Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, the largest “blank check” company, went public on Wednesday, with more than $ 4 billion in his kitty to acquire a still-undetermined company, and has two years to choose a . Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd. PSTH.UT, + 7.97% is a special purpose acquisition …
Read More »When does it make sense to take Social Security at age 62?
It’s best to wait until you’re 70 to start receiving Social Security retirement benefits, even if it means tapping your retirement assets deep in a bear market. Why? Because the guaranteed and risk-free increase of 8% per year in the Social Security benefit is an unbeatable deal. And yet, in …
Read More »When does it make sense to take Social Security at age 62?
It’s best to wait until you’re 70 to start receiving Social Security retirement benefits, even if it means tapping your retirement assets deep in a bear market. Why? Because the guaranteed and risk-free increase of 8% per year in the Social Security benefit is an unbeatable deal. And yet, in …
Read More »Gold rises to all-time high, silver rises further as tensions between the United States and China rise
Gold and silver rose further on Wednesday, after China said the United States ordered it to close its Houston consulate, signaling a further increase in tensions between the two countries and sparking demand for safe-haven assets. “Gold attracts flows when real interest rates compress and when political tensions increase, making …
Read More »Stock market timekeeper, revered by hedge fund giants, says the S&P 500 will cap 3,500 in a few weeks
Tom DeMark says the S&P 500 index has more room to run, according to a Bloomberg News report on Tuesday. The technical analyst and market timekeeper says the broad market stock index is likely to hit 3,500 as the general stock market tries to catch up to the dizzying pace …
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