Growth Mail Archive
1-14-25: Benchmarks for Gold, U.S. Stocks and China in Mid-January
by Gary Alexander January 14, 2025 Today, I’ll cover Gold, U.S. stocks and China, as all have notable anniversaries in mid-January. #1-Gold Fueled America’s Industrial Revolution & Conquered Inflation 150 years ago, [...]
1-7-25: Recalling January 6th and All That Jazz
by Gary Alexander January 7, 2025 Yesterday was January 6th, when the new Congress (the 119th) met to tally the Electoral College votes so that President-elect Trump is cleared for Inauguration in [...]
12-31-24: A Report Card on the First Quarter of the 21st Century
by Gary Alexander December 31, 2024 With just one more trading day left in 2024, it’s too early to issue a final report card for 2024, much less December, nor that tardy [...]
12-24-24: My Top 10 (or 12) Books From 2024 – For Profiting from 2025
by Gary Alexander December 24, 2024 I’ve been delivering these Top 10 book lists here each Christmas since 2018. These lists began as gift ideas for my college-age grandchildren in 2015 then [...]
12-17-24: Santa Claus is Coming to Wall Street … Starting This Week?
by Gary Alexander December 17, 2024 The second half of December begins now. The 16th is the central day of a 31-day month, marking the start of the annual “Santa Claus Rally.” [...]
12-10-24: Happy 250th Birthday, America! To Keep Growing, Have More Kids!
by Gary Alexander December 10, 2024 This Friday, December 13, 2024, marks the first of several 250th birthday parties for America, since organized armies of Americans began fighting for freedom during this [...]
12-3-24: Seeds of Great Fortunes are Often Sown in Times of Great Trouble
by Gary Alexander December 3, 2024 At the 50th Annual New Orleans Investment Conference (November 20-23), I couldn’t help remembering the events of 1974, when the conference was born. I wasn’t there, [...]
11-26-24: Celebrations, Cautions and Calculations in the Crescent City
by Gary Alexander November 26, 2024 I’ve just returned from the 50th anniversary edition of the New Orleans Investment Conference (NOIC), my 41st consecutive as speaker, panel moderator and/or MC. In summary, [...]
11-19-24: What to Expect from Markets (and Swamp Creatures) in 2025
by Gary Alexander November 19, 2024 As you read this, I’m off to New Orleans for their 50th annual Investment Conference (my own 41st in a row as MC, panel moderator or [...]
11-12-24: The Market Implications of a Republican Sweep
by Gary Alexander November 12, 2024 Last Friday, after our regular weekly Market Mail conference call, I had the opportunity to join Louis Navellier and his daughter Crystal in a taping of [...]
11-5-24: What is Growth and What is a Mirage?
by Gary Alexander November 5, 2024 Last week, we learned about GDP growth and job growth, but the headlines were more like head fakes. First, the GDP headline mentioned 2.8% annualized GDP [...]
10-29-24: Welcome to Transition Week – November, Here We Come!
by Gary Alexander October 29, 2024 This is a week of transitions, from October to November, from Halloween to All Saint’s Day, from the worst performing six months (May to October) to [...]