America’s Unhealthy Dependence on China for Rare-Earth Metals Lanthanum. Neodymium. Yttrium. Not household names, especially compared to their precious metal cousins like gold or silver. But don’t mistake their obscurity for lack of importance. They belong to the 17-member ”rare-earth elements” family. Among those elements, 16 of 17 are on the U.S. Geological Survey’s list…
Avoid the Midterm Election Trap Midterm elections are upon us. I’m here to warn you… don’t fall for the trap. What trap am I referring to? It’s one I see investors fall for time and time again – letting politics determine their investment strategy. Some of you are already sneering. I can feel it. And…
The Midstream: Pipelines to Prosperity There is one and only one S&P 500 sector that is up massively this year: energy. You’d be forgiven if you missed the ideal moment to invest. But there’s an often-overlooked part of the energy sector that is essential to our way of life and still exceedingly cheap. I’m talking…
You Can’t Time Gold, but Own it Anyway Will it ever be gold’s time to shine? After breaching the historic $2,000 an ounce mark nearly two years ago, gold investors have largely been disappointed by the yellow metal’s performance. And who can blame them? It was an ideal set up. Central banks were printing money…
Investor Behavior: A Tragic Love Story Investors are a fickle bunch. They love owning stocks when the market goes up. No surprise there. It feels great! So great, in fact, that pesky details like nosebleed valuations or a lack of profitability are easily overlooked. But the romance never lasts. Or does it? The American Association…
Dividends Don’t Matter? Count Me Skeptical Whether in a business school classroom or at some other point during your journey as an investor, you’ve heard it said. The concept is rooted in the influential Modigliani-Miller theorem. It has since morphed into the harshly named “dividend irrelevance theory.” The argument goes like this: A company’s value…
Why I Joined – Then Left – Stansberry Research Gone without saying goodbye… Porter and the ‘Golden Rule’… One of the best-performing stocks of the past decade… Why I joined – then left – Stansberry Research… A proper goodbye… Learn more about Stansberry Asset Management… *** On June 15, I (Austin Root) left Stansberry Research……
The Era of Online Gambling Has Arrived The history of gambling stretches back to the Paleolithic era. This is when early humans learned to use stone tools, began painting in caves… and evidently loved to place a bet. Since that time, mankind has constantly reimagined what can be wagered on and where that betting takes…
An Overlooked ‘Made in the USA’ Trend for the Next Decade A steel boom in rural Arkansas… ‘Offshoring’ then leads to calls for ‘reshoring’ now… American manufacturing is not dead – it’s just different… An overlooked ‘Made in the USA’ trend for the next decade… Editor’s note: Today, we bring you a guest essay from…
