Friday, June 28, 2019
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Forbes: No Shame? Investors Pile Billions Into Saudi Stocks Months After Alleged Murder Of Jamal Khashoggi
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Has Wall Street no shame? Probably not.
Late last year the world reacted with horror as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia got implicated in the alleged murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
But looking at the actions of the finance community you'd think nothing happened. Read more here.
Has Wall Street no shame? Probably not.
Late last year the world reacted with horror as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia got implicated in the alleged murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
But looking at the actions of the finance community you'd think nothing happened. Read more here.
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
TheStreet: Now Is The Time to Buy Small-Cap Gold Stocks
By SIMON CONSTABLE
The gold bulls are back.
The price for the metal just breached $1,400 a troy ounce, its highest level since 2013. The move opens the possibility that investor appetite for the metal is rising.
If we are indeed entering a major bull market for the metal then savvy investors should consider buying smaller cap gold mining stocks rather than either the metal itself or the larger miners. Read more here.
The gold bulls are back.
The price for the metal just breached $1,400 a troy ounce, its highest level since 2013. The move opens the possibility that investor appetite for the metal is rising.
If we are indeed entering a major bull market for the metal then savvy investors should consider buying smaller cap gold mining stocks rather than either the metal itself or the larger miners. Read more here.
Monday, June 24, 2019
Featured On "Index Fund Advisors" Website
The Wall Street Journal, however, warned in an article (March 2019) that during down markets "ETFs could make things even worse." Markets reporter Simon Constable pointed to research that indicated "the proliferation of exchange-traded funds could create problems in a volatile market."
Read more here.
Friday, June 21, 2019
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Forbes: Doomed -- How There's No Way Out Of The Debt Crisis For Italy
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Forget Brexit, there's something far more worrying afoot in Europe: Italy's debt problem. It's on course to spark an existential crisis for Europe's single currency area, the eurozone.
While the European Union will aim to fix the problem it looks like they'll be no escape from the coming calamity, experts say. Read more here.
Forget Brexit, there's something far more worrying afoot in Europe: Italy's debt problem. It's on course to spark an existential crisis for Europe's single currency area, the eurozone.
While the European Union will aim to fix the problem it looks like they'll be no escape from the coming calamity, experts say. Read more here.
Forbes: How Hot-desking Will Kill Your Company
By SIMON CONSTABLE
If you hate your company, its employees and the shareholders then go ahead and introduce the latest management fad: Hot-desking.
It's a better way to destroy the firm than inviting Russian hackers to rob you blind. The bigger the company, the faster the damage will occur with hot-desking. Read more here.
If you hate your company, its employees and the shareholders then go ahead and introduce the latest management fad: Hot-desking.
It's a better way to destroy the firm than inviting Russian hackers to rob you blind. The bigger the company, the faster the damage will occur with hot-desking. Read more here.
Monday, June 17, 2019
TheStreet: How to Profit as Plant-Based Meat Takes Off
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Don't bet on Beyond Meat (BYND) to bring home the bacon for investors, especially after its big run-up.
Instead, try agribusiness company Corteva Inc (CTVA) , which was until recently part of mega chemical company DowDuPont (DWDP) . At the same time, lighten up on makers of plant foods such as Mosaic (MOS) . Read more here.
Don't bet on Beyond Meat (BYND) to bring home the bacon for investors, especially after its big run-up.
Instead, try agribusiness company Corteva Inc (CTVA) , which was until recently part of mega chemical company DowDuPont (DWDP) . At the same time, lighten up on makers of plant foods such as Mosaic (MOS) . Read more here.
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Forbes: How Lebanon Will Dodge Its Looming Debt Crisis
By SIMON CONSTABLE
The economic outlook for Lebanon is not nearly as bad as some would have you believe.
And that presents an opportunity for investors to buy Lebanese government bonds at a potentially massive discount.
Yes, on the face of it, Lebanon's current situation seems dire, especially when you consider the following.
Photo by Charbel Karam on Unsplash
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Briefings for the Boardroom: Getting Nabbed for ‘Purpose Washing’
By SIMON CONSTABLE
On paper, nearly every company has a stated purpose, spelled out in a mission statement that used to be generally ignored. Until now. Read more here.
TheStreet: Elizabeth Warren's Misguided Currency Plan Would Cause Gold Prices to Rally
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Gold investors should love presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren.
Her plan to lower the value of the dollar will likely cause inflation, capital flight, and a currency war -- any of which have the potential to boost gold prices. And if all happen together, then bullion will do even better. Read more here.
Gold investors should love presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren.
Her plan to lower the value of the dollar will likely cause inflation, capital flight, and a currency war -- any of which have the potential to boost gold prices. And if all happen together, then bullion will do even better. Read more here.
Monday, June 10, 2019
Featured in Sioux City Journal
Comment from Constable included in an editorial from the Sioux City Journal discussing tariffs on Mexico:
A weaker economy (with slower growth and potentially rising unemployment) will serve to increase the incentives for Mexicans to attempt entering the U.S. in search of work. Or put bluntly, the number of illegal immigrants coming to the U.S. via the open Mexican border will almost certainly increase [...]Read the original Forbes story on the futility of the U.S. tariff plan for Mexico here.
Mexico City
Photo by Daniel Lloyd Blunk-Fernández on Unsplash
Forbes: Detroit's Headache -- Car Buyers Don't Seem To Care About Fuel Efficiency
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Do consumers care about fuel-efficiency when buying cars? Probably not, at least when it comes to their pocketbook.
Car buyers substantially underestimate the savings from reduced fuel costs when making car purchase decisions, according to new research. As a result, they are willing to pay up far less for the added fuel efficiency than the savings are worth. Read more here.
Do consumers care about fuel-efficiency when buying cars? Probably not, at least when it comes to their pocketbook.
Car buyers substantially underestimate the savings from reduced fuel costs when making car purchase decisions, according to new research. As a result, they are willing to pay up far less for the added fuel efficiency than the savings are worth. Read more here.
Forbes: How Elizabeth Warren's Weak-Dollar Plan Will Crash The Stock Market
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has a plan for the U.S. currency that will likely kill the stock market.
The problem is that what she proposed, which effectively involves devaluing the greenback, won't be beneficial for investors, an analysis of history shows. Read more here.
Elizabeth Warren
United States Senate, Public domain,
via Wikimedia Commons
WSJ: What Does It Mean When Investors Say, ‘Sell the Profit’?
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Wall Street is inventive when it comes to terminology. Consider, for example, “sell the profit.” At first read, it may not be clear what the phrase means.
The term refers to selling stocks in the anticipation that annualized growth in corporate profits will slow down. That’s relevant now because investors anticipate weaker company earnings over the next few months, which could have a significant impact on share prices. Read more here.
Wall Street is inventive when it comes to terminology. Consider, for example, “sell the profit.” At first read, it may not be clear what the phrase means.
The term refers to selling stocks in the anticipation that annualized growth in corporate profits will slow down. That’s relevant now because investors anticipate weaker company earnings over the next few months, which could have a significant impact on share prices. Read more here.
WSJ: Where Emerging-Markets Investments Are Going
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Exchange-traded funds specializing in emerging markets have been drawing tens of billions of dollars in new investment lately. But not all countries are getting equal love from investors. Read more here.
Exchange-traded funds specializing in emerging markets have been drawing tens of billions of dollars in new investment lately. But not all countries are getting equal love from investors. Read more here.
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Korn Ferry: Renault, Fiat Chrysler Will Stay in Their Own Lanes
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Few firms these days are being forced to change gears faster than car companies. Customers are shunning sedans. Regulations and trade policies are in flux. Electric-powered cars have a foothold in the market, and self-driving vehicles may not be too far away. Read more here.
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