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Stock Indexes Explained – Hidden biases – Price, Market Cap, Fundamental, and Equal Weighting
Do you know that all indexes are not equals? Some indexes have biases you are not aware of! There are multiple ways to create an index, and professional investors are aware of how an index is built since it affects their investments. Let me unveil for you a hidden aspect of indexes.
Laffer Curve Explained and Debunked!
Public debts are ballooning all around the world. And, after the coronavirus pandemic, the question will be how to handle them. One way to try to reduce the debt is through tax increases. The Laffer curve tries to model how tax rates influence the government’s revenue and the economic activity. What is the Laffer curve, and is it an accurate model of government earnings?
Warren Buffett’s Annual Meeting 2020 — What Berkshire’s investments tell us about the stock market!
Warren Buffett, also known as the Oracle of Omaha, conducted Berkshire Hathaway’s 2020 annual meeting this Saturday (May 2. 2020). Let’s see together what invaluable outlooks Warren Buffett shares with us.
Sell In May And Go Away 2020 – Is the saying true and what should you do?
One of the best-known investment saying is: “Sell in May and go away.” Is it true? Should you sell your stocks in May 2020 and go away, or even sell futures? Let’s have a quick look!
US GDP – Q1 2020 – Gross Domestic Product shrinks by 4.8%, Recovery, and Federal Reserve’s FOMC Statement
The U.S. economy shrank by 4.8% annually in the first quarter of 2020. Let’s explore what happened, what the Federal Reserve is telling us, and what it will do.
DEBT CRISIS 2020: How governments will solve the looming public debt crisis!
Government debts are going through the roof! This year the U.S. debt is expected to rise by 15.4% of the GDP. The total U.S. debt will be bigger this year than the total economic output. Let’s explore together the different ways countries may deal with their soaring debt.
CONTANGO AND BACKWARDATION EXPLAINED, Forward and Futures Prices, and the Oil Price Crash
April 2020, the price of oil was negative! Yes, a negative price! How is it even possible to be paid to buy something? Understand how the futures prices work, and what are contango and normal backwardation!
OIL PRICE CRASH vs. STOCK MARKETS: Why falling oil prices drive the stock market down?
Why when oil prices go down, the stock market is also going down? At first glance, it seems counterintuitive! When oil prices are low, it should boost the economy because energy is cheaper. So, what is going on here?
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Advance Retail Sales, Industrial Production, and Jobless Claims [Covid-19 Impact]
Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau released the advance retail sales figures. They are terrible. Retail and Food services, seasonally adjusted, went down in total by 8.7% in March, compared to February.
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