Sunday, November 24, 2024
The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts crude oil production growth will slow to near-zero by 2028. OPEC, the cartel of mostly Middle Eastern oil-producing countries, disagrees. Some history lessons give us a clue as to which party is probably correct. The answer will have a huge impact on how to invest for income in the […]
Worldwide, there is gridlock on the grid—the network of power lines, cables, substations, and transformers that takes electricity around countries to power our homes, offices and factories. And there is just not enough of this power, which opens a vast multi-trillion dollar investment opportunity. Let me explain… Around the world, developers of renewable energy infrastructure […]
Last week, I told you I would soon have a couple of real estate-related bonds for you to consider. I realize that recommending real estate-related securities right now is considered the most horrific suggestion in the history of horrific investment suggestions—after all, everyone “knows” that commercial real estate will collapse soon. The very best people […]
After what has been a lackluster summer so far for gold, the precious metal could be due for a rebound in the coming year. A trader purchased a large block of calls in Barrick Gold (GOLD), one of the largest gold mining companies in the world. These calls don’t expire for another year and won’t […]
The covered call trading strategy uses call options to generate extra income from stock investments without much added risk. No wonder income-focused investors like these trades. But for those who don’t want to dabble in options yourself, there’s a handful of single stock covered call ETFs that let you benefit from the strategy without the […]
The latest jobs numbers are great, with unemployment at just 3.6%. That’s very, very low. Great news, right? Lots of analysts seem to think so. But that’s because they seem to think things will just continue improving at the same rate as they have so far. In today’s video, I pull up a chart that […]
Today I am talking with Laura Hamilton | OTC Markets Group. Laura is a Vice President at OTC Markets Group, where she focuses on new business development for community banks across the US. In this role, Laura manages the OTCQX Banks market, where she advises both private and public community banks on trading and liquidity […]
While artificial intelligence (AI) grabs most of the financial news headlines in 2023, there is another area of technology that’s increasingly in the spotlight. This technology is related to the one thing everything else on the planet relies on: water. Earlier this year, the United Nations World Water Development Report 2023 made for grim reading. […]
I hear a lot of financial advisors (on the financial news networks) discussing how their clients like Treasury bills at current yields. The idea is that investors can safely invest in T-bills and avoid the next stock market crash. I have some thoughts on this investment tactic, because this is not nearly as good an […]
It’s the summer doldrums in the trading world, so traders are making due with whatever the market is willing to give. For instance, last week a strategist placed what appears to be a covered call trade in the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF). This popular financial sector ETF is generally not very volatile and […]
