by Ian King | Jan 29, 2023 | Banyan Edge, bubble, Economy, Federal Reserve, Housing, Interest Rates, Investing, Real Estate, Recession
Back in 2018, my wife and I made a big change.We hightailed it out of New York City and made our way down to South Florida.It’s one of the best decisions we’ve ever made.If you’ve been to NYC, you know it’s utter chaos. Crossing the street, hailing a cab, catching the...
by Ian King | Jan 24, 2023 | Banyan Edge, Ben Bernanke, Economy, Federal Reserve, Inflatin, Interest Rates, Investing, Quantitative Easing, Recession, Stocks
The Federal Reserve is running a con game.Strong words, I know. Especially for a trusted arm of the government…The Fed was established in 1913 to address a few problems — banking panics, the United States’ money supply, system risks in financial markets — you name...
by Ian King | Jan 17, 2023 | 1000% Project, Banyan Edge, financial tech, Investing, Keith Kaplan, portfolio maintenance, risk management, Stock Investing, Stocks, Tradesmith, tradestops
If you’re following the news, you know things are pretty rough out there… Record-high inflation. Soaring mortgage rates. The worst stock sell-off in 50 years. Well, according to my research, that’s just a preview of even more madness in store for the markets over the...
by Ian King | Jan 10, 2023 | Banyan Edge, Bear Market, Federal Reserve, growth, Growth Stocks, Ian King, Inflation, Investing, investing opportunities, Investment Opportunities, PMI, Stocks
I’ll be blunt…For a casual investor, right now seems like a crappy time to be in the market. Take a look at these recent headlines: From The Wall Street Journal: “Amazon Layoffs to Hit Over 18,000 Workers, the Most in Recent Tech Wave.” From Yahoo: “Tesla stock is...
by Ian King | Jan 3, 2023 | Banyan Edge, contrarian, Federal Reserve, Growth Stocks, Interest Rates, Investing, pivot, Recession, Stocks
Four years ago, while on my honeymoon in Bali, I caught the wave of my life.The Padang Padang surf break is a world-class spot for surfers. It’s about a half-mile paddle from the shore around a rocky cliff.Bali was having one of the best swells of the decade that...
by Ian King | Dec 27, 2022 | Banyan Edge, big oil, Energy Stocks, Investing, Oil, Renewable Energy, Stocks
Man, it’s been a wild couple of years for oil…Remember back in 2020, during the peak of the coronavirus? A barrel of oil actually traded below $0.It makes sense. With everyone hunkering down at home, no one was driving, and the entire world had an oversupply of oil....
