Perhaps the second best gun salesman behind Obama is former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. While Mr. Stevens is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment, real Americans are trying to figure out how to protect their family and their constitutional rights. Don’t delay in making sure your family and your portfolio are secure. My March Rage Gauge indicator continues to signal that risk is a four letter word that many are failing to pay attention to. … [Read more...]
Dow Swings 2,000 Points: My February RAGE Gauge
Make sure you have your investment plan in place sooner than later. There may be some rough waters to navigate. Inflation numbers out today could foretell some tough times as the Fed may be forced to respond. When a record share of small businesses say now is an opportunity to expand operations I pay attention. Bloomberg reports: Six of the 10 components that make up the small-business optimism index increased in January, producing one of the strongest readings in the 45-year history of the survey. The figures show sustained, sturdy business sentiment since the November 2016 election. A … [Read more...]
RAGE Gauge: January Euphoria
Investors are in what Bloomberg writer Adam Haigh calls a euphoria today. According to my RAGE Gauge, Americans are still not factoring in much, if any, risk. While the economy is strong and the stock market is up, it's always a good idea to be wary when others are not. When you hear words like euphoria being used to describe investor mentality, it pays to be skeptical. Haigh writes: Euphoria on Wall Street that stocks can just keep on building on record highs is getting so stratospheric that it’s reaching levels that previously signaled a slump. Analysts are ratcheting up their forecasts … [Read more...]
You’ve Read the Last Issue of Intelligence Report: MTI and RAGE Gauge
In case you missed it, here’s what Dick Young wrote in his December 2016 issue of Intelligence Report: My Revitalized Market Tension Index (MTI) When will we know that the economy has entered recession? This month, I am reintroducing my Market Tension Index (MTI) to help you and I determine whether the economy is in recession. This will be the first of what are likely to be many more proprietary indicators and tools I plan to roll out to help you become a more comfortable, confident, informed investor. My revitalized MTI is a composite index of indicators that have historically peaked … [Read more...]
November RAGE Gauge Tells Me Investors are Too Comfortable
My goal for you with my monthly RAGE Gauge is to provide you with a quick reading of how risk is being perceived right now—how risk is being interpreted. In my line of work, there is never enough attention given to downside protection—keeping what you have—too much energy is wasted thinking about keeping up with the other guy. In that world, the grass is always greener because of: How much “they” have, where their kids go to school, what they do for a living, and where they live. “They,” take up an enormous amount of energy. A more efficient use of energy focuses on what you do to … [Read more...]
October RAGE Gauge
My October Rage Gauge is in and it seems like the frogs in the pot have no idea what’s going on around them. When someone tells me they can handle a 20 percent hit because they’ve “made” so much money in this market, I think to myself, “they haven’t done the math on a 100 percent hit.” Another month has passed and more records have been broken. Now would be a good time to think about protecting your portfolio. You never know when the big hit is going to come. … [Read more...]
September RAGE Gauge: Gold, Interest Rates and Your Survival
The story for this month’s Rage Gauge is gold. What is it telling us? What is it worried about? Inflation, N. Korea, the economy? In my daily calls with investors the common refrain I’m getting about the stock market is that they don’t trust it. Gold has been jittery of late and I’m not about to guess its short-term track. It sold off big-time yesterday. Which brings me to interest rates which are, if you can believe it, lower. T-bill yields peaked on July 25, closing at 1.18%. Since then the markets have gotten jittery and yields are back down to 1.05%, though they've been rising pretty … [Read more...]
RAGE Gauge: Is This the Calm Before the Storm?
Is this the calm before the storm? Why bother getting into the prediction business when you can safely navigate these waters with a well crafted plan? It begins with you. Are you protecting your money as well as you can? Now is the time to look out into the ocean and think long and hard about what you're doing. Remember, when the storm warnings come you need to have the discipline and conviction to ride it out. Having spent many an hour sailing the local sea of Newport, Buzzards Bay, and Vineyard Sound, storms turn seconds into minutes and minutes into hours. You hope it will end … [Read more...]
RAGE Gauge: Investors Aren’t Paying Attention
My July RAGE Gauge is in, and four letters come to mind: G-N-M-A. As in Vanguard GNMA. If you don’t have some already, then what are you waiting for? The calm in the markets is unsettling. My RAGE Gauge tells me investors aren’t paying attention. They are getting complacent, with nearly all my favorite indicators showing investors without fear. Don't fall into the complacency trap. Be vigilant with your investments, now more than ever. Here's an indicator that things aren't as calm as they may seem on the surface. Violent protests break out for second day at G-20 summit … [Read more...]
Survival: Top 10 Tactical Shotguns #2
Number 2 on our list of Top 10 Tactical Shotguns is the Remington 870 Express Tactical with Blackhawk! Spec Ops II. The 870 is one of America's classics, with a lineage that traces its way back through the Remington 11-48 autoloader to the John Browning designed Remington 11. The 870's recoil reduction system will help keep you on target, and the short 18" barrel makes a breeze for maneuverability. The Blackhawk! Spec Ops II adjustable length stock is icing on the cake. Official Description: No task is too demanding and no challenge is too intense with our rugged, ultra-dependable and … [Read more...]
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