Monday, April 6, 2026
As I write this on March 30, the price of WTI crude oil has topped $100 per barrel. Brent crude trades at $114 per barrel. Oil was trading at $55 to $60 at the start of 2026, so it has nearly doubled. Oil prices will likely remain elevated as long as shipping through the Strait […]
The 10 highest yield dividend stocks going ex-div this week. These are some of the top dividend stocks for this week.
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, I find myself thinking about a name that rarely appears in discussions of financial history: Hetty Green. Her story is worth revisiting because it illustrates a practical lesson about how wealth is built during periods of financial stress, a lesson that becomes particularly clear when […]
Private lending fears have spread far beyond the handful of companies that could be affected if there are actual problems with the $1.5 trillion that have been issued as private loans to corporations. It seems the contagion has spread to finance real estate investment trusts (REITs), which have nothing to do with private lending investments. […]
The war with Iran has caused serious disruptions to the global energy markets. Much of the focus has been on oil tankers trapped on the wrong side of the Strait of Hormuz. However, the Persian Gulf countries export a range of energy and other products, and they must all transport them through the strait. Furthering […]
Many years ago, I was at an event in New York City when a colleague told me that while he respected the research that earned me the 2015 Charles H. Dow Award, he believed options were simply a playground for traders chasing quick, risky profits. I did not respond at the time, but I also […]
If you read my articles here, you are likely someone who is comfortable managing your own portfolio and investments. I am writing this so you can talk to the people you know who find investing in the markets very scary. They have little or no knowledge and don’t know where to start. I talk to […]
In late December and early January, WTI crude oil traded around $55 per barrel. The war against Iran sent oil into a parabolic rise. As I write this, WTI oil is trading for $95 a barrel—up 70% from where the prices were at the start of the year. The primary cause of the price increase […]
If you have followed my work for a while, you might have already heard the story I am about to share. I revisit it from time to time because history matters, especially when it comes to the markets in which old lessons have a way of resurfacing when conditions change. There is a […]
There are a lot of conflicting stories and memes scaring investors right now. Let’s look at some data, via a few charts that recently landed in my inbox, and make a plan for the rest of 2026. We begin with the big-picture idea that, over the long term, the market will go higher. The next […]
