It’s becoming tougher to trade securities, and it's not just because the Federal Reserve is tightening monetary policy.
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Jared Dillian is the editor and publisher of the Daily Dirtnap. An investment strategist at Mauldin Economics, he is author of "All the Evil of This World." He may have a stake in the areas he writes about.
In previous bear markets, people wondered if digital currencies would rebound. Now, they wonder if even the blockchain will survive.
Lately the precious metal is adding to portfolio volatility, moving with the broader markets instead of against them.
We are witnessing maximum fear about interest rates. That is good news for the bond market, but perhaps not so much for the economy.
Bearish arguments are compelling because they sound smart. That’s what makes them seductive to novice investors.
The pandemic and supply-chain disruptions have upended the notion of an essential job.
Prices of hard assets are rising fast and financial assets are dropping, ratcheting up the misery.
There isn’t a lot of dumb money in the commodity markets, but there is in the stock market.
The returns are potentially huge, but there’s the question of whether it’s the moral thing to do.
Even in times of relative peace, economists’ estimates are often wildly off the mark. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t useful.
There’s a reason why so many bankers and traders say they feel unfulfilled professionally despite gaudy pay packages.
Instead of increased oversight of large private companies, the agency should make it easier for startups to go public.
The online broker’s shares have tumbled 80% from their peak, but its 22 million users are worth something, even if the average account balance is only $3,500.
Keep an eye on the yield curve, the undisputed heavyweight champion of market indicators.
I don’t lament the loss of the macho trading culture. But I do lament the loss of risk-taking. That’s what made it thrilling and fun.
The times when a large number of stocks were falling even when the broad indexes were rising usually presaged large corrections or even bear markets.
The issue is more nuanced than whether Bitcoin or some other digital currency will be the only true store of value.
The Chicago Board Option Exchange’s latest product shows how the line between investing and gambling has become almost indistinguishable.
Anyone who has spent time on Wall Street will immediately recognize the former Goldman Sachs CEO’s behavior for what it is.
It will have the same characteristics as a commodities fund, meaning investors will need to understand “contango” and “backwardation.”
