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Mark Skousen

This One Investment Survived the Bloodbath

Stocks have been down almost every day in September, the toughest month for investors. The market is down 10% this month. There are plenty of reasons. The markets hate uncertainty, and we’re getting plenty of uncertainty as we head into the November elections. If President Trump and the Republicans hold onto controlling the White House and the Senate, the markets […]

Love the Market You Fear the Most

I will be teaching a new class at Chapman University during the coming semester called “Puzzles and Paradoxes in Economics and Finance.” One example of a financial puzzle is known as the “Greed-Fear” Paradox. It seems that investors are schizophrenic when it comes to the U.S. tech sector. According to Bank of America’s latest global fund […]

Beware of Panic Attacks

One of the greatest truths on Wall Street was confirmed in the past few days: “The stock market takes the stairs up and the elevator down.” September is famous for being the riskiest time of the year for investors, even more so than October and, so far, it has lived up to its reputation. After a blistering […]

Why Isn’t Tesla in the S&P 500?! Better to Invest in My Favorite Active Mutual Fund

“You can’t beat an index fund if you are trying to beat the market at all times, and most people are trying to do that.” — Ron Baron Ever since John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group of Funds, created the first index fund, investors have debated whether they should invest in a no-load, low-cost index fund […]

The Greatest Threat to Your Wealth Today: “Crater Lake” Speech II

“What is the greatest threat to your investments? Inflation.” — Paul Abbott (p. 148, The Maxims of Wall Street) In the summer of 1984, my wife and I visited Crater Lake in Southern Oregon, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. As the nation’s deepest lake, it is breathtaking to behold. (See photo.) […]