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Convertible Bond Fund Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be
The AllianzGI Convertible Fund is touted by fund managers as producing better returns than stocks while having less risk. Don’t believe everything fund managers tell you. In spite…
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Slavery Reparations Gain Traction in Face of Protests
Calls for reparations to be paid to black residents of the U.S. have been going on for a while. Their voices have become a lot louder now, even…
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Marijuana Market Predicted to Expand Further in 2021
With so many states so behind on their budgets due to the economic slowdown, the lure of increased tax revenue from legalizing Marijuana is starting to look even…
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Investors Starting to Eye Preferred Stocks More
With the growth of the stock market in general thought to be dimming, and bond yields being so low, preferred stock is starting to look more attractive to…
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Wealth Inequality Expands in Aftermath of Downturn
We are getting a real lesson in how economic downturns disproportionately effect those less well-off economically. We need to be very careful not to make this worse on…
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Chesapeake Energy Shows Fragility of Oil Business
Once a dominant player in the oil and gas business, Chesapeake Energy is now barely breathing, with their stock now down 99.9% since 2008 and their market cap…
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CalPERS Now Looking to Borrow to Better Drive Returns
CalPERS, like other public pension funds, have fallen well short of their funding requirements. This has caused them to open up a little, in a way that is…
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Yale Economist Sees U.S. Dollar Collapsing Soon
The U.S. dollar has been the world’s dominant currency for a very long time, but Yale economist Stephen Roach sees this coming to an and with the U.S.…
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Analysts Step Up to Defend Ailing American Airlines
With the huge decline in air travel lately, airlines have been dealt a big blow and have had to come up with ways to survive. Is American Airlines…
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Nikola Inspiring Interesting Discussions about Short Selling
Truck maker Nikola’s IPO that launched on June 3 has been red hot, doubling in price already. The amount of short interest in it is causing concern for…