Week in Review #309

Week in Review #309

Summing Up The Week After four years of basically being able to ignore commentary from the White House, this week reminded me of the power of ex-President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on the markets. With positive news coming out early in the week, the stock market...
Speculation in Play #120

Speculation in Play #120

 April 23, 2021   Risk Disclaimer The positions in this portfolio are incredibly risky and extremely volatile.   No one at Get Irked is a professional financial adviser (or a doctor), so consult with your own financial adviser to see if any of these positions fit...
Week in Review #127

Week in Review #127

Summing Up The Week Unsurprisingly, this week focused entirely on the peaceful transition of power in the U.S. from President Donald Trump to President Joe Biden on Wednesday. Following Trump’s disgraceful final days in office, many law enforcement agencies...
Week in Review #126

Week in Review #126

Summing Up The Week The markets opened up the week volatile as the Democrats prepared to and eventually impeached President Donald Trump for a second time (the first time in U.S. history for a President to be impeached twice). Later in the week, the markets looked...
Week in Review #125

Week in Review #125

Summing Up The Week Before I start this week’s Week in Review, I wanted to take a moment to address the horrific events that happened on Wednesday, where pro-Trump extremists performed a siege on the U.S. Capitol and five individuals died. The acts of the...