Watch Video Chief Income Strategist Marc Lichtenfeld is everywhere these days! Just recently we held our 26th Annual Investment U Conference in Ojai, California, where Marc gave presentations on his 10 big predictions for 2024, his favorite bonds to own right now, how to invest regardless of who wins the presidential election and more… Then shortly after, he sat down with our friends at MarketBeat to chat about various topics related to income and building wealth. During the interview, Marc discussed… What he says is the greatest force to help you grow your wealth How to tell which high yiel ..read more

You know the expression “When the going gets tough, the government hands out free money”? No? Well, that should be the saying these days. The government has gotten into the ugly habit of handing out money anytime things get a bit unpleasant. When the Great Recession hit, the government sent out checks – including to people who didn’t need them. More recently, we got checks from the government when COVID-19 hit. In this case, it was initially a good idea, as the economy had suddenly been shut down, employers were no longer hiring and many needed the government money as a lifeline. But the givea ..read more

Experts often tell you that the secret to success in life is thinking big. Maybe. But in the stock market, the opposite is generally true. It pays to think small. By that I mean stop trying to figure out inflation, interest rates, the economic slowdown in China, the war in Ukraine and when the next recession will hit – instead, concentrate on something smaller. Like the prospects for a particular business. Here are two brief examples from my own experience… About 30 years ago – back when I was a money manager and research analyst – I was an avid basketball player. As soon as the closing b ..read more

Earnings season is here once again! As they do every quarter, the big investment banks kicked off first quarter earnings season last Friday. It wasn’t a particularly strong start to the season… While JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WF) and Citigroup (NYSE: C) reported relatively solid revenue and profit numbers, they disappointed on so-called guidance. That is, they didn’t paint as rosy a picture for the remainder of 2024 as many investors would have liked. Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) remedied that a bit on Monday with results that beat analysts’ expectations for both revenue and ..read more

It’s not often that you read a great book written by a dishwasher. But Glen Van Peski – who works part-time at the Sparrow Bakery in Bend, Oregon – is not your usual pot scrubber. Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Glen on extended hiking trips, most recently across Tuscany and along Austria’s Alpe Adria Trail. Glen has hiked most of the Pacific Crest Trail and wandered much of the backcountry in Europe and Japan. (As J.R.R. Tolkien said, “Not all who wander are lost.”) He has been featured in Backpacker, Outside, and National Geographic Adventure magazines and The N ..read more

My wife and I got together with friends two weekends ago. The husband works for a startup but has been looking for a new job at a more stable and mature business. His wife said, “In this economy, we need something stable.” I certainly understand the need for stable income. But I was a little confused about what she meant when she said “in this economy.” I can’t remember the last time I had an open seat next to me on a flight – and it’s not like flights are cheap. There are no discounts to be found at hotels either, but they’re crowded too. And popular restaurants in most cities are booming des ..read more

EDITOR’S NOTE: We want to ensure you have every possible type of trading strategy to help you achieve financial freedom. That’s why in today’s guest article, one of our friends at Monument Traders Alliance has a new strategy he’s revealing to the world. Head Trading Tactician Bryan Bottarelli has a new way to trade government reports. There’s nobody else out there with a system like this, and it offers the potential for huge gains overnight. In fact, Bryan is revealing one of his favorite reports for using this strategy. You can read more about it here. – Nicole Labra, Senior Managing Editor I ..read more

Don’t fight the Fed. It’s one of the oldest rules on Wall Street. It also continues to be excellent advice, considering that investors buy risk assets like stocks when the Federal Reserve is hiking rates often lose money… either through a falling stock market or by not putting their money to work into other assets. The S&P 500 was flat during the Fed’s recent hiking cycle from March 2022 to September 2023. Conversely, those who don’t invest in stocks when the Fed is cutting or holding rates steady often miss out on strong market gains. The S&P 500 soared more than 50% during the Fed’s ..read more

Say what you will about crypto… but there’s no denying it has completely disrupted the modern investing world. It’s the type of story we’ve seen play out again and again over the years. And as today’s guest contributor Robert Ross shows, these are important moments not just for the markets, but for society at large. Of course, at Liberty Through Wealth, our main goal is to share insights with the potential to help you grow your wealth. That’s why we encourage you to both read Robert’s piece below and sign up for a free crypto event he’s hosting on April 11. It’s all about the upcoming Bit ..read more

In my previous life as a Wall Street money manager, a colleague insisted that it is impossible to help some investors. “They refuse to stick to a plan,” he said. “And are happy to trade a proven investment approach for something that ‘sounds good’ instead.” I was reminded of that conversation when I read a note from a subscriber to my Momentum Alert. For the uninitiated, The Momentum Alert is a fast-paced trading research service I’ve run for nearly two decades. The idea is to identify the most rapidly growing companies – also the market’s best-performing stocks – and ride them for all they’re ..read more