Writing About the Stock Market & Life Since 2003

Jul 23, 2020

THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. That’s where the military showdown between China and the U.S. is going to happen. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Whoever wins this contest will literally control the world. Consider our Asian allies Japan, Australia, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines, Vietnam and others. China’s trying to bully each one to do what it says. They … Continue reading “Monday was a WARNING to all Americans.”

Jul 16, 2020

The stocks we recommend at Biotech Insider are in either the start-up phase or the growth phase of their life cycle.

By nature that means these investments are high-risk, high-return investments. It also means they’re going to be very volatile. Sometimes comically volatile.

That’s why most professional investors look at small cap biotech investing like venture capital investing. And just like venture capital investing, fortunes can be made even when you know in advance that you will lose money on a good portion of the investments you make.

In fact, let me just say right now that here at Biotech Insider we expect 30% of the investments we make to lose money.

Jun 18, 2020

Investors should avoid these types of cannabis stocks at any and all costs…

May 21, 2020

Unless we take action now, our nation faces a dire future. We got a preview of that this week.

May 13, 2020

The year was 1968. We were locked in bitter struggle in Vietnam. In January, we got completely surprised by North Vietnam’s Tet Offensive. That was arguably the low point of the entire war. By April, we had over 540,000 troops there. 16,899 troops were killed by year-end. Against that backdrop, Martin Luther King was assassinated. … Continue reading “Woodstock was held during a pandemic”

Apr 02, 2020

This has been the week of scary headlines. But underneath them all, we’re finally starting to see glimmers of hope.

Mar 26, 2020

30-years investing has taught me there tends to be three phases to a stock market panic. Here they are…

Mar 19, 2020

There were many elements to what happened. First among them was the length of the bull market. At ten years it was the longest bull market in history. That means we’ve watched the longest bull market in history unwind in just four weeks. 3,650 trading days unwound in just the past 30 days. It’s been a stampede.

Mar 17, 2020

The headlines can be frightening –

“Health officials warn US is at a tipping point.” – CNN

“San Francisco Bay under ‘shelter-in-place’ order” – Fox News

“Tom Brady announces he’s leaving the New England Patriots.” – CNBC

With headlines like these, no wonder the market is getting hammered. People are scared. And when people are scared, they tend to shoot first and ask questions later. It’s understandable.

Mar 12, 2020

Here’s the 4 step plan you need to take right now to turn this into the biggest opportunity of your life.

These are the exact steps I took to turn the 2008-2009 financial crisis into the biggest payday of my life.