Is it time for that long-predicted bear market to finally begin? A Goldman Sachs computer model says yes! One model created by the Wall Street giant shows a dangerous bear market — more than a blip or correction but outright stock selling sustained for a long period — is right around the corner. The Goldman […]
Eight in 10 large investors will renew their focus on alternative assets — less liquid investments such as private equity and absolute return funds — as stocks and bond returns increasingly fall short of expectations. Many big investment first project inflation adjusted returns for stocks in the low single digits or even negative in the […]
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Global revenues derived from precious metals-related investments surpassed oil-based revenues for the bottom lines of over 50 investment banks in 2017. This was the first time since 2014 that this happened in the commodities sector. According to statistics compiled by Coalition, a financial industry analysis company, the 50 largest investment banks and financial institutions in […]
Typically, consumer staples stocks are seen as a defensive sector, something to own when stocks are challenged. Companies in this sector tend to have boring business models, selling things like cleaning supplies, soap, or toothpaste. Basically, stuff where there will be demand regardless of economic conditions. Since the bull market began in 2009, these stocks have […]
Retail giant Amazon might be gearing up to provide wealth management services, according to industry observers. And that could drive down investing costs to nothing at all. It makes sense. Financial advice has become increasingly commoditized in order to reach out to even the smallest of investors. Now the company that pioneered online retail is […]
Is your smartphone a double agent? Following a warning from the U.S. government’s top security agencies on Chinese-made phones, at least one mainstream U.S. retailer has decided to stop selling them. Best Buy has dropped smartphones, smartwatches or laptops from Chinese manufacturer Huawei. Huawei is the world’s third-largest smartphone maker. Best Buy is the United States’ largest […]
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump in December, significantly changed federal estate tax planning statutes. Namely, the cuts double the current personal exemptions for estate tax beneficiaries. Previously, the cap for personal exemption from federal estate taxes was $5.5 million dollars. It is now $11.2 million dollars. Married couples […]
One of the biggest outperformers since the February 2016 bottom has been industrial stocks primarily due to a combination of globalized synchronized growth and a weaker dollar. Below is a chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average showing its more than 50% gain. Simply put, these stocks have been one of the strongest groups in […]
First Cobalt Corporation, a Vancouver-based miner, will take over American mining company US Cobalt Incorporated. The all-stock deal is reportedly worth about $116 million dollars. The buyout also represented a 61.8% premium to the closing stock price of US Cobalt shares on March 13. “We’re trying to fast-track our way into North American mining and refining,” said […]
