U.S. and Global Stocks: The U.S. Remains the Place to Be Here we are in September, and as we have mentioned before September is a month for market adjustments before we move into what is usually the strongest period for U.S. stocks, which is from October through April. There have Read more
Market Summary The U.S. economy, GDP growth, consumer income, employment statistics, and corporate profits are very good. U.S. consumer spending is strong, and corporate profits for almost all economic sectors, including the consumer sector, are booming. Real GDP growth for the second quarter of 2018 was just revised upward slightly Read more
Crypto and Blockchain: Going Mainstream Blockchain Research Cryptos may be in a bear market, but blockchain investment keeps ramping up. Blockchain refers to all the various forms of “distributed ledgers,” and are one of the key technological innovations underlying cryptocurrencies. Distributed ledgers allow data to be securely exchanged directly between Read more
Market Summary The bull market that began in March, 2009 has now become the longest in U.S. history. While corrections are possible at any time, and there are any number of potential catalysts for such a correction, we see nothing that suggests a bear market is imminent. The most important Read more
The U.S. Economy and Stock and Bond Markets As trade tensions have escalated during 2018, we have told our readers that we would inform them if we believed the likelihood of a real trade war was becoming greater. Although a full-blown trade war has not yet broken out, we now Read more
Clients and readers have asked us to consider launching an investment partnership for accredited investors, devoted to cryptocurrency, blockchain, and digital asset investments. There are few investment advisors willing to assist their clients in this area, and we are evaluating this request. If you are an accredited investor and you Read more
Executive Summary For 46 years, Guild Investment Management has had one goal: to help investors succeed. We have historically focused on investing in stock, bond, currency, and gold markets in the U.S. and worldwide. In recent months, clients and readers have asked us to consider launching an investment partnership for Read more
Let’s start with a review of U.S. and global economic, trade, finance, and banking outlooks. • The U.S.: Bullish economics, very strong. Trade negotiations not a lasting problem. • Europe: Neutral. Avoid. • Asia: Growth companies are attractive. The U.S. dollar is strong; this is neutral for Asian commodity exporters. If and when the Read more
In January, 2009, bitcoin’s founder, known only by the pseudonym “Satoshi Nakamoto,” launched the cryptocurrency era by mining the first bitcoin block. Since then it has been a wild ride for bitcoin users, enthusiasts, speculators, and traders, with digital assets ranking as among the most volatile financial assets in history. Read more
U.S. Economics Economic data continue to impress, with wages finally moving higher by about 3% year over year, and S&P 500 profits expected to rise by 15–16%. More positive news is that the U.S. has become a net natural gas exporter, and with the creation of several new gasification and Read more
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