Harbingers from Venezuela, Japan, and China
The US can learn from Venezuela’s mistakes that made a rich country poor while artificially inflating its stock market. Japan […]
What Does it Cost to Rescue a $22 Trillion Economy? The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Federal Reserve Rescues
Most applaud Federal Reserve rescues and are relying on them to prop up our stock and bond markets. Hurray Fed!! […]
Wall Street is Gaslighting Baby Boomers
The word “Gaslighted” means manipulated into not seeing reality Forecasts of 2021 security returns are gaslighting baby boomers into believing […]
This Crazy Stock Market: A Story Told with Pictures
Greed is driving the US stock market to new highs Fear will eventually replace greed. We provide 10 reasons to […]
A Primer on Retirement Savings Accounts
Most people who have saved for retirement are invested in several accounts. Consolidating savings accounts makes sense because it simplifies […]
Four Causes of the US Stock Market Bubble
Investor behaviors are inflating the US stock market bubble, namely hope and greed. Fed intervention is a third cause. It […]
A Foreboding Outlook for the US Stock Market in the Decade of the 2020s
There is a formula for forecasting future stock returns. Its accuracy depends on forecasts of future Price/Earnings ratios. Crestmont Research […]
Four Pillars of Smart Retirement Investing
Game-Changing Tools That Prevent Stupid Mistakes. It was easy to be “smart” in the past decade. The markets produced great […]
The Biden-Harris Administration: What We Think We Know; What We Need to Know
Certain policies have been laid out by the new administration that we can expect Serious problems lie ahead that no […]
Alternative Investments That Protect U.S. Investors When the Stock Market Bubble Bursts
We believe US stock and bond markets are currently grossly overpriced, and their bubbles are about to burst Alternatives to […]
The Best Investment Strategy for IRAs
IRAs are invested 60/40 in stocks/bonds regardless of age and individual needs. A better approach is to follow a target […]
A Stimulating Conversation of the Economy and Stock Market
The stock market soars on stimulus announcements because – hey, free money – but where’s the money tree? The US […]