Urgent! I just released my top three watchlist stocks!
Over the past six months the JSE All Share index dropped over 11% on average.
The JSE's Resources index is down a whopping 28% for the same period.
And in the past 12 weeks, 340 of the JSE's 470 listed instruments (Stocks + ETFs + ETNs) are DOWN.
So, what are the biggest losers for 2022 - and do any of them present opportunity?
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At the end of June, we saw the BIGGEST crypto crash of all time.
Bitcoin hit $17,600.
This spooked a lot of investors and buyers out of not only Bitcoin but many other cryptos.
It got to the point where the overall crypto market value fell from $3 trillion down to less than $840 billion.
Luna lost over 99% of its value, Coinbase laid off 18% of its workers and Ethereum crashed from a hig... ››› Read more
Imagine the gold rush at the turn of the century. Thousands streaming into the gold fields, looking to discover the next big gold find. Or perhaps panning for gold in a river bend.
These people took great risks, leaving behind their lives and their livelihood for something that could end up a dead end…
That's the thing with mining.
You could make millions.
Or go bust.
Right now, t... ››› Read more
Q. “Hi Timon, I read your article on Ethereum and why you're buying it on a technical point of view. I know crypto doesn't base its value on anything physical, but I wanted to ask.
Do you have any fundamental (news worthy) reasons to buy Ethereum? I do like to take into account the two approaches to trading.” A. Hi Mbala, thank you for your question.
There are many reasons (technically and f... ››› Read more
It has been more than five years in the making.
And it's been touted as the biggest upgrade to Ethereum's code in its history.
But more than that, it will have reverberations that extend FAR beyond Ethereum itself.
Here's what I'm talking about...
What is the Ethereum Merge - aka Ethereum 2.0.
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The American economy shrank by 1.6% in the first quarter of 2022, with a second quarter contraction of 0.9%.
This stoked a massive online debate over whether the US economy is in recession or not.
So, what is it, and should we be worried? What is a recession?
The US National Bureau of Economic Research defines a recession as “a significant decline in economic activity that is spread acros... ››› Read more
The term banking crisis is often overused. Certainly, there are times when it's appropriate, like during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, however it's usually just a term used to describe a rather minor disruption to the normal functioning of a country's banking sector. Well, that's not the case with China currently.
The country is in the midst of a true banking crisis. How bad is it? Well, th... ››› Read more
The US has just entered into a technical recession. That is, two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth.
Now, some think the US economy will struggle over the next year as inflation remains high, the Fed hikes interest rates, and consumers become more conservative with spending.
Others believe our economy has a lot of room to run — especially as we start to get back to normal followin... ››› Read more
Recently, we received the following question from one of our South African Investor members:
The reader was interested in the “Gone Fishin” portfolio model as a possible way to invest his son's inheritance…
So let's start with a recap of the “Gone Fishin” Portfolio and how it works… “The Gone Fishin’ Portfolio” explained…
In 1990, Dr Harold Markowitz won the Nobel Priz... ››› Read more
Interest rates and inflation are soaring. The market is down nearly 13% since March. Resource stocks have crashed 30% and more.
Many investors are running for the hills, and you might also ask - “where should I put my money now?” It literally feels like nothing is safe…
Well, usually these are the best times to invest. When stocks have crashed and bargains become available.
Warren B... ››› Read more