Norfolk Southern is the latest poster child for the pitfalls of financial engineering. Years of reckless cost cutting and debt-fueled buybacks, at the expense of infrastructure upgrades, have caused an ecological disaster.
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In many ways, the 2020s inflation scenario matches that of the 1970s.
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The REIT we’ll introduce today offers an extra degree of safety. It avoids physical real estate properties entirely, and instead invests primarily in mortgage securities that are effectively backed by the government. And they’re a better buy than government bonds.
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One of many casualties of the coming corporate debt implosion.
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Every once in a while, a financial panic or deep recession provides the rare chance to buy quality merchandise at fire-sale prices. The time isn’t now, but it’s coming. Don’t Believe in “The End of America”…? Then Watch Gold Gold is the best-performing asset class since 2000. It has outperformed stocks, bonds, cash, real estate,
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Investors Suddenly Denied Access to Their Own Funds… The day after Slava was sent to the funny farm, his wife marched into our skyscraper office in downtown Moscow – and pulled an Al Haig. Al Haig was Secretary of State when U.S. President Ronald Reagan was felled by an assassin’s bullet on March 30, 1981.
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We’re calling the coming market carnage in corporate bonds The Greatest Legal Transfer of Wealth in History. The explosive growth, and deteriorating quality, of the “investment grade” bond universe will play a major role in the coming corporate debt crisis.
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Cheap money is grounding flights all over America – and that’s just the beginning. Next Wednesday will be one of the busiest travel days of the year here in America. And if you’re flying somewhere, you’re likely a victim of cheap money. That is… you’re suffering long delays… overworked staff… decrepit planes… and a customer
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Porter & Co. is looking for a “maniacal” distressed debt analyst… see the end of this email for details… Late last month, the Wall Street Journal passed along a “great” stock tip. It was only about a decade late. “Any stock that doubles in five years, outperforms tech giants over three years and beats more
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Homebuilders have reported fewer new construction starts every month since March. That’s the longest stretch of declines since the housing crisis of 2007. And homebuyers have even begun walking away from their deposits – cancellations are above 15% for the second consecutive month. You’re receiving Something You Don’t Know as part of your complimentary subscription
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