For most investors, the relationship between investing and profits seems simple enough. You buy low, sell high, and your portfolio grows - or so goes the story.
In reality, success ultimately comes down to defeating something called "Gambler's Ruin."
We're going to talk about that today - what it is, what it means for your money and,
As you might expect, my email's been flooded with all kinds of questions, comments, and observations since the markets began their 7% slide downward in earnest.
Most are pretty straightforward - oil, the sell-off, China, Social Security, and more - but a number of them deal with our favorite Human Augmentation recommendation, Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc.
Veteran news anchor Ashley Webster asked me this week, point-blank, during an appearance on FOX Business Network...
"...All of this volatility - and these big, triple-digit moves up and down - is this going to be the norm [going forward in 2016]?"
Absolutely.
Contrary to what most investors believe, though, that's not a bad thing. The biggest profits
Editor's Note: Our Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald wanted us to get this out to our Members today after the market sell-off. Trading starts again on Tuesday morning, so now is the perfect time to prepare for next week. Here's Keith...
Millions of investors are struggling to come to terms with yet another big down
At times like the present, one question inevitably rises to the very top of the heap...
...what do I do next?
Sadly, millions of investors will never know.
For them, the markets are like a one-way street to financial hell. Lacking any sort of cohesive plan, they lurch from one "investment" to another only to doom themselves to
After several relatively orderly down days that began last Monday with a bang, panic is beginning to creep in around the edges. China's stock market unleashed a fresh round of global turmoil Thursday, diving more than 7% in just 30 minutes before breakers kicked in and halted trading. Geopolitical events are not helping matters, with
