Investors are preparing for continuing high inflation by pouring money into fixed income and credit hedge funds. However, these funds are underperforming the markets despite all the investor inflows they have been capturing. A semi truck drives past a price board at a Shell gas station near a church in Alexandria, Virginia … [+] on…
“Like the Inflationary 1970’s, Investors Will be Expected to Bail out Washington’s Financial Mess” The old saying “not what you make, but what you keep” really holds true with investing and taxes. Taxes strongly influence investment choices, when profits and losses are realized, and which types of brokerage accounts are used (taxable versus tax-deferred). Historically,…
3 Bullish Indicators For Airlines, Shipping And Bitcoin U.S. Global Investors I hope everyone reading this had a wonderful Thanksgiving full of family, love and laughter. Even if that wasn’t your experience, there’s still much to be grateful for. Below are three charts for which I happen to be most thankful right now. 1. Americans…
Joe Biden in the Oval Office. Photo by MANDEL NGAN AFP via Getty Images So far, Joe Biden leads all U.S. Presidents in stock-market performance. We’re in the early days, of course; Biden hasn’t served a full year yet. And the market slide on November 26, if sustained, could change the numbers rapidly. But through…
Black Friday and Cyber Monday dates of November 2021 getty Last Wednesday multiple economists significantly increased their GDP growth forecasts for the December quarter. While the September quarter’s growth seems to be just above 2% after two quarters of 6% plus growth, it appears that December’s quarter growth could even be significantly above the first…
While U.S. GDP growth slowed to a 2.0% annualized pace in the third quarter, investors are struggling to assess the economy’s direction and prospects for 2022. However, clean energy’s strong secular growth both in America and abroad, combined with the recent passage of a landmark bipartisan infrastructure bill by the U.S. government, provides areas to…
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, the largest U.S. met coal producer has eliminated billions in debt, … [+] benefits considerably from the upturn in commodity prices and the increasing demand for steel, yet its stock still trades at a discount. The Washington Post via Getty Images Investors should regularly look for an edge that will give them…
This is a preview of Sound Money, Forbes’ free weekly newsletter about pressing issues that matter to your financial well-being: personal finance, investing, taxes and retirement. Click here to get it delivered to your inbox on Thursdays. Investing for early retirement Getty Images Biden’s Infrastructure Package President Biden signed into law one of the largest infrastructure packages in U.S.…
Shopping online concept – Shopping service on The online web. with payment by credit card and offers … [+] home delivery. parcel or Paper cartons with a shopping cart logo on a laptop keyboard getty When the world came to a screeching halt in March 2020, it seemed plausible that the pandemic would pave the…
Luxury Goods Sales Have Recovered To Pre-Pandemic Growth U.S. Global Investors Luxury goods sales just went from dip to rip. After plunging due to the global health crisis, the personal luxury goods market returned to pre-pandemic growth in 2021, with sales estimated to top 283 billion euros ($325 billion) by year-end, according to a new…