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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the "Bailout"

By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - August 19, 2023

Postcards from the florida republic An independent and profitable state of mind. The Wall Street Journal warns that China could soon face its “Lehman Brothers moment.” It’s a call back to the defining moment of the 2008 Financial Crisis. That “moment” was the long-expected collapse of one of Wall Street’s oldest and most-connected banks. The […]

This Garbage Stock is Everything Wrong with Today’s Public Markets

By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - August 18, 2023

Postcards from the florida republic An independent and profitable state of mind. Want to see me leave a cocktail party early? Send a food server over with a plate of one heinous dish. I’ll move out of there faster than Tweedy Bird… so fast feathers fly. What’s this poison food I won’t touch? “Plant-based meat.” Off […]

Keep Momentum Simple (Stupid)

By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - August 17, 2023

Postcards from the florida republic An independent and profitable state of mind. The emails trickled in one at a time… Then the phone calls started. A business-school friend – with an MBA and decades of executive experience… A financial publisher who’d edited newsletters for 30 years… A bartender in Washington D.C., A relative […]

The Great “Decluttering” of 2023 Reveals a Simple Path to Success

By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - August 16, 2023

Postcards from the florida republic An independent and profitable state of mind. At Republic Research, sell calls on existing long positions to generate income when momentum goes negative. We shift to cash and wait for the next wave of capital to reenter the market. A central bank may pump more money into the […]

Here's How We'll Approach Negative Momentum in the Republic

By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - August 15, 2023

Postcards from the florida republic An independent and profitable state of mind. Lansdowne Pub is 1.9 miles from my house. It’s a local Irish pub with a lot of Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots flair. I proudly wear my Orioles hat or “World’s No. 1 Dad” Buffalo Bills shirt when I […]

The Big Hedge

By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - August 14, 2023

Postcards from the florida republic An independent and profitable state of mind. I’m traveling to Jacksonville today. It’s the largest city by land area in the Continental 48 states. It feels like its own small nation. While on a fact-finding mission for the Republic, I’ve decided this would make a fine port of […]

Here's the Secret to Timing the Market Perfectly

By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - August 13, 2023

Postcards from the florida republic An independent and profitable state of mind. I give away these Momentum readings for free every day. These are the ultimate equalizer for retail investors against big, greedy institutions. No guessing. No silliness. No chasing headlines from journalism majors who don’t understand finance. When momentum goes RED, it […]

Called That Selloff… What About the Week Ahead?

By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - August 12, 2023

Postcards from the florida republic An independent and profitable state of mind. Momentum is completely red. A global liquidity shakeup hit hard. Energy stocks are the only bright spot right now, and the rotation into the sector (on the back of Saudi production cuts) has helped lift names like Exxon (XOM) and Occidental (OXY). I get […]

Are They Trying to Collapse America’s Standard of Living?

By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - August 11, 2023

Postcards from the florida republic An independent and profitable state of mind. Who in the hell goes to college and says, “You know what? I want to be a carbon bureaucrat when I grow up. I want to make unscientific recommendations… that no logical engineer would take seriously… I want to destroy economies in […]

A Quick Reminder Amid Today's Change in Momentum

By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - August 10, 2023

Postcards from the florida republic An independent and profitable state of mind. Two days ago, I commented on how to trade negative momentum. Today, an incredible rate of change reading put us squarely into that territory. I said the need to start hedging a few days ago after the MACD turned negative and early […]

My Six Simple Rules for Negative “Red” Momentum Markets

By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - August 8, 2023

Postcards from the florida republic An independent and profitable state of mind. In my world, momentum is a measurement of capital inflows and outflows in thousands of stocks. I take the measure, then boil it down to a simple red, yellow, or green. We’re coming off the longest stretch of positive inflows and price […]

Chicken is a Scary Economic Indicator Right Now

By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - August 7, 2023

Postcards from the florida republic An independent and profitable state of mind. My computer has a sticker of actor Jeff Daniels playing Joshua Chamberlain in the Civil War epic Gettysburg. Chamberlain was a Union officer in the Civil War who gained fame for his defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. The 20th Maine Infantry […]

What My Kid Gets About Inflation That No One Else Does

By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - August 6, 2023

Postcards from the florida republic An independent and profitable state of mind. Who's ready for war? Inflation hit the Baldwin household hard this time. This week, my daughter received a “KiwiCo” box, a monthly subscription service that teaches children scientific- and nature-based lessons. In previous months, we made cars and learned about tire treads. […]

Get Some Sleep Before the Week Ahead

By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - August 5, 2023

Postcards from the florida republic An independent and profitable state of mind. For years I didn't sleep well. Doctors don't ask about sleep health today. They don't ask about stress or exercise. Neither diet nor crushing work-life balance. Instead, they write scripts and offer pills to get you back to seven hours of sleep. My doctor […]

How Pros Play the S&P 500 on a Day Like Today

By Garrett Baldwin, Executive Producer, Money Morning - August 4, 2023

Postcards from the florida republic An independent and profitable state of mind. This morning, I was live with my usual crew at 9:30 am. We saw an Apple (AAPL) selloff to start the day. Momentum went red intraday for a whopping 13 minutes… and then flipped back intraday green at 10:15. At 10:07 am, I […]

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