The Power of AI’s Stock Market Takeover
The computer age has put mountains of digital data at our fingertips. We have data on everything, from weather patterns to shopping patterns, from social media posts to emails and everything in between. The computer age has put mountains of digital data at our fingertips. We have data on everything, from weather patterns to shopping…
Brandan FurnaceChina: You’re Fired! Made in America Is BACK
We didn’t have next-level automation 40 years ago… Sure, there were machines that dumped soup into cans on the factory line. But, we’ve come a long way since then. Now there’s AI and robotics that can produce so much more for less. And it’s helping bring manufacturing back to America. Ian calls it “reshoring” —…
3 Signs of a Quality Stock
Many investors think in terms of value. They scour financial statements trying to find undervalued opportunities. Some focus on sales and earnings. The income statement shows these numbers as top and bottom line. But investors often miss some of the most valuable information. Let’s take a closer look at what that is… First, we need…
AI Is Fighting Fires & Predicting Market Moves
There’s one massive tech trend that doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Artificial intelligence (AI). Farmers are using AI to grow our food with better quality and efficiency. AI is being used in health care to analyze X-rays and diagnose cancer patients earlier. And with the rise of wildfires, from California and Maui…
Why You Should Dodge the Instacart (CART) IPO
In life and investing, it’s important to know who you are and what you stand for. Just as much, that means knowing who you are not, and what you won’t stand for. I’ve always been hesitant to criticize investment strategies that I don’t follow. Just because I avoid trying to make money a certain way…
The Lindy Effect Can Make You a Better Investor
Broadway is home to long-running hits. And many flops. It was also home to Lindy’s Delicatessen. That was a hot spot for actors, writers and the people who make Broadway what it is for almost a 100 years. According to legend, actors enjoying a late-night meal at Lindy’s noticed that if a Broadway show lasted…
Can Electric Vehicles Actually Save the U.S. Economy?
How much did it take to fill up your gas tank this week? $50 … $60 … $80 or more? The price of oil is on the rise, but so are sales on electric vehicles. Last year, EV sales (as a percentage of new car sales) grew from 2.2% to 6.1%… That’s 3 million electric…
A Strategy to Build Your Nest Egg By 300%
March 2018… I’m sitting across a table from Adam O’Dell. We’re at the Starbucks on the bottom floor of my office building. I order a large coffee. Adam doesn’t order anything. He doesn’t need to. He’s already alert and ready to go. “What do you want to meet about?” Adam is only in town for…
New AI Algorithm Helps You Climb the “Profit Mountain”
Looking for the all-time, best-of-the-best investment returns? Look no further than Renaissance Technologies. If you put just $5,000 into its Medallion Fund when it was founded in 1988, then never touched it, you’d have $304 million today. That’s what you get when you compound your money at 37% a year for 35 straight years. RenTech…
How the Federal Reserve Could Spark a Stock Buying Frenzy
Part of the Federal Reserve’s job is to hurt some people. Of course, that’s not in the official job description of Fed officials. (It’s the quiet part that we aren’t supposed to say aloud.) The official job description is to pursue policy targeting stable prices and maximum sustainable employment. This means that the Fed always…