Profitable Investing Tips
Is It a Good Idea to Diversify Your Investment Portfolio?
It is common investment advice to diversify your investment portfolio. Why should you consider doing this and why might you want to ignore such advice? There are good arguments for either approach. Here are some thoughts on the subject. ⚙️ ️Copy & Paste These AI Prompts Into Any AI Tool What Is Portfolio Diversification? When […]
What Will Happen to Bitcoin When Interest Rates Fall?
As the economy weakens it becomes increasingly likely that the US Federal Reserve Open Market Committee will lower the Federal Funds target rate range. That rate cut will transmit throughout the economy with lower rates across the board. What will happen to Bitcoin when interest rates fall? There are two aspects to consider in this […]
What Will Trump’s Messing With the Fed Do to Your Investments?
Donald Trump wants to take over the Federal Reserve just like he has taken over both houses of the US Congress. Specifically, he wants substantially lower interest rates. Considering the man’s success so far it is not beyond belief that he will succeed and then the Fed will simply march to his wishes instead of […]
Does the Ten Percent US Government Stake in Intel Help or Hurt It as an Investment?
Does the Ten Percent US Government Stake in Intel Help or Hurt It as an Investment? 📊 See the Prompts That Spot Winning Stocks Before the Crowd The United States government now has a ten percent stake in Intel, the company that designs, manufactures and sells computer chip and central processing cores. It provides microprocessors […]
Is Your Home Still Your First and Best Investment?
When someone asks us about how to invest, we tell them to first pay off credit card debt because a novice investor is unlikely to do better on their investments than the rate of interest charged on a credit card. If you make ten percent on your invested money you will be losing twenty-four percent […]
US Debt and Your Investing
There is a lot of concern about who Trump puts in charge of Health and Human Services, Defense, National Intelligence, and the rest. For the long term the most important pick may be someone who is less controversial than folks like Kennedy or Hegseth. It is the choice of Bessent as Secretary of the Treasury. […]
Second Trump Presidency and Your Finances
It would appear that the 2024 presidential election turned out much like that of 1992. It was “about the economy, stupid.” In other words it was about people’s finances. That being the case, how about a second Trump presidency and your finances? Will things be all rosy or will there be financial and economic pitfalls […]
Tariffs and Your Investing
The United States will choose its next president next month. One of the issues raised in the campaign could have a significant economic impact on consumers and investors alike. Donald Trump says that if he is elected, he will put (unspecified) high tariffs on all imports from all over the world. The costs of these […]