InvestorPlace Digest

How to View Yesterday’s Weakness

From Tuesday through Thursday, the S&P has lost 7%. Here's how long-term investors should view it   Similar to how it felt yesterday, back on…

Are You an Investor or a Gambler?

Everywhere you look, the market has been climbing. However, not all growth is rooted in fundamentals. How long will the gambles pay off?   One…

The Trend Powering 5G

Tomorrow's tech breakthroughs will transform our world and our portfolios. But let's not forget what will power that technology   On Monday -- its third…

Some Stock Market Realities

Add another big-name hedge fund manager to the list of those calling for a rocky market. Should you follow their warnings or stay invested? Remember…

Stocks aren’t the only asset climbing

While the market surges, remember that elite altcoins offer the possibility of gains that are multiples greater than that of the average S&P stock  …

A Multi-Decade Growth Story

A market sector with potential is also one of the most overlooked   The biggest jobs increase ever. This morning, reports showed that nonfarm payrolls…

Stop Investing “Poorly”

Wealth inequality is a major flashpoint issue today, dividing our nation. But what does "wealth" really mean? For most investors, the answer is some version…

Gold — short-term pain, long-term gain?

One analyst sees downward pressure on gold. Does this effect our bullish thesis on the yellow metal? We expect a considerable drop in gold prices.…

The Power of a Numbers-Based System

Behind the greatest investment wealth creation in modern history are ... computers. How a data-analytics market approach dominates   Jim Simons was suicidal. In 1979,…

One Investment Theme for the Decade

No one knows what's coming tomorrow, but what's coming in a decade is a safer bet   When I was sixteen, I ended up lost…

The Technochasm and Banking

As we've been chronicling in the Digest, the coronavirus has been speeding up the division between the "haves" and "have nots" -- on personal, business, and…

Dead Cat Bounce or Real Rally?

Investors are split on whether the rally since late-March is the real-deal or a short-lived bounce. Here's what our quant experts are saying   Is…

The Sector Benefitting From the Quarantine

Though the coronavirus is threatening countless businesses, not all sectors are suffering. Here's a corner of the economy that's thriving thanks to the pandemic  …

“The Market” Isn’t the Same as “Stocks”

Can we trust this market rally ... and why you really don't have to. Investors should stay focused on stocks within the market, and not…

The Sector Back From the Grave

While the S&P has been soaring, there's one sector (other than tech) that's crushing it ... and you probably haven't been paying it any attention…

The Gold No-Brainer

What do the following people have in common? Ray Dalio, Paul Tudor Jones, Seth Klarman, Jeffrey Gundlach, Mark Mobius, and Stanley Druckenmiller (among others). They're…

The Market’s Myopic Focus on a Vaccine

What happens when the market begins to fixate on something ... say, progress (or setbacks) toward a cure for a global pandemic? Might that singular…

We See the Next Punch Coming

The coronavirus is accelerating the "Technochasm" -- and in this case, that means danger for many American workers trying to reenter the labor force ***A…

An Asset Poised for a Major Breakout

Macro forces are aligning, pointing toward one likely outcome -- a major bull market for gold   Below is one of the most misleading charts…