What To Watch For From The Fed’s March Rate Decision
On March 22 the Federal Reserve will announce it update Fed Funds target. Markets suspect a 0.25 percentage point rise as most likely, with a slightly smaller chance of holding…
Stocks This Week: Buy Newmont Mining
Gold has risen in March, despite the month being the seasonally weakest of the year. Price is likely to run to $2050 in April. The monthly gold price cycle below…
A Critical Stock Market Risk Is Back – Deteriorating Trust In The U.S. Banking System
Four weeks ago, it looked like a new bull stock market was emerging. Then came the revelations that a couple of large banks were suffering depositor runs. To prevent a…
Buy With The Board: 3 Massive Yields With Insider Buying
Insiders may sell their shares for a variety of reasons. Usually, because they need the cash. But execs who know “what’s up” with their company better than anyone only buy…
Volkswagen Positive For 2023 Profits, But Doubts Build
Volkswagen’s share price stormed ahead after it unveiled positive forecasts for profits in 2023 earlier this month but later stalled after it revealed ambitious spending plans for its electric vehicles,…
Big Stocks Making New Highs Despite Everything
Interest rates may be headed higher and regional banks may be in trouble but that hasn’t stopped just a few stocks from hitting new highs. It’s almost as if all…
Sharply Climbing Rates Hit Banks, Here’s What Else Is At Risk
The Federal Reserve has increased rates at a historically high pace to control inflation but the side-effects of that policy have contributed to banking failures. It’s also likely that higher…
Thank Silicon Valley Bank For These Cheap 8.1%-Paying Funds
The Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB VB ) mess has demonstrated exactly why we need to invest in closed-end funds (CEFs): these funds yield 8.1% on average, giving us an income…
Fed’s Looming Rate Decision Could Confirm Crisis At Hand—Or Trigger A Worse-Than-Feared Recession
Topline Ahead of a pivotal interest rate decision on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve faces a novel dilemma: stubbornly high inflation amid massive uncertainty over a banking crisis that could force…
How Deposit Insurance Works
Recent bank failures have focused attention on deposit insurance. With the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank the FDIC ensured all depositors were quickly paid back in…