I recall the Barron’s round table discussion in the January 2008 issue where the majority of panelists were very optimistic on the outlook for 2008 earnings as the Great Recession was digging in. What investors need to understand is that Wall Street is always painting
If you haven’t heard me say this 100x before, or are just tuning in to hear what yet another one of these “talking heads” thinks is sure to happen in markets – let me disappoint again – NO ONE KNOWS what will happen next in
In 1994 when I did an internship on Wall Street with many of the top technical analysts I learned many important lessons. One that stands out is that a market is a sum of its parts. If you are going to forecast a market index
The tradition on Berman’s Call has been for me to use the last show of the year to forecast what I expect for 2018. Let me start off by saying, at the end of 2016 I was concerned about the risks building in the world
Paul Tudor Jones, a prominent U.S. hedge fund manager who made his claim to fame calling and profiting from the 1987 stock market crash, is now putting his money behind a burgeoning sector: ethical investing. Mr. Jones is backing a not-for-profit firm called JUST Capital,
We are finally seeing an uptick in volatility in U.S. markets. Seasonally, it’s time to get a bit concerned as most of the worst market declines have started in the third quarter. There are always things to be concerned about when investing, especially when the
The most dramatic move in any market over the past few months has to be the 10% rally in the Canadian Dollar. A few months back we introduced you to our three favourite indicators to show you why we were completely hedged in our US
For those of you who missed Larry’s webinar on June 29th, or missed The Investor’s Guide to Thriving series this past spring (or if you attended but just want to see the presentation again) you are in luck! Below you will find a link to
Adam Smith wrote in the Wealth of Nations that people would get bored of monotonous, repetitive labour. There is good news and bad news. The good news is that Robotics and Artificial Intelligence will likely take most of the boring monotonous jobs. The bad news
I’m bullish on clean energy over the long term, although it’s been a terrible investment for the past decade and I have not been in it. I’m now starting to get very interested with the fundamentals and technicals starting to align. U.S. President Donald Trump’s