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Finding Opportunities in a Volatile 2022

Volatility has plagued the markets so far in 2022 as steadfast inflation at almost 8% (a 40 year high), geopolitical strife from the Russia-Ukraine war, commodity price appreciation from agricultural products to industrial metals (because of inflationary pricing and geopolitical sanction hurting supply), and the Federal Reserve’s quantitative tightening agenda (to tame inflation) have been risk-on trades for markets, highlighting macroeconomic uncertainty and projecting a possible slowdown in GDP growth globally.

A Potential Investment Opportunity of a Lifetime: And it’s Not Cryptocurrencies or Basic Innovation

By definition, "climate change" is the overarching shifts in global temperatures, resulting in atypical weather patterns. We are not referring to the natural weather changes that occur due to volcanic eruptions, changes in ocean currents, earthquakes, hurricanes, etc.

A Potential Investment Opportunity of a Lifetime: And it’s Not Cryptocurrencies or Basic Innovation

By definition, "climate change" is the overarching shifts in global temperatures, resulting in atypical weather patterns. We are not referring to the natural weather changes that occur due to volcanic eruptions, changes in ocean currents, earthquakes, hurricanes, etc.

Why Global Fertilizer Prices Affect Everything

Last year around this time, fertilizer prices were approaching their lowest levels in a decade. Fast forward 12 months, and fertilizer prices are now at decade highs, increasing to levels last seen in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

Why Global Fertilizer Prices Affect Everything

Last year around this time, fertilizer prices were approaching their lowest levels in a decade. Fast forward 12 months, and fertilizer prices are now at decade highs, increasing to levels last seen in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

Bob Farrell’s 10-Investing Rules For A “QE” Driven Market

A recent post on CNBC discussed Bob Farrell's 10-Investing Rules. These rules have withstood the test of time as it relates to long-term investing.

We Identified Stocks We Thought Would Do Well and Bad with Rising Inflation, Here Is How They Are Doing So Far.

As many of us might know, inflation has been on the rise. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual inflation as of September 2021 is 5.4 percent. In our previous blog post published on April 19, 2021, we identified 10 Nasdaq-100 stocks that we expected to do well with rising inflation and 10 Nasdaq-100 stocks that would not do well in such an environment.

We Identified Stocks We Thought Would Do Well and Bad with Rising Inflation, Here Is How They Are Doing So Far.

As many of us might know, inflation has been on the rise. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual inflation as of September 2021 is 5.4 percent. In our previous blog post published on April 19, 2021, we identified 10 Nasdaq-100 stocks that we expected to do well with rising inflation and 10 Nasdaq-100 stocks that would not do well in such an environment.

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