Dave Gonigam has been managing editor of The 5 Min. Forecast since September 2010. Before joining the research and writing team at Agora Financial in 2007, he worked for 20 years as an Emmy award-winning television news producer.
Forget Dinosaur Tech IPOs — Just Buy Apple
Companies go public to rake in a few billion dollars for themselves and the underwriters. And the suckers-- sorry, investors who gobble up shares when these things come out-- usually end up losers. The stock sinks once the initial euphoria wears off. Then it levels off at a much lower price before maybe rising at a normal pace again.
A “Do-or-Die” Moment for Housing
As the real estate market slowly begins to show signs of life, homebuilders continue to slide. The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction ETF is down almost 4% year-to-date. Over the past 16 months, the builders have been stuck in neutral, while the S&P has risen more than 26% over the same period. Something has to give. Greg Guenthner explains…
Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Technology
Today, David shows you what liberating technology, the free market, the right capital and the right people can do to make tomorrow’s ideas a reality today.
The Rise of the Recreational Venture Capitalist
It’s one thing to preorder a product from Kickstarter. But what if you could actually invest seed capital in a concept you believed in with your whole heart? What if you could be your own venture capitalist, risking a small chunk of your portfolio?
Investing in the New Captains of Industry, Part III
If the Maker Movement Is So Great, Where’s Our Flying Car?
Investing in the New Captains of Industry, Part II
From “Bits” to “Atoms”… Digital Innovation Finally Comes to the World of Real Stuff
Investing in the New Captains of Industry
How the “Maker Movement” Will Launch the Best of Times in a Tale of Two Americas