal markets since ancient times, the growth of online marketplaces has contributed […]
How to play a $5 trillion market for humanoid robots by 2050
New estimates from Morgan Stanley suggest investment opportunity in the global humanoid value chain as the technology gets closer to reality. Wall Street continues to double down on its forecasts of a multi-trillion dollar global market for humanoid robots, suggesting it will grow to be significantly larger than the global auto industry by the next […]
This is the secret sauce to stock-picking — and what went wrong in my sale of Alphabet
You may have heard I have a new book coming out, “How to Make Money in Any Market.” It’s got a simple premise. To save well you should own index funds, but, in addition, you should own five individual stocks. Why five? Simple, no matter what period I examined over the last 45 years — my […]
How to turn your stock market losses into a tax-savings windfall
Even sharp market sell-offs can have a silver lining for investors. Beyond today’s dollar losses, they may offer an opportunity to boost tax savings tomorrow. President Donald Trump’s April 2 announcement of “reciprocal” tariffs sent the major averages on a wild ride, spurring worries of stubborn inflation on one hand and heightened recession risk on […]
A key U.S. inflation report looms over Wall Street. How to trade it
The October personal consumption expenditures price index report has many investors wondering how it may impact the postelection market rally. The S & P equal weight index has outperformed the market cap-weighted S & P 500 since Nov. 5. On top of that, more than 100 S & P companies hit new highs on Monday. […]
The inherent danger of parabolic stock moves and how to handle
People always ask me why I dislike parabolic moves. The answer is simple: When a stock rises significantly in a short period — resulting in a price chart that resembles the curve of a parabola — it goes down far faster than it can creep up, for whatever reason. Consider a parabolic move from a […]