Sector Mail Archive
5-4-21: Beware of “Things You Know that Just Ain’t So”
by Jason Bodner May 4, 2021 History is littered with “facts” that turn out to be myths. For instance, you may have heard that Einstein failed math class. Not so. Albert himself [...]
4-27-21: Talk Isn’t Cheap – It’s Costly to Listen to Negative News
by Jason Bodner April 27, 2021 They say talk is cheap, but I find it can be terribly expensive. Take President William Henry Harrison. His inauguration speech was very long. At 8,445 [...]
4-20-21: Get Ready for Lift-Off in a “Blockbuster” Earnings Season
by Jason Bodner April 20, 2021 It was a frantic Friday. I had tons of work to do, besides juggling three boys, home from school, but the afternoon gave me some perspective. [...]
4-13-21: Is the Stock Market a “Yellow Light Turning Red”?
by Jason Bodner April 13, 2021 Odd as it may seem, I think yellow traffic lights sum up human behavior perfectly. When lights at intersections rolled out in 1868, yellow wasn’t part [...]
4-6-21: “Sector Thrust,” a New Way to Handicap Sectors
by Jason Bodner April 6, 2021 Humans have thought about fast money ever since money was invented. Even the most conservative types dream of a sudden windfall. Take me: I know I [...]
3-30-21: Jason’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Market Day
by Jason Bodner March 30, 2021 We’ve all had days where nothing goes right, like there’s a conspiracy against us. Judith Viorst wrote a book dealing with this, called Alexander and the [...]
3-23-21: Tune Out the Noise – Including That Ringing Phone!
by Jason Bodner March 23, 2021 I catch flack if I don’t pick up my phone when it’s incessantly ringing. That’s because I get very focused on what I’m doing, so I [...]
3-16-21: Does This Jekyll & Hyde Market Have “Multiple Personality Disorder”?
by Jason Bodner March 16, 2021 “Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club.” This awesome 1999 movie details the experience of [...]
3-9-21: Fight Fear with Superior Market Research
by Jason Bodner March 9, 2021 We are supposed to be physically fit, right? Doctors recommend regular exercise and a healthy diet. The benefits include a healthy heart, living longer and less [...]
3-2-21: Is the Stock Market Beginning to Crack?
by Jason Bodner March 2, 2021 Can we know what the future holds? That’s impossible. No one can really tell the future, right? My wife and I were just talking about this [...]
2-23-21: An Update on our Rapidly Growing Big Money Index
by Jason Bodner February 23, 2021 History can get distorted at times. I was interested to learn that Paul Revere never shouted: “The British are coming!” After all, his warning was supposed [...]
2-17-21: Statistical Analysis for Smart Dummies
by Jason Bodner February 17, 2021 Statistical Analysis. Seeing those two boring words may have made you sweaty from bad high school memories. Don’t worry, I won’t bash you with math. It’s [...]