The Biggest Lie in Investing That You Believe | TED Talk
In this TED Talk video, Alessio Rastani reveals one of the biggest lies about investing that many people believe in:
Tag: Recession
Venezuela And The Crash In Oil
I saw it coming almost 2 years ago… I predicted that there would be “unrest and disaster”. And finally it has come true for one of the world’s economies that I named back in 2014. Today in this country there are mass protests, unemployment has skyrocketed and it costs $200 just…
The Truth About Bankers’ Bonuses (How You’re Getting Screwed By Banks and Government)
Above is a video I posted of a live and heated debate on Al Jazeera TV on Friday about the controversial issue of bankers bonuses. As a trader I sympathise with my colleague Peter Schiff that we should not have bailed out the banks and let them fail. He does…
Recession | Which Stage Of The Economic Cycle Are We In?
Most people assume that there are only two stages in the economic cycles: “Boom” and “Bust” – referred to as “expansion” and “contraction” by economists. This two-stage assumption is refuted by some economists who argue that we actually go through five stages: Early Expansion Middle Expansion Late Expansion Early Contraction…
Recession | How To Make Money In A Recession: UltraShort ProShares ETFs
If you are worried about a recession and how that will affect you and your investments, then one option would be to take long positions with the ProShares ETFs. Personally, I still like selling short on stocks and stock index futures, but I know that many people do not. So…
Recession | How To Profit From A Stock Market Crash by Selling Short (Part 2)
Commonly people buy the stocks of a company in order to make money as the stock rises in value. This is also known as “going long”. However, selling short is the method whereby you can make money when stock prices are falling. This is known as “going short”. This is…
Recession | How To Make Money In A Recession (Part 1)
In this post and video (above) I will show you how you can identify industries which are doing well at any given period of time. The video focuses on the industries that may do well in a recession from a fundamental point of view. However, care must be taken that…
People Can Be Poor Judges Of A Recession’s End
Psst! Have you heard yet? The recession has finally ended. Yes, and it did not end just now, but actually in June 2009! As hard to swallow as this may be, such were the findings released on Monday of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), an economic group whose…
Venezuela And The Crash In Oil
I saw it coming almost 2 years ago… I predicted that there would be “unrest and disaster”. And finally it has come true for one of the world’s economies that I named back in 2014. Today in this country there are mass protests, unemployment has skyrocketed and it costs $200 just…
The Truth About Bankers’ Bonuses (How You’re Getting Screwed By Banks and Government)
Above is a video I posted of a live and heated debate on Al Jazeera TV on Friday about the controversial issue of bankers bonuses. As a trader I sympathise with my colleague Peter Schiff that we should not have bailed out the banks and let them fail. He does…
Recession | Which Stage Of The Economic Cycle Are We In?
Most people assume that there are only two stages in the economic cycles: “Boom” and “Bust” – referred to as “expansion” and “contraction” by economists. This two-stage assumption is refuted by some economists who argue that we actually go through five stages: Early Expansion Middle Expansion Late Expansion Early Contraction…
Recession | How To Make Money In A Recession: UltraShort ProShares ETFs
If you are worried about a recession and how that will affect you and your investments, then one option would be to take long positions with the ProShares ETFs. Personally, I still like selling short on stocks and stock index futures, but I know that many people do not. So…
Recession | How To Profit From A Stock Market Crash by Selling Short (Part 2)
Commonly people buy the stocks of a company in order to make money as the stock rises in value. This is also known as “going long”. However, selling short is the method whereby you can make money when stock prices are falling. This is known as “going short”. This is…
Recession | How To Make Money In A Recession (Part 1)
In this post and video (above) I will show you how you can identify industries which are doing well at any given period of time. The video focuses on the industries that may do well in a recession from a fundamental point of view. However, care must be taken that…
People Can Be Poor Judges Of A Recession’s End
Psst! Have you heard yet? The recession has finally ended. Yes, and it did not end just now, but actually in June 2009! As hard to swallow as this may be, such were the findings released on Monday of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), an economic group whose…