This Might Be The Best Time In History To Be A Homebuyer
In a new blog post, A Wealth of Common Sense’s Ben Carlson argues that there’s never been a better time to buy a house. Surprisingly, housing prices have nothing to do with his argument.
Is Dennis Gartman The Best Contrarian Indicator For Oil Prices?
With WTI crude oil recently trading near one-year highs above $50/bbl, market analyst and author of the Gartman Letter, Dennis Gartman, is simply lucky to be alive. Less than five months ago, Gartman proclaimed that crude oil would never again break $44/bbl “in my lifetime.”
Betting Against Hedge Funds On China Now Has A 23% Potential Payoff
Hedge funds are making so many bearish bets against China that investors who want to take the other side of the trade now have a way to make an easy 22-23 percent. According to Bloomberg‘s Viren Vaghela, banks are now offering special products for investors to take advantage of the high demand for borrowed Chinese…
Government Financing Of Higher Education Leaves Millions Of Americans Worse Off
A large part of the government’s investment in higher education over the past 15 years may have done more harm than good. According to a new report by the Wall Street Journal’s Josh Mitchell, many Americans who have taken advantage of government-financed grants, low-interest loans and loan guarantees are now worse off than they were…
How Apple Shares Could See $60 In Upside
The S&P 500 hit new 2016 highs this week, but Apple Inc. AAPL 1.51% shareholders haven’t been invited to the market party.
3 Creative Ways To Invest In Marijuana
A CBS poll of Americans just last month found that 56% of voters believe marijuana use should be legal. Instead of investing in volatile and illiquid OTC-traded marijuana stocks, consider creative alternatives GW Pharmaceuticals PLC- ADR (GWPH), 22nd Century Group Inc (XXII) and Altria Group Inc (MO).
3 Risky Stocks With AT LEAST 90% Upside
There are no sure things in the stock market, and stocks with the highest upside often have the greatest amount of risk as well. Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (CIE), Globalstar, Inc. (GSAT) and Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (CLDX) are three risky stocks with at least 40% average analyst upside.
Did The S&P 500 Just Begin A Huge Technical Breakout?
The S&P 500’s modest 0.4 percent mid-day gain on Tuesday may not seem like anything special on the surface, but a look at the index’s chart shows why it may be part of the biggest move the market has made in months.
WSJ: Twitter Should Do More To Keep Threatening Trump Supporters Under Control
Twitter Inc TWTR 2.34% shares are down roughly 1.5 percent on Tuesday following the announcement that the company will soon be transitioning to its seventh head of product in the past six years.
How Fails-To-Deliver Could Be Costing You Money
One of the common theories when it comes to short-selling in the stock market is that fails-to-delivers (FTDs) constrain informed short-selling and can result in overvaluation of underlying stocks. However, new research from George Mason University’s Thomas Stratman and John Welborn suggest the capacity to FTD can actually be used as a proxy for naked…