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January 2023

The GEHC Spinoff

January 18, 2023TradeSmith Research Team

In August 2022, we shared how General Electric (GE) was spinning off its healthcare unit into its own publicly traded company, which could unlock value for shareholders.  The spinoff is complete and GE HealthCare (GEHC) has been publicly trading since Jan. 4, so we thought now was the perfect time to catch up on the latest news and, most importantly, the potential investable opportunities.   “I Love It When a Plan Comes Together” — John “Hannibal” Smith, “The A-Team”   After market

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TradeSmith 2023 Investing Outlooks

January 9, 2023TradeSmith Research Team

Our team of experts are always in your corner, which is why we wanted to make sure you could easily access their 2023 investing outlooks: CEO Keith Kaplan Senior Crypto Analyst Joe Shew Chief Research Officer Justice Clark Litle Senior Analyst Mike Burnick Editor Jason Bodner LikeFolio Co-Founder Landon Swan To your investing success in 2023, Team TradeSmith

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ChatGPT and Declining Workforce Participation – What to Know

January 9, 2023TradeSmith Research Team

Any time something like ChatGPT – a user-friendly chatbot that was trained to interact with people in a conversational, humanlike way – is released into the world without much warning, there are always renewed worries that artificial intelligence (AI) will eventually render the human workforce obsolete. And when the United States labor force participation rate is still lower than it was before COVID-19, it can add to the narrative of a bleak, dystopian future. But as our friends at LikeFolio

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November 2022

TradeSmith’s 2023 Guide to Beating Inflation

November 18, 2022TradeSmith Research Team

If you’re old enough to remember the last time an inflationary bonfire savaged the U.S. economy – a time 40 years ago hallmarked by impotent policies and such tepid moves as “Whip Inflation Now” (WIN) buttons – you know full well the deeply personal and economic pain that relentlessly surging prices can cause. But you don’t have to be quite that “tenured” in life to fully experience that personal anguish and financial savagery. All you have to do is look

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February 2022

Inflation Is the Fed’s Own Problem, and It Is Too Slow with the Solution

February 24, 2022TradeSmith Editorial Staff

The Fed greatly expanded its balance sheet – essentially printing money – for years through a process called quantitative easing (QE). It started in the aftermath of the housing bust and financial crisis 15 years ago. And while the economy recovered, the Fed never really stopped printing money for long.

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January 2022

These Industries are Susceptible to Rate Hikes

January 31, 2022TradeSmith Editorial Staff

Last week, the Federal Reserve told us what we all expected: Rate hikes are coming. That exacerbated a sell-off in equity and debt markets, with technology stocks getting hit the worst. But there are a few industries I’m a bit concerned about, including the automotive and appliance industries.

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Oil Is a Far Better Inflation Hedge than Gold or Bitcoin

January 7, 2022TradeSmith Research Team

Are you worried about inflation? Do you seek investments that protect against inflation? If so, you should know that oil is a better inflation hedge than Bitcoin or gold. It isn’t a close contest either. When it comes to inflation protection, oil (and oil-related investments) beats gold and Bitcoin by a mile.

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December 2021

How Does Bad Stock Market Breadth Affect You?

December 16, 2021TradeSmith Editorial Staff

Over the last 93 years, a similar breadth thrust signal triggered only 52 other times. And after those previous signals, stock market returns were bullish the vast majority of the time.

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