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The Manly Wisdom of H.L. Mencken
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. –H. L. Mencken Sometimes you get really fired up about the conditions around you, as the great journalist so tellingly expressed. But rather than hoisting the black flag, the best revenge against injustice is […]
ETF Talk: Commodities — The Population Play
As investors, one of our responsibilities is to pay close attention to the key trends affecting the global economy. One of those trends is an increasing worldwide population. Actual population growth, as well as future projected population growth, will likely spur all kinds of changes, including an increased demand for nearly all commodities. If we […]
ETF Talk: Learning to Love Leverage
If you want to maximize the return from making a wise investment in an exchange-traded fund, then you soon may love the leveraged funds that Direxion has rolled out. Direxion launched eight ETFs during November 2008 that are leveraged to help both bullish and bearish investors triple the daily performance of the four indexes that […]
Mutual Funds are Hazardous to Your Wealth 2
Most investors sustained serious damage to their wealth last year — damage that, in many cases, will be difficult to overcome. Certainly, Wall Street titans, reckless lenders and irresponsible home buyers all deserve their share of the blame. But one part of the financial world has not received much scrutiny for its role in the […]
Summertime, and the Rally Is Raging
It’s summertime and the living is easyFish are jumping and the cotton is highYour daddy’s rich and your mama’s good-lookingHush, little baby don’t you cry –Sam Cooke, "Summertime" I live in Southern California, and out here you definitely can tell that summer has arrived. The heat’s been raging here for the past couple of days, […]
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Boxer Wisdom
I’ve squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles Such are promises, all lies and jest Still the man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest –Simon and Garfunkel, "The Boxer" Hearing what we want to hear and disregarding the rest is a common attribute of human psychology. Sometimes that attribute serves […]
Tellerian Wisdom
"A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective." –Edward Teller Like so many great scientists, the wisdom of Edward Teller is both underappreciated and less well-known than it should be. […]
Is the Rally Over?
Back in March, at the very beginning of what became a huge run higher for stocks, I was skeptical that the market could mount a sustainable rally. As the months went by, I remained skeptical; however, the market proved that it could indeed make a protracted move higher that lasted for several months. Now the […]
ETF Talk: Is It Time for the Nuclear Option?
For 30 years, no shovelful of soil was turned to construct a nuclear plant in the United States until 2006, when groundbreaking occurred for the National Enrichment facility in New Mexico. With elected officials calling to reduce U.S. dependence on carbon-based fuel, interest in nuclear power could reignite. Since President Obama has declared that nuclear […]
The Wisdom of Aerials
Aerials, in the sky When you lose small mind You free your life Aerials, so up high When you free your eyes Eternal prize –System of a Down, "Aerials" The rock band System of a Down hit on an important bit of wisdom in the group’s song, "Aerials." You see, in order to be a […]
Jim Woods is a 30-plus-year veteran of the markets with varied experience as a broker, hedge fund trader, financial writer, author and newsletter editor.
His books include co-authoring, “Billion Dollar Green: Profit from the Eco Revolution,” and “The Wealth Shield: How to Invest and Protect Your Money from Another Stock Market Crash, Financial Crisis or Global Economic Collapse.” He’s also ghostwritten many books and articles, as well as edited content for some of the investment industry’s biggest luminaries. Read more about Jim Woods.
