Stock Investing
When to Start Investing in Stocks
Over the long haul money invested in the US stock market tends to provide better returns than other investment vehicles. When to start investing in stocks is early in your life. How good are stock investing returns? Thesimpledollar.com quotes Warren Buffett who says you can expect a 6-7% annual return from the stock market over the long term. Where does 7% come from?
Buffett describes the analysis that led him to that kind of conclusion:
“The economy, as measured by gross domestic product, can be expected to grow at an annual rate of about 3 percent over the long term, and inflation […]
How to Short the Chinese Economy
After decades of impressive economic growth China’s economy is not only slowing down but may be in danger of collapse. The question one might ask is how to short the Chinese economy. Profit Confidential addresses the issue of a possible China economic collapse.
The billionaire short seller, Jim Chanos, has often worried that China’s economic collapse is right around the corner. Last year’s stock market crash proved he may have a point, but how would we know when the economic collapse is here?
He says China’s problems are eerily similar to what went wrong in the United States a few years ago: […]
Will Stocks or the Dollar Crash Next?
The dollar´s dramatic rise is over. So appears to be the U.S. post Great Recession stock market surge. The question is will stocks or the U.S. dollar crash next? Bloomberg Business reports what they call the real story behind the U.S. dollar‘s decline.
One of foreign exchange traders’ favorite rules of thumb hasn’t been working too well.
Currency pairs tend to loosely track the difference between yields on the two nations’ short-term sovereign bonds, often the two-year maturity. But that axiom would’ve impoverished anyone trading the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar this year.
The world’s reserve currency is being driven not by […]
Will Bank Stocks Keep Sliding Despite Higher Interest Rates?
Banks stocks have taken a hit due to low lending rates. So, one might think that the prospect of the Fed raising rates several times this year would be a promising sign for the financial sector. But, CNBC reports that the Fed may not be able to save financial stocks with rate increases.
As banks have struggled to cut costs and add new sources of income to combat lower rates on lending, investors have kept close watch on the Fed for clues to when officials will raise rates. But even with one rate hike in December and the prospect of more […]
How Do You Start Investing in the Stock Market?
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If you have saved some money or come into an inheritance you probably want to invest. Over the long run the stock market outperforms investments such as real estate or money in […]
Where Are Consumers Spending the Money They Are Saving on Gasoline?
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The price of gasoline is as low as $1.25 a gallon in some parts of the USA. As investors we wonder where are consumers spending the money they are saving on gasoline. […]
What Will Negative Rates Do to Bank Stocks?
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Deflation has hit Europe and Japan with negative interest rates. Now when some folks put money in the bank they need to pay interest to keep it there. Warren Buffett joked that […]
What Will $28 Trillion More Debt Do to China’s Economy?
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China has replaced the USA as the focus of too much debt compared to its gross domestic product. In the last five years Chinese debt levels have accelerated as its economy has […]
Should We Blame the Stock Selloff on the Federal Reserve
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Stocks have started the year on a downward track. Energy stocks are hurting due to continued low oil prices and bank stocks have joined in the race to the price bottom. Amidst […]