In an interview with CNBC, renowned Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel maintains that the Fed has been terribly wrong about inflation, making a series of mistakes that have pushed it…
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SPAC Startup Promises Aren’t Panning Out
Almost half of all SPAC startups with less than $10 million of annual revenue that went public in 2021 will fail to meet the earnings targets they promised to investors,…
Bill Miller’s Favorite Cheap Stocks Include Alibaba
Bill Miller aired his latest picks for value stocks on CNBC, and an article in Chief Investment Officer has the lowdown. Miller, a value investing icon for years, has a…
Scrambling SPACs Offers Opportunity For Investors
602 special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) formed in 2020 have only months to find a deal before they have to give investors back their money, reports an article in Barron’s. The…
Index Funds Will Change The World, But Not In A Good Way, Says Munger
Billionaire and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger says that the rise of index funds will “change the world”—but not for the better, reports an article in The Wall…
Gamma, Vanna, Charm and the Impact of Options on the Stock Market with Jason DeLorenzo
While many investors are likely familiar with options, their impact on the stock market is much less understood. When an investor buys an option, it can kick off a series…
Bitcoin No Longer “Digital Gold”
In the face of geopolitical tensions and rising inflation, the price of bitcoin fell to a 2-week low, damaging the case for the crypto being “digital gold” for investors, according…
Speculative Fever Is Cooling in U.S. Stocks
January was the 11th consecutive month of declines in trading in unlisted U.S. shares, at 70% below the record high set in February 2021, reports an article in Financial Times.…
Waiting for the Bear Market That is Already Here
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — I have never loved the idea of defining bear markets using a narrow framework. The common definition is that US stocks are in a bear market…
If You Panic-Sold During Market Volatility Here’s When To Get Back In
If you sold stocks in a panic after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered tremendous volatility in the market, you’re not alone, reports an article in CNBC. The S&P 500 fell…