To the naked eye, the movement of stocks can seem random. When you use computers to analyze the stock market, a different picture emerges. Certain stocks have a history of going up on specific calendar dates—year after year—through bull and bear markets, manias, panics, wars, and pandemics. By buying on seasonally favorable “Green Days,” you increase the odds of success when you’re buying socks.
June inflation numbers came in hotter than expected and the trend is north bound. Unfortunately, this is only a preview of what’s to come…
We got a new slew of tariffs over the weekend. President Trump announced 30% tariffs on goods from the European Union and Mexico. They’re scheduled to take effect on August 1. This adds to the 50% tariffs on goods from Brazil… 35% on goods from Canada… and probably a few others I’m forgetting about. So, how much of this is real? How much of it is a President Trump negotiating tactic? Most important, what effects will it have on the economy and on our wealth?
Our government spends as much on interest for its existing debts than it does for Medicare… and more than what it spends on the military. Every dollar spent on interest is a dollar not available to spend elsewhere. It also comes directly out of our pockets, given that our tax payments are what covers the interest. And it chips away at future growth. Where does all of this lead?
Rare earths are critical to America’s AI ambitions. These elements contain unique magnetic, heat-resistant, and phosphorescent properties that make them critical for most next-gen tech… including the chips that run AI. Frankly, without a stable supply of rare earths we have no AI ambitions. As Freeport Society cofounder Louis Navellier explains in today’s video interview, President Trump will be making a major announcement later this month about how the U.S. can lead the world in AI.
The “throw the bums out” mentality is strong these days. The problem is finding anyone better to replace them. If history is any guide, the House of Representatives will change hands again in next year’s election. Will the next Congress balance the budget? Will it rein in a gargantuan military budget that is more than twice the size of Russia’s and China’s combined? Will it make any attempt to reform Social Security to at least postpone the inevitable insolvency currently projected by 2034? Or will they just point their fingers at the other guys and then carry on as usual? To answer those questions, I’ll pass the baton to James Hickman.
The market is priced for perfection right now and that’s a problem. It doesn’t mean the wheels will fall off. It does mean caution is warranted. And if you’re looking to invest in the AI revolution, for truly life changing returns, you need to look beyond the behemoth stocks leading the Nasdaq.
Imagine trying to function in today’s world without access to the internet. I know that my life would come screeching to a halt. Apart from not being able to work, I wouldn’t be able to access my bank accounts or even pay my electric bill. I’d be useless. We are already close to that point with AI. And this is still the very early days. So how and where do you invest for life-changing profits? Let’s look.
I traveled the world in my 20s and 30s, long before AI existed in any usable form. Somehow I managed to get where I needed to be.
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Over the weekend, Musk posted on X that he had set up the America Party to challenge the Republican and Democratic “Uniparty.” If it’s a success, it may be even bigger than when the South flipped from Democrat to Republican and fundamentally changed the electoral map. What does it mean for markets?
I read Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness 20 years ago, but I still keep a copy on my bookshelf as a reminder of what unchecked power can do to an otherwise civilized person. Our “leaders” may not be engaging in human sacrifice like Kurtz. But they seem to have the same God complex.
