When he passed away last week, Bernie Madoff still had 139 years left on his prison sentence. Anyone over the age of 30 remembers the story—Madoff swindled thousands of investors for billions of dollars, running one of the most elaborate Ponzi schemes in history.
One of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, Drew Brees, recently announced his retirement from the NFL. Brees is retiring with one Superbowl win, nearly a dozen passing records and a red carpet to the Hall of Fame.
This week, $400 billion in direct stimulus payments began flowing into the bank accounts of US households, courtesy of the American Rescue Plan. The Treasury says $262 billion has already been dispersed with the remainder scheduled to go out in the coming weeks.
Any investor must wonder: where will this money go next?
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“Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule.”
- Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
February 20, 2021
If energy stocks are heavily shorted, does that spell opportunity?
So far in 2021, WTI crude oil is up 22% and the Energy Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) has gained 18%—both outpacing the S&P 500’s 4.9% return. However, investor positioning shows most investors are not capitalizing on energy’s recent outperformance.
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