Monday, September 21, 2026
I received a question from a reader this week that I thought was interesting: With so many companies talking about artificial intelligence, how do I know whether AI is actually improving a business? Before ChatGPT was released in late 2022, about 1 in 5 companies in the Nasdaq 100 discussed AI on earnings calls. Today, […]
This week, I went to Bring Your Parent to School Day and found myself trying to explain what I do for a living to a room full of 2nd graders. I told them I was a stock trader. Adults usually have questions about the market, the economy, or what I think stocks will do next. […]
I want to lock in some profits on a small portion of the silver I hold in my OneGold.com account. When I went to place a trade, I was shocked to see how much the bid/ask spread had widened. While most of my investing focus and recommendations to subscribers cover high-yield investing, I like the […]
I’m at a conference this week, and one of the presenters raised an interesting question about debt: “If you have a $1,000 balance on a store card and $10,000 on a credit card with a high interest rate, which should you pay off first?” Mathematically, paying down the high interest debt makes sense because it […]
Over the past few weeks, I’ve received questions about the volatility indicator I reference in my weekly trading services and how it was developed. The answer goes back to my research, which earned the 2015 Charles H. Dow Award. Like many investors, I was intrigued by the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, commonly known as […]
If you’ve been with me for a while, you’ve probably heard me say that I spend a lot of time reading. While much of it focuses on markets and investing, I also make a point of reading outside finance. Some of the best ideas come from people solving completely different problems. Recently, I read an […]
People are often surprised to learn that I have a degree in Intelligence Studies and spent much of my military career in intelligence. On the surface, intelligence analysis and investing seem to have very little in common. One focuses on national security, while the other focuses on financial markets. The reality is that both disciplines […]
***This article was previously published on June 11th. I’ve mentioned Hetty Green countless times over the years. Most contemporary investors know her as the richest woman in America, or as an early practitioner of value investing. Many investors also remember Green for what she bought. The more interesting story is how she positioned herself before […]
June was another encouraging month for the US Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF (WAR). Every trade opened during the month finished with a gain. One position closed on July 1, but it was opened in June and is included because it was generated from a June signal. Here are the completed trades: Combined, […]
I recently listened to a podcast featuring investment analyst Cecilia Bosman of Skerryvore Asset Management. The conversation focused on women in the investment industry and explored issues ranging from representation and confidence to the barriers that can make investing and finance feel inaccessible. This moment specifically stood out to me: As for why there aren’t […]
