GREED—As we noted in yesterday’s Daily, bullish sentiment is surging. Investors just kicked CNNMoney’s sentiment readings into the “greed zone.” Remember the warnings of super-investor Warren Buffett: Be fearful when others are greedy (and greedy when others are fearful). RED BACK—China just inked an agreement with Los Angeles to establish its first yuan clearinghouse bank […]
“As an employee, there’s really only one way to get rich…” “… You must first make your boss richer.” That’s a classic Mark Ford quotation. He learned this from direct experience. You get rich as an employee by completing a three-step journey: from ordinary employee, to extraordinary employee, to invaluable employee. Mark provides the steps […]
“An intern could earn the equivalent of [service workers’] entire annual income in three short months.” That’s a quote from Samantha Allen at The Daily Beast. She reports Silicon Valley interns—many still in high school—can earn $6,000-10,000 per month working for firms like Google, Apple, and Facebook. They also often receive an average of $3,000 […]
Mark just sent me this quick note to pass along to all Daily readers… After a 50-year hiatus, I recently began playing the French horn again. I practice for about 15 minutes three times per week and find it a uniquely rewarding time of my week. My son recently sent me this TED Talk […]
If you’re a regular Daily reader, you already have your risk-management protocol in place. You keep appropriate position sizes, you employ trailing stop losses, and you maintain a diversified asset allocation. With your risk under control, you may already hunger for new opportunities to profit from oil market volatility. After all, you’ve often seen us […]
“I don’t know how practical it is to try to kick shale out of the market…” So confides an anonymous oil minister from OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). Reuters reports the global oil cartel voted against cutting oil production worldwide on Friday. The group extended its current ceiling of 30 million barrels of […]
An old trader’s adage goes, “Markets climb up a wall of worry and sail down a river of hope.” It’s another take on the idea of sentiment. When the majority of investors are fearful and sidelined, smart investors are in the markets as they grind higher. But once “the herd” loses its fear, everyone piles […]