The Federal Reserve’s recent interest rate cut set off another round of reports noting that interest rates are at 5,000-year lows.  Sound crazy? Well take a look at the chart below, which shows the history of rates…  …since 3000 BC.  This is interesting. It shows the highs and lows of world history. In times of global stress, rates generally rose. For example, governments often needed to pay higher interest rates to borrow during wars. The chart below shows the rate the Bank of England paid in the late 1700s.  ​  Source: Bank of England  Rates… Read More

The Federal Reserve’s recent interest rate cut set off another round of reports noting that interest rates are at 5,000-year lows.  Sound crazy? Well take a look at the chart below, which shows the history of rates…  …since 3000 BC.  This is interesting. It shows the highs and lows of world history. In times of global stress, rates generally rose. For example, governments often needed to pay higher interest rates to borrow during wars. The chart below shows the rate the Bank of England paid in the late 1700s.  ​  Source: Bank of England  Rates rose after 1776, as England needed more funds to finance their role in the American Revolution. Rates came down after the war and rose again to fund the Napoleonic Wars in the early 1800s.  This pattern held into the 1900s. Even as the worst conflict in world history raged, interest rates were at historic lows in the 1940s. That’s because the central banks like the Fed worked with governments to hold rates down, making it possible to finance World War II.  The power of central banks has ebbed and flowed over the centuries. For now, the banks seem to be… Read More

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If you’re worried about the future, and what it holds for retirees, you’re not alone… A survey by Allianz found that 61% of all respondents feared outliving their retirement savings more than they feared death. It’s understandable why people are so anxious. Retirement accounts got hit hard by market events like the dot-com bust, the housing meltdown and the subsequent financial crisis. Some people stopped investing entirely because they were afraid to put their life savings at risk. But at the same time, savings accounts and certificates of deposit aren’t even beating inflation. If you want to have a healthy, comfortable retirement,… Read More

If you’re worried about the future, and what it holds for retirees, you’re not alone… A survey by Allianz found that 61% of all respondents feared outliving their retirement savings more than they feared death. It’s understandable why people are so anxious. Retirement accounts got hit hard by market events like the dot-com bust, the housing meltdown and the subsequent financial crisis. Some people stopped investing entirely because they were afraid to put their life savings at risk. But at the same time, savings accounts and certificates of deposit aren’t even beating inflation. If you want to have a healthy, comfortable retirement, then that’s clearly not going to cut it. That’s why our research staff has spent the last several years developing… refining… and perfecting a new kind of retirement plan. —Recommended Link— The Real Reason Most Americans Can’t Retire by 65 If you’re following traditional retirement advice that made sense 50 years ago… You may be missing out on the most effective retirement strategy today. Here’s all you need to know to retire as early as this year. We designed it specifically for those in or approaching retirement with three main goals… Read More

In less than three weeks, the U.S. Federal Reserve will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting. That’s when the direction of the country’s monetary policy will be decided. As usual, the Fed’s action will be watched not only for cues about the direction of interest rates but also in terms of their reading of the economy. After all, no one has more data at their disposal than the Fed.  #-ad_banner-#First things first. Come September 17 and 18, investors will be expecting yet another interest rate cut. This won’t be coming out of the blue: Policymakers have been indicating as much… Read More

In less than three weeks, the U.S. Federal Reserve will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting. That’s when the direction of the country’s monetary policy will be decided. As usual, the Fed’s action will be watched not only for cues about the direction of interest rates but also in terms of their reading of the economy. After all, no one has more data at their disposal than the Fed.  #-ad_banner-#First things first. Come September 17 and 18, investors will be expecting yet another interest rate cut. This won’t be coming out of the blue: Policymakers have been indicating as much in recent days. After all, interest-rate policies are focused on the economy, which is slowing all over the world. The markets now expect a quarter-point cut at the September meeting.  As you well know, at the conclusion of the July 30-31 meeting, the Fed made the first rate cut in more than a decade. After the widely expected quarter-point cut, the benchmark rate now sits in a range between 2% and 2.25%. That action, however, failed to prop the U.S. stock market: The S&P 500 index declined about 2.9% in August, thanks to the newly emerged trade-related uncertainties.  Over the… Read More

Pssst. Want a good stock tip? Check with the insiders. NOT the insiders whose “tips” can get you thrown into jail, mind you…  #-ad_banner-#When most people think of insider trading, they think of an example like Martha Stewart, who famously became embroiled in an insider trading scandal involving the former ImClone Therapeutics. Stewarts’ mistake? Acting on the proverbial tip from a broker, Stewart dumped her shares of the biotech company a day before the public learned that the FDA had not approved ImClone’s experimental cancer drug.  (For his part, ImClone founder and CEO Samuel Waksal was arrested in 2002 on… Read More

Pssst. Want a good stock tip? Check with the insiders. NOT the insiders whose “tips” can get you thrown into jail, mind you…  #-ad_banner-#When most people think of insider trading, they think of an example like Martha Stewart, who famously became embroiled in an insider trading scandal involving the former ImClone Therapeutics. Stewarts’ mistake? Acting on the proverbial tip from a broker, Stewart dumped her shares of the biotech company a day before the public learned that the FDA had not approved ImClone’s experimental cancer drug.  (For his part, ImClone founder and CEO Samuel Waksal was arrested in 2002 on insider trading charges after instructing friends and family to dump ImClone shares before the FDA decision was made public. In the end, Stewart didn’t face insider trading charges but did serve five months in prison on related findings.) No, I’m referring instead to company insiders – officers, directors and holders of large blocks of stock who are required to report stock transactions involving their company to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which in turn makes those transactions public. You see, especially when it comes to insider buying, there’s evidence to suggest it can pay off for investors who… Read More

This week’s analysis of the market seems to come down to one chart.  It’s a one-minute chart of the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSE: DIA). This chart shows the minute-by-minute record of Friday’s market action.  As you’ll see clearly below, there’s only one factor that caused the big selloff on Friday morning – a tweet from President Trump asking whether Federal Reserve Chairman or China Chairman Xi Jinping is the bigger enemy.  In short, this marks a significant point in the market.  —Recommended Link— SECRET: Add $8,760 Extra to Any Retirement Account Finally… Read More

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