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Investing Daily Printable PDF When the global chess game heats up, I seek the right moves from our master player: Scott Chan. Scott Chan (pictured here) is the lead analyst on two of our premium publications, Real World Investing and The Complete Investor. I interviewed China-born Scott this week, to discuss a range of geopolitical topics as they relate to investments. My questions are in bold. The Asia Pacific economy is bouncing back faster than other regions. Asian stock markets this month have extended their year-to-date gains. What’s at work here? China was the first country to d...

Investing Daily Printable PDF If you’re looking for macroeconomic insights that can help you make money, few analysts can match the prescience of Dr. Stephen Leeb, a colleague I’ve worked with since 1990. Over the decades, his predictions have demonstrated uncanny accuracy. Dr. Leeb (pictured) is chief investment strategist of Real World Investing and Investing Daily banner. With a new president in the White House and a world still grappling with a deadly pandemic, now’s a good time to tap Steve’s storehouse of knowledge. My questions are in bold. Do you anticipate a return to r...

Investing Daily Printable PDF Despite an abrupt drop in February and March, the stock market gave investors excellent returns in 2020. However, investment gains notwithstanding, the year was a very difficult one in many ways for the millions affected by the pandemic. We are happy to turn over a new leaf and look forward to a new year. But turning our attention back toward the market, where should our focus be for 2021 and beyond? The past two decades have seen strong gains in commodities, including gold. In that time, gold and copper gained well above 400%, compared with 140% for stocks (...

Investing Daily Printable PDF Some years there is an energy story so big, there’s no question it belongs at the top of the list. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011. In 2020, that story was the emergence and subsequent consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Let’s take a closer look at what it all means for investors. 1. COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on the energy sector. Many of the big energy stories of 2020 are directly attributable to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Oil demand was crushed beginning in the first quarter as...

Investing Daily Printable PDF This week, the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are being distributed throughout the United States. Among the first recipients are doctors, nurses, and other frontline medical workers. That’s great news for them, but the rest of us may have to wait while. Below, I’ll explain how confusion over that process could put a lot of money in your pockets. But first, you need to understand the circumstances that have created this rare opportunity to score a huge gain in a short period of time. Not among the group of initial vaccine recipients are cruise ship pass...