By Gavin Magor On September 12, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Hurricane Harvey recently hammered Texas, causing losses that could eventually total tens (or even hundreds) of billions of dollars. Now in Hurricane Irma’s wake, many are wondering about...
By Mike Larson On September 11, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have together caused billions of dollars in property damage, disrupted countless businesses, and tragically, cost dozens of lives.
But as I wrote recently, the...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On September 8, 201708:00 AM Eastern
As the floodwaters recede from Hurricane Harvey, what’s left behind in Houston and the Texas coast is devastating in both scale and cost: Hundreds of thousands of homes damaged or destroyed, a...
By Mike Larson On September 8, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Last week, I wrote about Hurricane Harvey. I suggested investors could “do well by doing good” by investing in companies whose products will help fuel the rebuilding and recovery process in Texas...
By Gavin Magor On September 7, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Devastating, and expensive, the damage in Texas from Hurricane Harvey will fall mainly on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as I said last week. Catastrophe funding will also kick in for...
By Mandeep Rai On September 6, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The market is getting buffeted by two powerful forces: The geopolitical fallout from North Korea’s aggressive nuclear test and worries over major economic and insurance losses tied to Hurricane...
By Sean Brodrick On September 5, 201712:54 PM Eastern
Last week, I recommended you buy two gold-leveraged names. That was because I expected gold’s bull run to continue. And that’s happening today. Gold’s big bull cycle is helped along by North...
By Remi Lukosiunas On September 5, 201707:00 AM Eastern
As the clean-up begins in earnest after Hurricane Harvey, the storm’s financial impact inevitably comes to mind. Customers have loans and deposits with banks in the region, and they may worry...
By Sean Brodrick On September 1, 201709:49 AM Eastern
It’s time to make some changes to your portfolio to get better position for the next leg higher in gold and to exit what’s not working out.
Action #1: Sell QID
First, one that isn’t working...
By Mike Larson On September 1, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The floodwaters are starting to recede in Texas and Louisiana, and the remnants of Hurricane Harvey are finally clearing out of the Gulf region. Now, the long recovery process can get underway.
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