FS Staff's Blog

Feb 01 – Louis Gave at Gavekal Research says the greatest source of potential instability in the years ahead lies with the massive growth of the U.S. corporate debt market, particularly at the BBB-rated (near junk) level. Gave recently told FS Insider that it has...

Jan 30 – Stocks are staging a sizable rally after the Fed signaled to investors that they would be more patient on further rate hikes. As shown below, the S&P 500 has now rallied above its multi-month downtrend from the highs of last year...

Jan 29 – In a recent interview with Financial Sense’s Jim Puplava, energy expert Robert Rapier explained why he thinks OPEC is headed for trouble and what the increased popularity of electric vehicles will do to oil markets. It’s only a matter of time before...

Jan 24 –Jim Puplava recently spoke with financial analyst and commentator A. Gary Shilling on FS Insider. Shilling has a long history with Wall Street—he was fired from Merrill-Lynch for accurately calling the 1969-1970 recession...

Jan 22 – Ryan Sweet spoke with Financial Sense’s Jim Puplava on the impact of the government shutdown on U.S. GDP and how it’s not only affecting thousands of American families but is beginning to trickle into areas of the economy like housing and small business...

Jan 10 – Craig “Bullseye” Johnson of Piper Jaffray (who earned such a moniker for his spot-on calls) recently spoke on Financial Sense Newshour to give an update on his outlook. When we last talked with him in October he predicted that...

Jan 9 – You may have heard the term loosely tossed into conversation or floating around the internet, but what exactly is 5G and how is it different from say 4G or 3G? Woody Preucil explained that 5G is a key technology because it has the power to harness...

Dec 28 – In her interview with FS Insider, DiMartino Booth highlighted what a unique period we’re currently in as there isn’t a similar historical cycle, “we’ve never had quantitative easing in past cycles, we’ve never had 22 trillion dollars of...

Dec 14 – Oppenheimer's Ari Wald says we've now broken a multi-year uptrend in the US stock market that started in February 2016 with greater downside risks to commodities and other areas. Wald now sees us in an important transitional...

Dec 7 – “What you're starting to see now is the that the fund community is anticipating that these deals are going to get busted because the paper they own is going to get downgraded. What this tells you is that we do have a credit problem coming...

Dec 4 – “I think what has ended is the period of time lead by the FAANG stocks, that's over now. That is well and truly over. We're not saying the FAANGs are going to go bust or anything like that but what they’re likely to do is...

Nov 27 – In today’s Lifetime Income podcast, Jim Puplava and Laurence Kotlikoff explain how long-held retirement rules of thumb are failing to meet the needs of individuals in today’s world. According to Kotlikoff, “conventional financial planning is asking the wrong questions...

Nov 27 – Drones are everywhere: they’re shooting film for the the movies we watch, delivering packages and medical supplies, even helping to fight fires. Tabb Firchau of Freefly Systems spoke to FS Insider about the range of things drones are able to do today...

Nov 26 – As Einstein once said, “The most important thing is not to stop questioning.” In today’s Lifetime Income podcast, we discuss the five most important topics and questions to ask when preparing for retirement. First and foremost is...

Nov 19 – With the job market continuing to tighten, the economy running above trend, and wage growth now picking up, there’s a good chance we’ll see some of the best holiday spending in years this Christmas season. Starting in the second half of 2019, however...