February 2018

Second Consecutive 300-Point Drop in the Dow The Dow Jones was down 380 points today, in fact this is the second consecutive 300-point drop we’ve had in the Dow. The Dow is now down about 4% for the month of February which just ended today.  This also means the Dow’s record-breaking monthly winning streak has […]

Remembering Irwin Schiff Today would have been my father, Irwin Schiff’s 90th birthday. If you’re not familiar with my father’s story, and I’m sure most of the people who listen to this podcast are familiar with my father but if you’re not go to schiffbooks.com and pick up a copy of “The Federal Mafia,” which

Dow Down Over 250 Points Today the Dow Jones was down just over 250 points; we’re back below 25,000. I think we were down better than 300 on the lows of the day, but we went out pretty low.  The dollar was actually quite strong today; the dollar index had one of its better days

St. Valentine’s Day Rout I wouldn’t really call what happened in the bond market and the U.S. dollar market as a St. Valentine’s Day massacre, maybe it was a slaughter; even slaughter was too harsh a word.  It was a rout.  But this is nothing compared to what is going to come. The daughter is

A Change of Trend Another volatile day of trading ended with the Dow gaining a little over 300 points – 330 points to be exact.  The NASDAQ composite was up just shy of 100 points – 97.33 – and the S&P gained 38.5 points.  But about 2 hours before the close, the Dow was down

Orlando Money Show: 20 Trillion and Beyond I wasn’t intending to do a podcast today;  I’m in Orlando at the Money Show, I’m on a stock market panel.  It’s going to be fun: Louis Navellier, Mark Skousen, David Callaway  and Chris Gaffney.  My big talk tomorrow should be very interesting. The title is 20 Trillion and Beyond: What

Volatility The volatility is really continuing, in fact, today at one point this morning the Dow was up close to 400 points; ended up closing negative.  It wasn’t a big drop; about 20 points, but I think that’s the biggest reversal of a gain to a loss in a little over 2 years. The broader market

Stock Market Decline Predicted Last Friday I have to warn you up front that I seem to have come down with something last night after the game, and I am having trouble talking today.  I normally would not record, but I have to because on Friday’s podcast I predicted the decline that we saw today.

666 Point Drop Today the Dow finished off its worse week in 2 years with a 666 point drop.  That is the third largest point drop in the history of the Dow.  The last big drop that was larger happened during the 2008 financial crisis.  Percentage-wise, though the 666-point drop today is only 2.5% so