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Goodbye, Alibaba

August 17, 2022 | Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio, one of the biggest bulls on China, dumped his firm’s entire position in Alibaba amid a fire sale of its holdings in U.S.-listed Chinese stocks.

Turbocharged Value Investing

August 16, 2022 | Can options be useful tools for value investors? Well, for Matt Peterson, they have been a key part of his investing philosophy, which he calls structured value investing.

False Dawn

August 15, 2022 | Even though the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both have notched their fourth consecutive week of gains, Paul Britton, founder of Capstone Investment Advisors, says it may be premature to start celebrating.

Elon Musk Did What?

August 12, 2022 | If you’ve been selling Tesla stock recently, you’re in good company. Tesla’s controversial founder Elon Musk has sold a sizable share of his stock holdings...

Bull Market’s Back?

August 11, 2022 | Equities boomed yesterday, and it’s almost enough to make you forget that we’ve been in a bear market much of the year. The key word there is almost...

Time Arbitrage

August 10, 2022 | Your timeline, risk tolerance, and how much money you have to invest are all vital factors in determining your portfolio allocation, and everyone has different goals, needs, and objectives.

Non-Physical Economy

August 9, 2022 | Recently, our colleague and friend Clay Finck, showed us a chart highlighting the changing composition of S&P 500 companies over time, from primarily tangible assets to now almost entirely intangible assets.

We Need To Talk About The Petrodollar

August 8, 2022 | Ultimately, Saudi Arabia agreed to price and settle oil contracts primarily in USD in exchange for U.S. military protections and arm sales. Since oil underpins the global economy, this extra demand has artificially propped up the dollar’s value...