A Glorious Day for Investors Markets rocketed with the Dow hitting an all-time high at 45,737 as J. Powell suggested a coming lowering of the FED rate. It doesn’t matter what he said, as investors only look for signals of the trend and when it will happen. At Friday’s closing bell, the Dow Jones rose…
Best Oil Stocks to Buy? Investors like yourself might be intrigued, even baffled by the price of oil as it consistently stays above $65 a barrel (WTI). And the fact the Saudis could unleash a torrent of oil has make oil companies and investors a little tentative about investing in carbon energy (oil and natural…
U.S. Equity Market Outlook H2 2025 Now past the mid-point of the year with market signals flashing green, investors are very excited about the last half of 2025. The long-term bull market is on, and investors are feeling there’s not much to dislike about the road ahead. The Trump recovery seems to trample any negativity…
Bitcoin Price Rising Fast to $1 Million? (Updated: July 21, 2025) Millions of investors, including institutional investors are buying Bitcoin or Bitcoin stocks this year, during the coming dip or in volatility trading. While the forecasts about Bitcoin’s price were outlandish previously, they are looking fairly accurate now. However, such speculation leaves investors vulnerable, as…
Market Correction Coming Soon? Do you ever get that feeling that when things look too good to be true, you’re not far from finding the truth? And one truth is that the stock market is not driven by valuations or earnings, but instead by the emotions of institutional and retail investors — animal spirits. Right…
Home Buyer Traffic Falls along with Builder Sentiment NAHB reports a decline in homebuilder sentiment and they cite high mortgage rates, economic uncertainty and import tariff wars as the cause. The builder sentiment survey showed a decline of 2 points to 32, the 3rd lowest point in 10 years, and only the second decline since…
✈️ 2025 US Travel Market Upheaval President Trump’s plan to revitalize and reindustrialize the US, and deploy high tariff barriers is inadvertently impacting the US travel market. It’s making global travel market and US travel forecasts and even accurate views of the actual market unfolding a challenge. Below you’ll find global travel statistics in relation…
When Will the Stock Market Recover? The recent plunge of stock prices on US exchanges has wiped out trillions of dollars of value gained in the last year. Prices were back to levels of April of 2024 and could fall further. Many were asking, when will the stock market recover. And this afternoon, we got…
3 Month Stock Market Outlook Today, March 31st, 2025, investors are waiting with trepidation as in only 2 days, the reciprocal tariffs on US imports kick in. The stock market is going to be exciting this week. Some may win big and others could lose badly. This week, experts believe will be volatile and slightly…
Small Business Outlook 2025 According to the US Chamber of Commerce, 33 million small companies in the USA employ nearly half of the American workforce and represent 43.5% of America’s GDP. They’re a major economic force, hampered in the last ten years via free trade, high interest rates, and high taxes — government-induced setbacks. Times…
How Long Before You Lose Your Job to AI? AI is here, and it’s like a forest fire that generates a little smoke at first but accelerates into intense firenados as it meets thick brush forest aided by higher winds and dry hot air. AI feeds on a high-cost, low-productivity environment which becomes fuel for…
The Battle with Trump Can Free Canada Up for a Better Future Canada has largely failed to develop its international export capability. It’s missed out on an opportunity to ease an unhealthy dependence on one nation — The United States. It’s the perfect time to launch a new international trade program and get over our…
Calgary Housing Market Improves Slightly vs Last Year CREB’s year-end report on the Calgary housing market showed home sales were down 3% from last December, but still well up from long-term averages. Time moves quickly and the past performance of the Calgary real estate market is only a weak guide as to where it’s heading….
Where is the Housing Market Headed Now? Last month, Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist held a conference to discuss the direction of the housing market. It’s good timing because this extreme conversion in US government philosophy is giving housing market forecasters big headaches. Which way will the US economy and housing market go? Zillow’s senior economist…
Travel Forecast – Industry Stats and Trends 2025 looks like it will be a fantastic year for US domestic and international travel. Americans continue to spend whether optimistic or pessimistic. And with the pro-business, pro-America government coming into office in January, the outlook for the 2025 economy is positive. Americans will spend $28.4 Billion this…
Stock Market Forecast for the Next 6 Months The six-month forecast period puts us past the 3 month spring period through to June where the economy might be picking up significant speed. Forecasts for the Dow Jones average for any time in the coming year are very scarce. It seems bank and investment company analysts…
Dow Forecast DJIA 2025 Institutional and retail investors across the Globe are watching US industrial companies, as the US economy emerges from the oppressive weight of high interest rates. And as America’s mighty industries reawaken, flush with stimulus spending and growing demand for housing, new factories, and AI technology, they may offer high earnings potential….
US Economic and Stock Market Surge The 2024 stock market bull run is set to run faster and higher beginning next spring and extending for the next 5 years under the now-forming government of President Trump. After the initial irrational exuberance, markets are a little flat this week as investors take some profits, and ponder…
Top Trending Stocks to Assess With the big Trump Presidency win crystalized today, we see a big shift in US companies and especially small US companies. The Russell 2000 for instance, for small caps, is up an incredible 6.3%. The anticipation of lower interest rates (sketchy forecast) has driven some enthusiasm for small business. And…
Republicans Sweep the US Elections While Democrat polling companies predicted Kamala Harris was the favorite and would win last night’s Presidential election, Americans turned up in force to reject her and her party. Donald K Trump won the US Presidential Election in what could be termed a landslide, as the Republicans swept the House and…
Is the US Headed for a Recession? Recession Watch 2024: It’s time to revisit the matter of the recession threat. There are plenty of factors that might conspired to send the stock market, housing market and whole economy spiraling downward to rough landing. Yes, you’re wondering about the possibility as many others are. The general…
Why Would Anyone Say a Market Correction is Coming? The economy is rolling along, with job growth and wage gains, while corporate earnings seem okay. Economists and stock market forecasters are bullish for the longer term. However, there are worries about the next 6 months and in particular, the next 3 months. 3 experts below share…
Bull Market Continues into 2025? 2024 was a record-breaking year for the S&P, NASDAQ, and Dow Jones listed stocks. With the election of the Pro-American business Donald Trump, the markets have much to celebrate. Reduced taxes, regulations, and government wasted spending, on the back of lower interest rates will spur the economy in 2025. There…
Will Home Prices Drop in Florida? It might seem impossible for home prices to fall across the State of Florida when the US economy and Florida economy are doing well, yet, Corelogic believes quite a few of Florida’s cities are in for a price drop. It’s bold to suggest a price drop in real estate…
Much Better Home Sales Season Ahead for Realtors The US Fed is likely to reduce the central lending rate slightly in July. What goes up must come down, the way it’s done after every recession the FED has launched. The rate decline will be minimal, however it still represents a signal of a trend and…
Will the Stock Market Soar in 2024? Now in mid 2023, many investors are anticipating the reversal of the FED lending rate which would send mortgage payments back down to aid in affordability for hungry home buyers. And with financing cheap again, investment in tech would likely roll on again too. Lots of positives when…
Are Home Prices About to Rocket? Everyone is waiting for interest rates to fall. That’s because those rates are what’s stopping the housing market specifically. High rates harm a lot of industries, but real estate is worst hit. It will recover quickly when rates go down. It’s those unwelcome interest rates that are preventing most…
Stock Market Best Sectors Forecast Some smart investors specialize in certain areas of the economy where they gain deeper insights and thus become more intimately in tune with meaningful, helpful, credible news, expert reviews and economic changes. Knowing which sectors of the economy are investible is the order of any intelligent investment strategy regardless of…
Watching P/E Ratios Might Help You Pick Winning Stocks Investors often make snap decisions on stocks to buy, which is why stats show most investors lose when choosing individual stocks. Disappointment waits when investors swim in murky, unknown waters with no indicators about which direction to go. Today, let’s dig down into one key signal…
Stock Market Outlook Next Ten Years It’s difficult for any investor to make confident stock buying and selling decisions without a clear, long term vision of the economy. You want some certainty about the 5 year outlook and the 10 year long range outlook. This long range outlook is about more than the Dow Jones…
Top 30 Post Pandemic Stocks to Buy This pandemic will fade off into history. It’s ruined the economy, but the US economic outlook and stock market forecast will brighten each and every month this year. The next 3 months might be grim, but as the stimulus kicks in, vaccinations grow, and people return to their…
EIA Predicts Big Price Drop in Brent and WTI Oil EIA, the US Energy Information Administration made it’s predictions for future oil prices and surprisingly, they believe oil prices will fall. In their latest price forecast, a shocking one, they predict the price of Brent crude oil will average $75/b in 2022 and $68/b in…
Why do Prices Rise? Stock market volatility is by no means over, as we enter the end of the imposed economic shutdown. The events of Black Friday help us see clearly what the threats and sell off signals are. It really brings home the potential for a significant sell off and this might prime us for…
China Economic Predictions It’s a challenge to describe the Chinese economy given it is a capitalist market built on top of a communist system. The country is now at a cross roads and must decide whether it can handle a free, open relationship with the rest of the world. Today’s topic is China’s effect on…
Buy House or Invest in Stocks? Where can you better build a fortune, or at least ensure you have the best long term investment? Is it stocks or real estate? Are you reviewing the buy a home vs buy hot stocks as a better decision? It shows you’re on the ball. You’ve got a lot…
Best 5G Stocks to Buy? What’s more exciting today buying the hottest tech stocks and small caps as we head into the economic recovery in 2021? It has to be 5G telecommunications technology and you’ll discover which may be the best 5G stocks to buy. While 5G technology kind of put people to sleep, and…
Stock Market Selloff 2023 “As part of his $4 trillion tax plan, B has proposed increasing the top tax rate for capital gains for the highest earners to 39.6% from 23.8%, the largest real increase in capital gains rates in history. Economic analyses show that capital gains tax hikes cause a burst of stock-selling…
Illinois and Greater Metro Chicago Real Estate The months of January and February revealed the Illinois housing market and especially Metro Chicago housing market performed much better. 2020 was starting in a promising rising direction with upward projections for the next 3 months. Now with the Covid 19 work shutdown, is Metro Chicago and Illinois…