(SUMMARY OF JOHN’S AUGUST 30, 2023, WEBINAR – “HIGHER FOR LONGER.”) September 1, 2023 Hello everyone, Webinar Title: Higher for Longer John believes there is an upside move coming as there is big money on the sidelines waiting to buy the next dip. September 12-14th Summit – highly educational, prizes, please join us. San
(THE COST OF CANCELLING OUT THE NOISE OF THE WORLD) August 30, 2023 Hello everyone. They are everywhere you look. People are wearing them. I’m not talking about the latest sneakers or the ubiquitous wristbands, I’m talking about headphones or earbuds. On public transport – trains, buses, planes, and even on scooters and bicycles,
(THE MARKET APPEARS TO BE IN A CONSOLIDATION PHASE AS INTEREST RATES CONTINUE TO BITE) August 28, 2023 Hello everyone, Welcome to a new week. A Non-Farm Payroll week. And the week after the Fed informed us that interest rates would keep rising. The hype about Nvidia's (NVDA) earnings was well and truly put
(FOR HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY MY SON WANTS A *%$#&?) August 25, 2023 Hello everyone, My son, Alex, turns 18 next month and so is officially classed as an adult. So, I asked him what he wanted for his significant birthday. I expected the most common requests: money, new iPhone, clothes, etc. But he responded:
(SUMMARY OF THE GREAT ROTATION – AUGUST 16, 2023 WEBINAR) August 23, 2023 Hello everyone, Webinar Title: The Great Rotation Thursday, September 6: San Diego luncheon. Performance: -4.70% MTD Year to Date: 60.8% Since inception: +657.99% Trailing one-year return: +92.45% Average annualized return: +48.15% Method to My Madness Rotation underway from Big Tech
(AUSTRALIA WEIGHED DOWN BY A FALTERING CHINESE ECONOMY) August 21, 2023 Hello everyone, The Australian Dollar has been tumbling recently –down from 68.8 U.S. on June 15 to 64 U.S. last week - and this is a direct reflection of growing anxiety about the global economy and the financial markets. These concerns are primarily centered
(AN UPDATE ON MR MARKET AND OXY) August 18, 2023 Hello everyone, We are now into the middle of August. It’s looking like August and September will be bearish months for the markets and yields on the 2- and 10-year Bonds will continue to make a final push to the upside. Yields on the
(CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS ON HOUSE RENOVATIONS) August 16, 2023 Hello everyone, Has anyone ever bought a fixer-upper house? Did you flip it? Are you looking to buy your first home? Are you thinking of buying a fixer-upper house as an investment and a long-term hold? So, how much do you think you should put
(WHAT’S A POTENTIAL $2 TRILLION GREEN FUEL SOURCE – LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT HYDROGEN) August 14, 2023 Hello everyone, Hydrogen equities have been tossed about and beaten down in recent months. However, many analysts, believe that this sector remains central to the energy transition and could become a $1 trillion to $2 trillion
(WHAT’S HAPPENING AT ROBLOX AND PAYPAL?) August 11, 2023 Hello everyone, Roblox gets punished after the earnings report. Roblox stock took the lift down yesterday after its latest earnings report, giving up almost all the gains it had made so far this year. The videogame-platform company’s issues with managing costs, and uncertainty over
(UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOURAL FINANCE CAN HELP US MAKE BETTER FINANCIAL DECISIONS) August 9, 2023 Hello everyone, Today I want to explore elements of behavioural finance. Behavioural finance explains how decision-makers take financial decisions in real life, and why their decisions might not appear to be rational every time and, therefore, have unpredictable consequences. When we
(THE COMMON PROBLEM OF EARNING $500K AND LIVING WITH DEBT) August 7, 2023 Hello everyone, The rules around money management appear to be relatively simple. Don’t spend more than you make. Don’t buy things when you don’t have the money to cover it with cash or a credit card. Pay off credit
(WHERE THE 10-YEAR TREASURY YIELD COULD BE HEADING AND WHY WE SHOULD CARE?) August 4, 2023 Hello everyone, Treasury yields rose on Thursday as investors digested fresh economic data and weighed Fitch’s U.S. downgrade from AAA to AA+ citing “fiscal deterioration” and concerns about growing general debt. The 10-year Treasury was up 11 basis
(INVESTING IN SILVER IS A SMART MOVE FOR THE LONG TERM) August 2, 2023 Hello everyone, Let’s look at Silver today. Silver is one of the many precious metals you can invest in, particularly when you are looking for long-term growth. Silver isn't just a metal to collect and stow away for the
When John identifies a strategic exit point, he will send you an alert with specific trade information as to what security to sell, when to sell it, and at what price. Most often, it will be to TAKE PROFITS, but, on rare occasions, it will be to exercise a STOP LOSS at a predetermined price to adhere to strict risk management discipline.
(FINANCIAL LITERACY - SAVING AND INVESTING) July 31, 2023 Hello everyone, After Friday’s newsletter about my financial education, I thought I’d explore more about financial literacy. Becoming financially literate is a skill we can all acquire. There are several principles we must understand to achieve competence. We must know how to budget. We must
(2008, AN INVESTMENT BANK AND MY FINANCIAL EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY) July 28, 2023 Hello everyone, Today, I want to tell you a story about how I came to manage my own funds. It’s something everybody should learn to do, as it’s your money at stake. I learned the hard way to realize the importance of
(TRADING/INVESTING FROM AUSTRALIA) July 26, 2023 Hello everyone, If you are an investor and trader, living in Australia can have some downsides. The most obvious is the time difference between Australia and the U.S. Many people attempt to stay up late at night and trade the market when it opens. My suggestion is always
(THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF MIKE CANNON-BROOKES) July 24, 2023 Hello everyone, The week beginning Sunday 23rd is a big one for the markets. It’s earnings season and Fed week all rolled into one. Right now, investors are happy given the price action, which is based on signs of inflation abating and should
(HOW TO INVEST IN RENEWABLE ENERGY) July 21, 2023 Hello everyone, Thank goodness the European heatwave did not also hit London. Temperatures were a balmy 23-24 degrees Celsius while I was there. Many electric taxis now grace the roads in London. You must make a mental effort to watch for cars instead of