If you think stocks are cheap, you should take a look at commodities! This ratio of commodity prices to stocks is near an all-time low. Source: Tim Verheyen, Twitter That tends to happen when financial orders have run their course….
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How to profit in a bear market
Bear markets needn’t be so bad. As long as you know how to take advantage of them. Just as certain strategies work in bull markets, certain things work during the bear too. The obvious example is to swap from buying…
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Covid-19 + democracy = expropriation up for grabs
I’m becoming fascinated by the divisions of Covid-19. The virus is splitting Britain into two distinct groups – winners and losers. My sister-in-law is due to agree to her furlough today. She was supposed to have her working hours and…
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Bubble’s portfolio in the making
My first UK stockbrokerage account is all set and ready to rumble. Not to mention Bubble’s Junior ISA. That’s not my daughter’s real name. It’s a reference to the endless slobberbubbles she uses to… I’m not sure what. Regardless, the…
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When the government plays elevator music, it’s time to panic
Don’t go outside. Things are getting strange out there… Spain has banned the practice of renting out pets for walks to skirt quarantine rules. The mayor of Campania in Italy threatened to send police “with flamethrowers” to any graduation parties….
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One of our editors ran towards the Covid-19 fire
Bloomberg just saved me a thousand words and a lot of fiddling around on Yahoo Finance. This simple headline does the trick: “It Took Four Months and 40% in S&P Before 2008 Stimulus Worked”. And so, consider me sceptical about…
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The promises born of the printing press are infinite. But who controls it?
And now, back to the 18th century to learn some more lessons about where things are going today… When John Law was busy ruining the French currency, he was doing it for a reason. The primary aim was to keep…
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Don’t sit on the financial sidelines. Leave the stadium, or risk infection.
You’ve seen them on the news. The people ignoring social distancing. I’m not sure what to make of it. It’s a bit like the hoarding. At first it looked stupid. But with everything sold out, perhaps it wasn’t so stupid…
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A not so gentle reminder the world will return to normal
As promised, today’s Exponential Investor looks into signs that the market has bottomed out. As in, what signs will there be when the market is ready to bottom out? I gave my key indicators and signals that I’ll be watching…
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When to buy back in
I’m getting ahead of myself today. But I suppose that’s the point. To be ready for the buying opportunity of the decade. My own attempt to set up and fund an ISA has been delayed. It seems the provider doesn’t…