Amazingly, we are on the verge of a global deflationary downturn and what could be a historic bear market, yet Wall Street prognosticators remain focused on the inflationary risks of excessive monetary stimulus. Their focus could not be more wrong. Let me explain further.
Read More »The 8 Major Companies, And Products, In the Booming Wearable Tech Sector
Wearable tech has come a long way from it's humble beginnings that started with the calculator watch and is likely on the brink of rapid ascension, especially with big hitters like Samsung and Apple pursuing the opportunity. Take a look at today's infographic and find out what kind of wearable gadgets you can get your hands on today from these and other top companies!
Read More »This Indicator Is 94% (Yes, 94%!) Negatively Correlated to Future Stock Market Returns!
What investors are actually doing with their money – acting out of fear or greed – is a better predictor of future stock market returns than even Buffett’s favorite, and highly touted, total market capitalization-to-GNP valuation measure. How do we use this information as a contrary indicator? How do we put it into practice? Read on.
Read More »Wearable Technology Is Here & It’s A Game Changer! Here’s Why
Wearable technology has been around in some form since the 17th century. However, it is only in the last five years, with the miniaturization of technology that it has started to emerge as a game changer enabling businesses to increase productivity, reduce costs, and improve employment practices and providing consumers with many innovative and life-enhancing products.
Read More »Financial Advisors: Goodbye Baby Boomers, Hello Millennials! Are You Prepared? (+2K Views)
Many financial firms that focus on older, wealthier generations such as Baby Boomers are unprepared from the coming general shift. They will have to reshape their services and message to meet the needs of Millennials.The stakes are high for both sides. Here's why.
Read More »New Technology “Hype Cycle” Ideal to Assess Opportunities – Here’s Why (+3K Views)
For any retail investor looking at technology opportunities, identifying just where various technologies are in their respective development (how much work is still to be done to bring the ideas to fruition) and, as such, when each of them will become realities, is imperative. Our Hype Cycle graph does just that. Take a look.
Read More »Get Ahead of the Curve & Meet Generation Z
Move over Millennials, there’s already a newer generation businesses are interested in, and it’s called “Gen Z”. If you were not familiar with this new generation label, no one would blame you. Generation Z is currently under construction, with a vague birth range that starts in the mid-90’s to present day. This infographic provides some basics on Gen Z.
Read More »What Does the “Market Map Model” Say About Future Direction Of U.S. Stocks, Interest Rates & Commodities?
If the past long-term cyclical correlations between interest rates, equities, and commodities were to play out as they have done going back to the 1880s, U.S. stocks and interest rates should continue to rise as commodities either fall or underperform according to a 60-year cyclical pattern model referred to as The Market Map.
Read More »S&P 500 To Correct By 10% Soon Yet End 2015 At Around 2500
A near-term market pullback of as much as 10% is likely but we're still in bull market cycle that has just begun to run. There are years left to go on this secular bull market and, indeed, Benjamin Graham's P/E formula implies a 2015 S&P price target of somewhere around 2476 to 2545.
Read More »Ponzi Schemes: What You Need To Know
Ponzi schemes. You’ve heard about them in the news. Charismatic schemers make promises of outsized returns by providing early investors quick returns (made up of money from even newer investors) and then lure thousands of gullible or inexperienced investors into much bigger risks eventually robbing them of million Despite warnings, many people continue to fall for such schemes. This infographic presents the low down on Ponzi schemes.
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