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The author's election prediction.  The winner of the 2020 Presidential election will seem obvious in hindsight. If former Vice President Joe Biden wins, that will be consistent with the polls. However, I predict President Trump will win re-election with 312 electoral votes. The...

The SEC, FINRA, and stock exchanges are proposing various market reforms that have significant implications to different constituents along the value chains. Let’s decipher any myths or short-sighted agendas, and add truthful knowledge in improving market fairness.  The SEC’s...

The Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 allows taxpayers to defer capital gains payment and recapture taxes on the sale of property by reinvesting the proceeds in another property equal to or of greater value. It has existed for 100 years, yet many are unfamiliar with the Section 1031, and others...

As the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the global economy, the crisis has once again shown the cracks in our financial systems. With communities around the world struggling to rebuild, many are reimagining new paths to development and financial security. As people search for more equitable, democratic...

Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia star as NYC detectives in Japan in Ridley Scott's film Black Rain. Japan's Nikkei 225 index is lower now than when Black Rain premiered in 1989 (still image via Ace Black Movie Blog).  Below is a recording of my presentation to the Greensboro chapter of...

Clean energy stocks have suddenly found momentum after languishing for years. The Invesco Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN) is up over 154% in the last six months and hitting highs not seen since 2011, while the Invesco Wilderhill Clean Energy ETF (NYSE: PBW) and VanEck Vectors Global...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. As coronavirus numbers across the U.S. are once again rising and uncertainty looms towards the upcoming election, more and more people are...

Political events have the potential to cause big moves in the stock market. However, there is no way to predict the outcome of such events or which direction the market will go. A different way to play a political event is volatility. If you expect a large move in the stock market, options can...

ARK Invest CEO and Chief Investment Officer Cathie Wood, has been making some notable trades lately. From unloading shares of Tesla to adding Fastly after a 30% decline. Let us try and pick her brain. Thursday, after market close, ARK released its refreshed holdings to the public. According to...

We have previously seen that $VIX has a slightly different pattern in election years than in most years. The wild market action of 2020 caused point “A” to be much higher than it previously was (maybe we should be using the median here, too). The low point of $VIX after that occurs...