Investor Essentials Daily

Casinos make money by keeping customers playing. As people spend more time, statistics balance everything out in the casino’s favor, and the house always wins...

The outlook isn’t great for a lot of industries right now...

The Supply Chain Supercycle is here. The pandemic has revealed all the issues with our supply chain as orders got canceled and lead times got extended...

We have been mentioning the “At-Home Revolution” numerous times and how it has structurally changed people’s lives, economies, and policies...

Healthcare is an essential necessity for any individual. So, in recessionary periods, healthcare expenditures tend to swing less wildly than discretionary spending...

The Federal Reserve had been aggressively raising interest rates for the past year. The federal-funds rate – the interest rate controlled by the Fed – climbed from 0.25% in March 2022 to 5% today...

Today’s market has been highly volatile and the possibility of entering a recession seems imminent....

Inflation has affected different industries in different ways. While sectors like consumer staples enjoyed high margins, others have had problems on the supply side....

Spin-offs, re-organizations, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are among the most strategic moves a company usually takes....

We have been talking about how homebuilders stayed stronger than expected as interest rates increased....

If you’ve been paying attention to interest rate hike odds, you may have noticed the odds look very different than they did at the beginning of March. After Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, investors started to panic. They didn’t think the Fed would be able to keep raising rates to fight inflation and strong job growth....

In November, we talked about the emergence of a new set of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are based on the stock picks of one of the most famous TV hosts, Jim Cramer....

Banks committing to achieve net-zero emissions created a pessimistic atmosphere in the market about energy companies....

Some businesses are highly important to economies, companies, and consumers. As they continue to grow by providing these vital services, they become stable and turn into sleepy businesses...

The financial environment we are in is very different from five years ago. Companies cannot find the financing they require so easily, and the high-interest rates put pressure on consumption...

Having watched several banks fail in the last week, investors are looking for answers. Folks who were around during the Great Recession may recoil whenever someone mentions that mortgage backed securities are once again involved...

Bill Ackman is one of the most famous figures in the investment industry these days....

The U.S. healthcare sector enjoyed high demand during and after the pandemic, but now they are facing the harsh truth: they do not have the capacity for that demand...

Some companies rely highly on debt to continue their operations or to drive growth. But when the debt repayments come due, problems start to arise...

We just witnessed some of the first old-school bank runs since the Great Depression. Silvergate Capital and Silicon Valley Bank both failed. Only, this isn’t exactly the same...