Higher for Longer:
This is an excerpt from the DKI July letter: Over a year ago, the “pivot people” started calling for the Fed to pivot to lower rates. At the time and for the past year, DKI has said that we were nowhere near a pivot and that we expect the Fed to continue raising. Shortly … Read more
How to Use the Current Recommendations Page
How to Use the Current Recommendations Page One of my favorite parts of running Deep Knowledge Investing is the interactions I have with our subscribers. I tend to get thoughtful questions that serve as a guide for how I can better communicate investment ideas to the community here. A new subscriber had some questions … Read more
Mixed Economic Data – Still More Rate Hikes:
This is an excerpt from the DKI July letter: Last month, we wrote this: DKI has been highlighting inconsistent economic data since last November. However, recent news has put that trend on steroids. The ISM Manufacturing Index and the Purchasing Managers’ Index are both showing contraction/recessionary indicators. Demand for goods is weak. Lumber pricing … Read more
Big Institutional Firms File for Bitcoin ETF
This is an excerpt from the DKI July letter: When DKI recommended buying Bitcoin a couple of years ago at half the current price in dollars, part of our thesis was the coming institutional acceptance of the asset. We hypothesized that even small percentage allocations from firms managing trillions of dollars would overwhelm Bitcoin … Read more
5 Things to Know in Investing This Week – July 14th, 2023
The Disinflation Issue Lots of disinflation news this week. Disinflation means a reduction in the rate of inflation. Prices are still going up, but at a slower rate. The data doesn’t paint a perfect picture, and we’ll elaborate in the “Things” below. We also have some new information on the year’s best antitrust case, and … Read more
Reminder for Tomorrow’s DKI Webinar
This is a reminder for tomorrow’s subscriber’s-only webinar with me, Chris Bell (DKI Board of Advisors and National Sales Manager for Horizon Kinetics), and James Davolos (Star portfolio manager for the Horizon Kinetics’ Inflation Beneficiaries Fund). We’ll be covering inflation, the economy, the stock market, and Bitcoin. I’ve also just gotten a couple of questions … Read more