How to Protect Your Portfolio From the Market Storm That’s Already Building
Storms are ahead, and I’m not sugarcoating it. The question isn’t whether volatility is coming, it’s whether your portfolio is built to survive it.
Financial Preparation
The Wall Street Journal Attacks Americans Who Used Retirement Accounts to Build Wealth
The Wall Street Journal ran a front-page piece outraged that Americans used legal retirement accounts to build serious wealth. Nobody broke a law, nobody cheated anyone, but apparently getting rich the right way is now a scandal.
Private Equity Zombie Funds: Why $348 Billion Is Trapped and What It Means for Investors
Private equity’s dirty secret is finally making headlines, and I’ve been warning about this for years. Over $348 billion in U.S. private equity assets are now trapped in funds past their expiration date, and the investors who bought in are the ones left holding the bag.
Your Grocery Bill Has More Than Doubled: What the Inflation Numbers Are Not Telling You
A 28-item grocery order that cost $64.50 at Target in 2020 now runs $158.30. That number has gone viral, and it should, because it confirms what I have been saying for years about how the government calculates inflation.
How Inflation and Capital Gains Taxes Are Draining Your Portfolio Twice
Most investors celebrate when their portfolio climbs 10%, but very few stop to ask how much of that gain is real. When you factor in true inflation and capital gains taxes, the government may be taking far more than you think.
Why Wall Street’s Record Trading Profits Should Scare Every Retail Investor
Wall Street’s biggest firms are posting record trading revenues, and everyone seems to be celebrating. I’m not celebrating, and after I explain what’s really going on, you won’t be either.
Gain of Function Wall Street: The Same Toxic Asset Trick That Caused the 2008 Crisis Is Back
Wall Street is at it again, bundling illiquid private assets into investment-grade bonds backed by insurance wrappers, and calling it innovation. I’ve seen this movie before, and I know exactly how it ends.
Gain of Function Wall Street: The Same Toxic Asset Trick That Caused the 2008 Crisis Is Back
Wall Street is at it again, bundling illiquid private assets into investment-grade bonds backed by insurance wrappers, and calling it innovation. I’ve seen this movie before, and I know exactly how it ends.