We've all been there at one point or another. After a losing trade you tell yourself, "Damn! I took (what, in hindsight, was) a silly risk and lost a huge amount of money." No big deal, right? No, not yet…
Happy "Micro-cap Monday" my great and good friend. Thanks as always for stopping by. Yesterday was Father's Day. And, after Mother's Day. I cannot think of a worthier subject for a holiday. I lost my ol' Dad to cancer back…
One of my favorite movies is The Founder. It’s a dramatized version of the corporate maneuvers that created the McDonald's restaurant empire. The film focuses on the scheming of “founder” Ray Kroc as he wrests control from the real founders,…
The Technology sector has dominated the stock market for years. Only recently have we seen it show any signs of weakness. And it’s no wonder with all of the chaos caused by the global pandemic. But our Sector Prophets Pro…
The summer heat is on, and my kids are spending lots of time at our HOA’s pool. For today’s topic I will be discussing pools… but not the kind you swim in. Instead, we're diving into… dark pools. Did you…
A lot of investors think that effective stock market analysis requires detailed algorithms and complex math. Now, both sophisticated math and algorithmic models can play a major role in investing, especially when it’s time to pick the right stock for…
Hey there, Bill Spencer here. Thanks for stopping by. This weekend, flipping through the financial news, I was reminded of a very important point about the stock markets. We hear endless commentary about what money managers are doing, and where…
I credit a friend of mine, an Atlanta-based mutual fund manager, for showing me years ago how to find the low-priced “backdoors” to stock market trends big and small. For example, back in the 1990s, laser office printers were a…
I’ve never hiked Mt. Everest, but I’ve seen the documentaries. Looks insane to me. When you reach really high altitudes, the air starts to get thin and really cold. While I’ve never hiked Everest, I know that once you get…
Trading can be hard. And not because investors lack the technology. Today, you can choose to invest using a myriad of amazing technology platforms. In addition, innovative products such as Exchange Trade Funds (ETFs) allow investors to invest in any…