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April 2021

Own Warren Buffett’s Portfolio For 85 Cents on the Dollar

April 8, 2021TradeSmith Editorial Staff

Who doesn’t want to invest like Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway? From humble beginnings, Buffett – the Oracle of Omaha – has amassed a fortune north of $100 billion. It might’ve been slow and steady, but his long-term strategy won the race. Many of the world’s top managers imitate his strategies down to individual stocks. In the last year, mainstream media outlets have crawled over each other to speculate on what he buys and what he sells. Come

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A Little Bank You’ve Never Heard Of Just Moved into Our Green Zone

April 7, 2021TradeSmith Editorial Staff

Editor’s Note: Yesterday we promised to include an entertainment stock pick that we expect to do well in the larger U.S. reopening. However, that recommendation is not quite ready. We will bring it to you soon, and we apologize for the delay. Want real trading ideas that you can’t find anywhere else? Try this tiny bank that just moved into the Health Indicator Green Zone on April 1. Right now, people are talking about Wells Fargo (WFC), Goldman Sachs (GS),

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A New Way to Start Your Day and Trade

April 6, 2021TradeSmith Editorial Staff

Today, we’re starting a fantastic journey together.  Our Chief Research Officer, Justice Clark Litle, has some very big plans for Decoder.  He’s committed to taking our products at TradeSmith to a whole new level.  And that means that Justice will no longer be writing TradeSmith Daily.  Don’t worry. Justice isn’t going anywhere.  He’s still out in the desert, bringing you the best insight and recommendations on the planet. I’ll check in with him a few times a week and get

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Parting Thoughts on a New Era

April 5, 2021John Banks

The first quarter of 2021 — which closed on March 31 — was the worst quarter for U.S. Treasury bonds since 1980. The last time treasuries looked this ugly, Paul Volcker was Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and Jimmy Carter was president. Prior to last quarter, bond prices at the long end of the curve (the 10-year and 30-year) had not fallen that far, that fast, in more than 40 years; that in turn means back-end yields had not risen

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You Can Still Beat the Big Money into Cryptos

April 2, 2021John Banks

Editor’s Note: The markets are closed for Good Friday, and we will return on Monday. Our good friends at InvestorPlace have some excellent research on altcoins that we think you will find interesting. Without further ado, here is Matt McCall. –JCL Upon hearing the news that Thomas Edison was working on an electric light bulb, a committee in Britain’s Parliament said that was “good enough for our Transatlantic friends… but unworthy of the attention of practical or scientific men.” Okay.

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I Don’t Usually Do This

April 2, 2021TradeSmith Editorial Staff

Rather than my usual essay, I’m sharing a rare, “no holds barred” interview I did with Dan Ferris on the Stansberry Investor Hour podcast last fall.  During this wide-ranging conversation, Dan and I dove into many of my favorite Money Talks topics, including my early financial troubles and how I solved them… why I’m so passionate about investor education… how I invest my own money today… why I personally use and believe in TradeSmith tools… and much more.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I

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Big Changes are Coming to TradeSmith Daily

April 1, 2021John Banks

A new day is dawning for TradeSmith Daily. Big changes are coming. If you’ve come to enjoy and appreciate the TradeSmith Daily format, the changes won’t be what you’re used to. But change can be a great thing — especially at the start of an exciting new chapter. Starting soon, all TradeSmith Daily broadcasts will be written in the Japanese haiku style. After a great deal of contemplation and experimentation, we have found that the timeless, elegant beauty of the

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March 2021

The Archegos Blow-Up was a Big Bank Bamboozle

March 31, 2021John Banks

The more we learn about last week’s blow-up of Archegos Capital Management — a family office that behaved far more like a gunslinger hedge fund — the bigger, stranger, and fishier it looks. A number of things about the blow-up don’t make sense — unless you factor in actions and motivations like market manipulation, shady dealing, and possibly even straight-up fraud. At this point, we expect to see shareholder lawsuits against the banks that lost billions in the meltdown (and

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