Jim Woods
Adding Some ‘Golden Shine’ to Your Portfolio
In life, the value or cost of some things may rise in tandem either with or in the opposite direction of the change in the value or cost of other goods. One such precious metal that favors the second trajectory is gold. Indeed, while not a rock-solid economic rule, in general, during times of inflation, […]
Winning the Investing Race
The great American novelist, Ernest Hemingway, famously wrote, “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” Well, I’ve never been a bullfighter or a mountaineer, but I have spent plenty of hours behind the wheel of a racecar. And one thing I can say is that it […]
ETF Talk: Pursuing Personal Gains in Personal Finance
With the current banking crisis still ongoing, the finance industry has been rough sailing as of late. But like any storm, this one will assuredly not last forever. And when it comes to investing, a short-lived storm might be the perfect time to invest, especially when a market sector is expected to rebound. Such is […]
Is There a Cure for the Summertime Blues?
Sometimes I wonder what I’m gonna do Cause there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues… –Eddie Cochran, “Summertime Blues” I know what you’re thinking. The first day of spring was only about three weeks ago, so why I am leading off today with the notion of “Summertime Blues”? Well, in addition to being one […]
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Size Matters with this Big Bank ETF
In last week’s issue of The Deep Woods, I, along with my special market insider who helps me put together the Eagle Eye Opener, began to speculate whether the regional banking crisis that brought Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank to their financial knees had ended. Unfortunately, as you know from reading about “The Trouble […]
As the Legal ‘Storm’ Rages On
Watching the historical indictment and subsequent arraignment of a former president of the United States was indeed shocking. Yet, given the goings-on in Washington over the past eight years or so, and the hyper-destruction of norms we had hitherto taken for granted, I guess it shouldn’t be all that surprising. For the past few weeks, […]