Author: Tim Melvin

Take Advantage of the Bank Chaos With This Income Play

Take Advantage of the Bank Chaos With This Income Play

Well, that was unexpected. The bank run we saw last week at Silvergate (SI) and Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB) was stunning and completely unforeseen. Unless, of course, you were listening to what I’ve been saying for 18 months: the Fed’s rate hikes make unprofitable, risky companies much less valuable, and fast. But the vast majority […]

The Only Way to Make Money Investing in Tech

The Only Way to Make Money Investing in Tech

Everybody loves tech stocks. After all, technology has changed the world and will continue to do so. The hard part is picking those tech stocks that will be the winners over time, and deliver potentially life-changing returns to shareholders. In tech stock investing, getting caught up in a story is even easier than usual. Consider […]

How I Found Four Great Deep-Value Stocks to Buy Today

How I Found Four Great Deep-Value Stocks to Buy Today

The past couple of weeks, we’ve talked about how looking at the right 13F filings can reveal some of the greatest investments to make right now. It’s like having Wall Street’s best analysts working for you, for free… If you know what to look for, of course. But before we move on to other segments […]

The Best Way to Find Market-Beating Investments

The Best Way to Find Market-Beating Investments

Tuesday, February 21, marked the SEC’s first quarterly deadline for Form 13F filings of 2023. Money managers of all stripes must file this form with the SEC 45 days after the end of every calendar quarter. Comparing this quarter’s filing to previous filings allows us to see what the nation’s hedge fund, mutual fund, endowment, […]

Forget Day-Trading – THIS Is How to Make Money Investing

Forget Day-Trading – THIS Is How to Make Money Investing

I am not much for market watching. Over the years, I have learned that watching the minute-to-minute and day-to-day gyrations of the stock market is a colossal waste of my time. Attempting to execute short-term trades to squeeze profits from the psychological soup in the intraday stock market is usually a fool’s errand. I know […]

This Is the Only Place to Buy Stocks Right Now

This Is the Only Place to Buy Stocks Right Now

The Federal Reserve is the swing factor in the current market. The tug-of-war between what the Fed officials have said and what the market thinks the Fed really plans to do is ongoing and makes for a problematic investing and trading environment. Even our favorite special situations landscape is pretty quiet. Insiders are sitting still, […]