Week 1 -2 (Aug. 1 – 15): There are changes to my personal portfolio from July. Specifically, I’m dropping EPR and CCMNX and adding PHD and BSL. These changes are now reflected in the updated portfolio. Most stock analysts are weak at Open Economy Macroeconomics and tend to look only at the initial static effect… Continue reading August Stock and Fund Picks
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May Stock and Fund Picks
Week 1 – 2 (May 1 – 10): Trump trade woe’s continue. When companies buy high bang-per-buck (Productivity divided by cost) resources in foreign countries like Mexico, such as with our automobile industry, it maximizes output per cost or, equivalently, minimizes cost per unit of output. In other words, our automobile industry becomes more competitive… Continue reading May Stock and Fund Picks
February Stock Picks
Week 1 – 2 (Feb. 1 – 15): More trade uncertainty for March 1st and looming government shutdown #2 are on the horizon. Have been all month so haven’t wanted to commit to anything in the stock market. The Chinese will be watching the compromise bill to avert the shutdown so as to guess how… Continue reading February Stock Picks
January 2019 Stock and Fund Picks
Week 1 (Jan 1 – 8): It is hard to read the market. The Fed still wants to pair down its balance sheet by letting its bonds expire or to sell them. By not buying or selling US treasury’s it will still cause interest rates to rise. Trump still doesn’t understand the more efficient allocation… Continue reading January 2019 Stock and Fund Picks
December Stock and Fund Picks
Week 1 (Dec. 1 – 9): The market is trying to price in the Trump trade protectionism policies. It has been doing that since January of this year. The only other politician advocating trade protectionism is Bernie Sanders. This tells you that such a negative supply-side policy is going to be no good. Let’s hope… Continue reading December Stock and Fund Picks