What Happens to Your Stocks If Fed Rates Go Negative?

What Happens to Your Stocks If Fed Rates Go Negative?

Times are chaotic! Historically, when chaos reigns and emotions are turbocharged, there are winners and losers. Despite the stress, winners manage to see things clearly and keep their wits about them. Recently we interviewed John Williams at Shadowstats. He said government unemployment and inflation numbers are bogus. He also tells us: – Worst U.S. Economic Activity Ever Reported […]

Hartford Insurance Group (HIG) Extends Partnership With AARP

Hartford Insurance Group (HIG) Extends Partnership With AARP

Hartford Insurance Group (HIG) has announced a major extension of its partnership with AARP, providing home and automobile insurance to AARP members. The extension of the HIG partnership will now run through January 1, 2033. AARP has over 38 million members who can access insurance with Hartford through the program.  HIG president, Doug Eliot, commenting […]

Is AMD Going To Continue To Surge?

Is AMD Going To Continue To Surge?

Despite a global pandemic and worldwide civil unrest, stocks have mostly gone up. The exuberance of investors is impressive, if perhaps misplaced. It certainly remains to be seen if the gains can hold up when the expected second wave of COVID-19 hits in the fall. Despite the large move in stocks (the Nasdaq just hit […]

Three Dividend Payers Hitting New Highs During the Pandemic

Three Dividend Payers Hitting New Highs During the Pandemic

The shutdowns ordered by city and state officials had the perverse effect of labeling brick-and-mortar businesses as either essential or non-essential. An essential business designation allowed those businesses to remain open. Non-essential companies were forced to close their doors; those companies whose employees could not do their jobs from home soon found they were furloughing […]

Trade of the Week: GE

Trade of the Week: GE

Stocks rallied sharply last week on better than expected May job numbers. Some of the most beaten down stocks from March saw the biggest gains. Companies like airlines, car manufacturers, and banks saw the most bullish action in the options market. General Electric (GE) is a company that was hit pretty hard in March and […]

Shares of Nio (NIO) Face Heavy Pressure

Shares of Nio (NIO) Face Heavy Pressure

Shares of electric vehicle maker, Nio (NIO) have faced plenty of pressure this year. However, it appears the EV stock has turned a corner after reporting another month of record deliveries. For May 2020, the company delivered 3,436 vehicles.  That included the delivery of 2,685 ES6s and 751 ES8s.  “In May, we achieved record-high monthly […]