Market Cap of Companies Over 10x & 20x Sales is Out of Control
Are the Most Valued Companies in the World this Valuable? In March, we published a chart showing the market capitalization of firms over 10x price to sales hit $10 trillion ...
Are Current Crude Oil Prices Reflected in Energy Stocks?
Energy Investing May be a Highly Profitable Endeavor: A Contrarian Take on “Peak Oil Demand” The chart below shows the Energy Sector’s weight in the S&P 500 is at the ...
Financial Fragility of Weak Firms is at Dot.Com Levels
Credit Risk in Stocks Using the Fed Definition of Speculative Grade Stocks Shows Elevated Risk Today The chart shows that the weakest quintile of stocks is as vulnerable today as ...
Mohawk Industries Stock
Fun with flooring, the case for the basics, looking at Mohawk Industries over the last three years The chart shows the performance of flooring products company MHK, Mohawk Industries, over ...
How to Get Started Day Trading: Don’t
Revisiting the Liquidity LiabilityThere are now $2.5 trillion worth of companies whose shares are trading so furiously that the entire share base of the firm is changing hands in 40 ...
High Risk Stocks & the Role of Active Managers
The Riskiest Stocks Right Now? The chart below shows that money-losing firms recently generated a 120% return When people double their money buying risky stocks, it is just another sign ...
Small Market Cap Stocks Offer Big Value
Get our insights direct to your inbox: SUBSCRIBEThe Case for Small Cap Value Stocks: The chart below shows that Small Cap Value is as cheap vs. Large Cap Value ...
Speculative Trading: How to Avoid Big Losses
The Importance of Prudence in a Time of Rampant Speculative TradingWe believe the $4.5 trillion market cap of stocks trading over 20x sales likely understates the market cap sitting at ...
How Much Debt Does the US Have – US Debt by Year
Where are the Debt Collectors & US Inflation RatesThe chart below shows the total US debt outstanding by yearWe are not macroeconomists, but we believe $29 trillion is a lot ...
Stock Yields, Bond Yields & Safety Investing
Advocating for Steady Growth and High Dividend Investments: The navy blue line below shows the yield on investment-grade bonds with ~5 year average maturities The light blue line shows the ...
Initial Public Offerings
“Investors even remotely tempted to buy new issues must ask themselves how they could possibly fare well when a savvy issuer and greedy underwriter are on the opposite side of ...
Investing in a Bear Market: Bear Traders & The Basics of Breakeven
Bear Trading: The quick road to severe setbacks The chart below shows the five largest bear markets since the 1960s Above each bar is the date the bull market peaked ...
