You’ve probably heard the term “sleeping giant” before. I know I have. My mom loved talking to me about World War II when I was a kid. …

According to English folklore, Robin Hood was a skilled archer, swordsman and heroic outlaw who stole from the rich to give to the poor. In modern times, Robinhood is also the name of a smartphone app that boasts zero-commission stock trading for its 3 million users. Since Robinhood’s target demographic…

I’ve got a proposal for you. The go-to benchmark in the U.S. is the S&P 500 Index. The financial media compares the returns of all types of investments to the index. And the S&P 500 has been doing well. Over the past two years, it has gained almost 50%. What…

“Minsky.” That innocuous surname has become my one-word rebuttal whenever someone suggests that we need not worry about financial markets. It may be shorthand … but to those in the know, it’s terrifying. It’s meant to be. To me, “Minsky” is a reminder that long stretches of prosperity — such…

A note from Ian: This article is purely hypothetical. I am not launching my own cryptocurrency next week. However, I am launching a new cryptocurrency advisory to help investors navigate and profit from the crypto markets. To learn more about it, click here. Since it’s currently en vogue right now…

One place I’m putting my money to take advantage of this downturn? Retailers. The sell-off of recent weeks knocked down the stock prices of many. It turned this already undervalued group of companies into a heavily undervalued group. Yet the news keeps getting better for retailers. Lost in last week’s…

I grew up in a conservative political household. My parents met as members of an early ’60s organization called Young Americans for Freedom. They went on to have careers in politics and government service. The high point of their political lives was the Reagan administration of the 1980s … the…

The markets are officially in correction territory. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average are down more than 10% from their January 26 all-time highs. On Thursday, the Dow dropped 1,000 points for the second time in a week. Markets are facing their worst weekly declines in more…

“Should I sell?” asked my friend Megan. “Did you see what happened on Friday?” asked my friend Justin. After two months of going straight up, the stock market is going down. My friends want to know, is this is “the end”? “The end” to them means that the stock market…