What Does Arming Ukraine Do to Investment in Russia?
The situation in Ukraine continues to worsen. Now the USA wants to send advanced defensive weaponry to Ukraine to counter state of the art Russian armor being used by Russian soldiers posing as Ukrainian separatists. USA today reports that German Chancellor Merkel, on her visit to Washington, believes that if the West arms Ukraine that […]
When Will Oil Stocks Recover?
A brief rise in oil prices was aborted when the American Petroleum Institute reported that stocks of oil in the USA rose by six million barrels last week. Reuters reports how a brief oil rally was cut short. FREE MASTERCLASS: 3 Secrets to Take Control of Your Financial Future! Brent crude oil fell by almost […]
Tax on Foreign Earnings
President Obama’s proposed 2016 budget contains a hefty tax on foreign earnings. The International Business Times reports the story of a proposed tax on foreign earnings. FREE MASTERCLASS: 3 Secrets to Take Control of Your Financial Future! In an effort to get domestic companies booking huge foreign earnings to invest more in the U.S., President […]
Panama Canal Expansion Update January 2015
The Panama Canal Expansion project was pronounced 84% complete at the end of 2014 by the Panama Canal Authority. FREE MASTERCLASS: 3 Secrets to Make Your Money Work for You! The Panama Canal Expansion is the largest project at the Canal since its original construction. The project will create a new lane of traffic along […]
Swiss Franc Investment Fallout
If you are a European homeowner, especially in Eastern Europe, who has a mortgage denominated in Swiss francs you are up the proverbial creek without a paddle! The BBC reports that 37% of all mortgages in Poland are denominated in francs and the franc just went up in value by more than twenty percent against […]
Chinese Stock Margin Trading
We recently noted that the Chinese switch from real estate to stocks has helped fuel a recent boom in the Shanghai stock market. It turns out that Chinese stock margin trading is also part of the equation. CNN notes that the Shanghai Composite index had its worst day in years when the government discovered and […]
Rush to Buy Bonds
The stock market seems ready to fall and there is a rush to buy bonds. Bloomberg reports that bonds jump up in price as stocks slip. FREE MASTERCLASS: 3 Secrets to Take Control of Your Financial Future! “It’s a lot of little factors here that add up to one big mess, frankly,” said Michael Block, […]
How Low Will Stocks Fall?
As crude oil has fallen to half its price of six months ago we have posed the question when to buy oil stocks? Now that the energy sector is pulling stocks down across the board the question is how low will stocks fall before the market stabilizes? Investors are concerned that the low price of […]
Sell Overpriced Stocks
The stock market is taking a hit as investors choose to sell overpriced stocks at the start of 2015. Fundamental analysis of intrinsic stock value is how successful long term investors determine whether to buy stocks with value or sell overpriced stocks. A common approach is to compare the P/E ratio of a stock with […]