Monetary Policy: Friend Or Foe Of Wealth Creation?

The primary cause of bull and bear markets, and the related “boom and bust” business cycle, is “monetary policy”…

Manipulating Interest Rates Higher Leads To An Economic “Bust”

In the “boom and bust” cycle, artificial raising of interest rates leads to a necessary economic “bust” because…

Where To Set Stop-Loss Prices To Minimize Risk

To limit risk, stop-loss prices should generally be set at a level that signifies a material change in…

Forecasting The Economy By Understanding Business Cycles & Indicators

We forecast the economy by understanding the true causes of business cycles and focusing on the most proven indicators…

The Two Thieves That Steal Your Hard-Earned Savings

Taxes and inflation (the two ways government funds its spending) are the two most formidable enemies of investors…

This Is The Most Important Determination An Investor Can Make

Based on history and our experience, the highest probability of generating strong investment returns is to make...

Two Fatal Flaws Of "Buy And Hold” Investing

There are two key flaws with the “buy and hold” investment strategy. First, long-term returns are a function of…

What Is The Connection Between Stocks And The Economy?

Overall stock market prices tend to lead turns in the economy by a few months, due to the relationship of…

Follow These Easy Steps To Place A Sell Order WIth Your Broker

Here is a list and description of the steps you need to take to place a brokerage order to sell a stock or ETF…

This Common Wall Street Myth Needs To Be Debunked Once And For All

One of the most popular and dangerous investing myths is that you should always…

Wall Street's Best Kept Secret To Successful Investing

This is the secret “holy grail” of investing that Wall Street doesn’t want you to know about…

Why Socialist Economies Always Go Bankrupt

Ludwig von Mises first explained in 1920 that socialist economies are unable to allocate resources efficiently because…

The Market Is Bigger Than The Fed

The Fed was powerless in preventing the last three recessions and bear markets, despite slashing interest rates and…

How To Predict Recessions Before They Start To Profit In Bear Markets

Inverted yield curves (where long-term interest rates are below short-term interest rates) usually lead recessions by…

Bearish Fundamentals, Sentiment And Trend Indicators

What happens when a credit crunch meets extreme investor bullishness and very narrow market breadth?...

These Asset Classes Will Likely Be Impacted By Slowing Money Supply

This significant deceleration in money supply growth is a major concern for these asset classes, given the extreme…

How To Interpret What The Market Is Telling You

When only a small percentage of stocks are in an uptrend, as shown by this key stock market indicator, that signals…

These Are Currently The Three Best Performing Sector ETFs

In our opinion, the three best trending sector ETFs on all major time frames currently are…

This Is What Typically Happens To Investors In Bear Markets

Most “buy and hold” investors can’t hold on during bear markets, so they usually end up...

The Drivers Of Economic Prosperity

The reason working Americans earn much more than $3 per day now (unlike billions of people in third world countries) is…