…an average of 10.5% annually—barely below the gains on U.S. stocks.” “Even so,” Zweig argues, “traders and investors who are perennial fans of the yellow metal have a flaw in…
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The Dangers of the Obvious
…Dead? Let me give you another example. The yields on government bonds right now are at all-time lows. Investors typically hold bonds because of the interest payments they make and…
10-Year Treasury Note Isn’t What It Was
…a barometer for the economy, “a hedge against nosediving stocks or a producer of steady, low-risk investment income.” The article notes that in 2008, when Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, the…
Dollar’s Fall Just Starting, Says Pimco
…from a weaker dollar, Asian currencies have lagged, adding that a “cyclical recovery in Asia, particularly in Korea and China, which have handled the public health situation competently, should allow…
Gundlach Says Avoid the Bond Market and Trump Will Win
…inflation. Regarding the upcoming election, Gundlach says, “There is a lot of time until the election and a lot of market volatility to come.” He predicts that Trump will win…
How Stocks and Bonds Have Responded Differently to Coronavirus Pandemic
…“rose sharply even as economies suffered record declines,” but bond yields have plunged and stayed low, with the 30-year Treasury yield plummeting dropping from 2% in February to its current…
Is Now the Time to Invest in Non-U.S. Stocks?
…a portion of their portfolios in overseas shares or funds.” The article notes that, with regard to the ongoing pandemic, “many countries are further along than the U.S.” which has…
A Systematic Earnings Revision Model To Help In Your Stock Picking Process
…can deliver higher growth, thus resulting in higher earnings estimates and upward revisions, and firms with slow or even negative growth can see upward revisions if expectations are too low….
Berkshire Hathaway Cuts U.S. Bank Holdings
…to nearly zero, “compressing banks’ lending margins as loan pricing falls faster than their already low financing costs.” According to the article, Berkshire stock has dipped by 6.9% this year…
Why the Nightmare Continues for ‘Value’ Investors
…asset values to include the amounts spent internally on R&D, then estimated how that would affect a long-short strategy—betting on stocks with the lowest price compared with adjusted assets and…