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Why Every Investor Should Understand Hedging

Hedging is an essential strategy that every investor should know. It’s not just about growing your portfolio—it’s about protecting it. Even if you’re a beginner, learning to hedge can help safeguard your investments from market downturns. Think of hedging as insurance. Just like homeowner’s insurance protects against unexpected disasters, hedging shields your portfolio from market […]

Market update – February 24/20

In last week’s update we drew attention to the fact that for most of last week, we saw the equity markets moving to new highs at the same time as bonds, gold, and the $US were rising.  This was telling us that the much larger bond and currency markets were very concerned regarding the coronavirus […]

Market update – February 19/20

China has pledged to support small businesses and this was responsible for triggering today’s rally. This perceived positive news has overshadowed the global disruption to supply chains from the coronavirus which the mass media has pushed to the back burner,  at least until we see the next level of concern.     Here is a look […]

Who goes there?

An ongoing challenge to modern society is how best to identify who we are, and who are all those other people out there. We used to be able to carry a card in our wallet or purse that reliably identified who we are.  We could carry a birth certificate, a driver’s licence, a passport, or […]

Market update

The coronavirus continues to drive markets, and has business activity in China near a standstill.  With China’s streets, restaurants and flower markets bare, a miserable Valentine’s Day is expected on Friday. Yesterday, the Chinese province at the center of the coronavirus outbreak reported a record rise in deaths and thousands more infections using a broader […]

Fresh ideas – an EV that breaks the mold?

Electrified cars are approaching mainstream acceptance and adoption, be they a hybrid or a full fledged Electric Vehicle (EV).  There is widespread concern about the continued burning of fossil fuels, and electrification can resolve a lot of that if the electric power is generated without burning fossil fuels ( hydro-electric versus coal or diesel fired […]

Special Offers

In a recent interview Martin offered listeners the following special prices for Trend services. We are extending this offer to all readers of our free updates. Here is a brief overview of each service. Trend Letter: Since start-up in 2002 Trend Letter has provided investors with a great track record, giving exceptionally accurate information about where the […]

The Looming Repo Crisis

We have been warning our subscribers for a few months of a looming crisis that could be the first domino to fall in what we expect to be a liquidity crisis that would affect the global financial system. Back on September 16/19 the overnight Reno rate jumped from 2% to 10%. The Repo market is […]

Cancer cure – can we afford it?

The biomedical community has a lot to be excited about as the “cure” for cancer gets closer than ever.  It may now be in sight, with just a bit more testing, fine tuning, and approvals required.  The new treatments are achieving cure rates above 80%, and achieving it with patients who have not responded to […]