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The Trillion Dollar Stock Question
Google, Amazon, and Apple investors could pop the cork in celebration if this first in history trillion-dollar milestone happens soon. Howev
Doug Wakefield
Jul 27, 20183 min read


Will Powell’s Actions Pop Market Perfection?
March 21st will be the first FOMC release under Chairman Powell. 3-month Treasury yields have risen 80-basis points since October 1st...
Doug Wakefield
Mar 21, 20185 min read


Removing Fuel from a Rally on Fire
Friday, January 26, 2018; the Dow sets a record, adding almost 2,000 points in the first 4 weeks of the year. Forget rising rates. Ignore...
Doug Wakefield
Feb 3, 20183 min read


The Top of the Wealth Effect
Week two of August. Schools start back soon. Last chance for summer vacations. Football and fall return. The Dow reaches 22,000 this...
Doug Wakefield
Aug 10, 20172 min read


All In Til It Drops, Forget All Warnings; The Ultimate High Risk Game
Credit growth has fallen off a cliff. The "perfect" stock market view is not supported by "perfect" credit growth.
Doug Wakefield
Jun 20, 20172 min read


Investors Rude Awakening
US elections were 6 months ago. The first 100 days of Trump’s administration ended on April 29th. Markets have been in pause for 2...
Doug Wakefield
May 2, 20172 min read


A Financial Casino Versus A Nation
As time passes at the top of the largest and most "assisted" markets in history, the experiences from across the world only continue to...
Doug Wakefield
Mar 29, 20172 min read


Will the Real Financial Reality Please Stand Up
Since the 2008 crisis the world has been under the largest monetary policy experiment in history. Some say more is needed like removing...
Doug Wakefield
Feb 27, 20173 min read


The Misleading Comfort of Calm
Have the headlines below given investors a sense of continuing peace, rest, and optimism regarding their financial futures? IMF slashes...
Doug Wakefield
Feb 7, 20173 min read


Dow 20k Faces Economic Reality & VIX
Dow 20,000. Man has finally overcome gravity. What would we do without speed of light trading algorithms and "infinity" interventions by...
Doug Wakefield
Jan 27, 20172 min read


Busts: Not Just Money, But Life Changes
The majority view of the US stock market is that "it always comes back higher". Yet a student of financial history understands this view...
Doug Wakefield
Jan 17, 20172 min read


As India Destroys Cash, it Crushes People
Have you have been following Prime Minister Modi's crash course in destroying India's economy? We all need to understand this story and...
Doug Wakefield
Jan 5, 20172 min read
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