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Navigating Volatility: How Geopolitical Tensions Shape Global Financial Markets

John McDowell : August 29, 2024

Wars, natural disasters, political unrest, disease outbreaks, regime change, and trade disputes are some of the many examples of geopolitical events....

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Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump: How Their Potential Leadership Could Shape Financial Markets

John McDowell : August 24, 2024

With the presidential elections approaching, the election-related activities are picking up steam along with the presidential candidates wooing the...

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The Impact of Central Bank Policies on Emerging Markets: What to Expect in the Coming Months

John McDowell : August 15, 2024

What are Emerging Markets?

Emerging markets refer to economies of developing countries with high growth rates. This is in contrast to developed...

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Dividend Investing in a Rising Interest Rate Environment

John McDowell : August 9, 2024

Dividend investing gives you the best of both worlds in stock investing: dividends and potential capital appreciation through stock appreciation....

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The AI Revolution in Investing: Friend or Foe?

John McDowell : August 4, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and generative AI technologies like ChatGPT and Google Gemini have taken the world by storm, with almost every industry...

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Trading Based on Political News: A High-Risk, High-Reward Game

John McDowell : July 31, 2024

"This is a man's world," cries James Brown. It's one of Donald Trump's favorite songs. He plays it along with his favorites from Sinatra while out on...

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Riding the Power Trend: Navigating the Next Big Market Wave

John McDowell : July 29, 2024

If the stock market were a rock song, a power trend would be the epic riff near the end of the song. It's like buying on margin toward the end of...