by Clinton Lee | Oct 7, 2020 | 2020 Financial Crisis, Bauman Daily, Investing, Investment Opportunities, Stocks
Last week, I shared some bad news about the outlook for the traditional 60/40 portfolio. The popular retirement allocation is facing the biggest drag on returns than at any time in at least two decades. And it’s not just because bonds can’t deliver yield. U.S....
by Clinton Lee | Sep 16, 2020 | 2020 Financial Crisis, Bauman Daily, Income, Investing, Investment Opportunities, Stocks
The Federal Reserve recently announced it will let inflation run a little hot before raising interest rates. Which means there’s no end in sight for short-term yields locked at zero. And as for longer-dated Treasuries, 10-year notes now yield a measly 0.66%. That’s...
by Ted Bauman | Sep 11, 2020 | Bauman Daily, Investing, Investment Opportunities, Natural Resources, Stocks
Solar power is already far cheaper than fossil fuels. There’s just one problem, and it’s a big one … how to store the energy it produces. The rolling blackouts plaguing California, a state that relies heavily on solar, prove that. In today’s video, I explain how...
by Clinton Lee | Sep 9, 2020 | 2020 Financial Crisis, Bauman Daily, Investment Opportunities, Stocks
Investor nerves were rattled late last week, and for good reason. After the S&P 500 Index’s best August in 34 years, half of those gains were wiped out in a single day. But the carnage was even worse for tech stocks. The Nasdaq suffered a one-day drop of 5%...
by Ted Bauman | Sep 1, 2020 | Bauman Daily, Investing, Investment Opportunities, Natural Resources, Stocks
Bluegums is a special place … and it shows the future of electrical energy. It’s a cluster of buildings built out of Table Mountain sandstone, halfway up the slope between the rocky shore of False Bay and the mountainous spine above. The views are stunning: It’s also...
by Ted Bauman | Aug 25, 2020 | Bauman Daily, Global Economy, Investing, Investment Opportunities, Stocks
Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true. Chinese President Xi Jinping may want to keep that in mind. Xi has engineered a sharp reversal of the policies of his predecessor, Deng Xiaoping, who sought to strengthen China by modernizing it. Deng’s approach was...
