Original Link | RockwellTrading by Markus Heitkoetter Stocks started the day with gains. But it was the House of Representatives passing a budget resolution that really moved the markets. The $4.1 trillion budget agreement slashes spending for the next ten years and paves the way for tax reform. Today’s rally helped the S&P finish higher … Read more
Original Link | RockwellTrading by Markus Heitkoetter U.S. stocks were quiet today. Stocks began the day mixed and then moved sideways. A small rally lifted the major indices to record highs late morning. And stocks continued to move higher throughout lunch before pulling back in the afternoon. Although the major indices pulled away from all-time … Read more
The rally picked up right where it left off yesterday. After a strong open, there was a brief pullback late morning. But an afternoon rally lifted the major indices to new record highs and the S&P finished with its 6th straight winning session. Today gains from home builders, automakers, and technology stocks helped push the … Read more
Original Link | DailyReckoning by JAMES RICKARDS [Ed. Note: Jim Rickards’ latest New York Times bestseller, The Road to Ruin: The Global Elites’ Secret Plan for the Next Financial Crisis, is out now. Learn how to get your free copy – HERE. This vital book transcends rhetoric from the Fed and any threat of a bitcoin bubble … Read more
Original Link | StreetAuthority by David Goodboy Income, strength, and stability are the three core characteristics every retired person needs in their portfolio. Because retirees lack the luxury of a steady paycheck, dividends are the key to financial stability after one leaves the workforce. But what types of dividend stocks are best for retirees? Of … Read more
Original Link | DailyReckoning by BRIAN MAHER Jim Rickards is on record forecasting $10,000 gold. But is China about to provide the catalyst to send gold even higher? And by how much? — TRENDING NOW— DO NOT deposit another dollar into your bank account until you read this book! “Once you see the government’s secret … Read more
Original Link | StreetAuthority by Joseph Hogue About the only point of agreement between the two Presidential candidates last year was the need for a massive infrastructure plan to repair America’s crumbling roads and bridges. Then-candidate Trump used a $1 trillion infrastructure plan as a cornerstone of his plan to “make America great again.” — … Read more
Original Link | DailyReckoning BY GREG GUENTHNER Don’t get me wrong — the stock losses racked up by the big mall anchors are very real. We’ve spent most of 2017 digging into troubling numbers posted by the prominent brick and mortar retailers. They aren’t pretty. Everyone knows that the first half of the year was … Read more
Original Link | InvestmentU by Alexander Green, Chief Investment Strategist, The Oxford Club At The Oxford Club’s Private Wealth Seminar at the beautiful Four Seasons Resort in Santa Fe this week, a number of investment analysts offered our Members their outlooks on stocks, bonds, currencies, metals and other investable assets. There were plenty of exciting … Read more
Original Link | DailyReckoning BY JAMES RICKARDS [Ed. Note: Jim Rickards’ latest New York Times bestseller, The Road to Ruin: The Global Elites’ Secret Plan for the Next Financial Crisis, is out now. Learn how to get your free copy – HERE. This vital book transcends rhetoric from the Fed and any threat of a bitcoin bubble … Read more