Trump Needs Canadian Aluminum Or He’ll Never “Make America Great Again”! Here’s Why
Introduction Trump has announced a tariffs on imported aluminum that is set to come into effect April 2nd, and Quebec Premier Francois Legault thinks that’s one battle that Canada can win. “They really need us,” Legault told reporters in Washington…More than half of U.S. aluminum imports come from Canada, and most of it from Quebec […]
Tariffs To Increase Vehicle Prices As Much As $12,000 & Result In Major Cuts In Production and Employment
Introduction The price for a battery-electric crossover vehicle could rise as much as $12,000, a full-size SUV by $9,040 and a pickup truck by $7,960, according to a report from consultancy Anderson Economic Group, which reviewed unnamed models from from GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda, Kia, BMW, Audi and Tesla assembled in North America. Projected price increases […]
Tax-Exempt Municipal Bonds: Are They A Good Investment For You?
What Are Tax-Exempt Municipal Bonds? As explained in an article by financestrategists, tax-exempt municipal bonds are debt securities issued by governmental entities, such as states, cities, and counties, to finance public projects without having to raise taxes and the interest income earned on these bonds is exempt from federal income taxes and, in some cases, […]
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): The Risks & Benefits
An Introduction What follows is the second installment (an edited and abridged version of the original newsletter) in a series on alternative investments by Spencer Wright from his latest Forecasts & Trends E-letter. You can find the first in the series, Is Private Equity Investing For You?, here. Wright points out that ‘The sheer size […]
Update: Deeply Indebted Countries Headed For Trouble – Here’s Why
“The history of financial crises is that when an accident is waiting to happen, it eventually does and, when countries become too deeply indebted, they are headed for trouble. When debt-fueled asset price explosions seem too good to be true, they probably are but the exact timing can be very difficult to guess, and a […]
Could The S&P 500 Reach 10,000 By 2029? Here’s Why, and Why Not
Introduction The S&P 500 has seen an impressive surge of late, climbing past 6,000 and sparking significant optimism in the financial markets. Lance Roberts highlights in an article that economist Ed Yardeni anticipates that: the S&P 500 will reach 6,100 by the end of 2024, with additional gains to 7,000 by 2025 and 8,000 by 2026 […]
