During today’s market slide, our shares in Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:EW) fell below our $219 stop price. If you did not stop out automatically, please exit this trade as soon as possible.

Nassim Taleb defined a “Black Swan” as an unpredictable or unforeseen event that typically has extreme consequences. And, for the second week in a row, the biggest influence on markets is a Black Swan. I am referring here to the intensification of the Wuhan coronavirus in China. This outbreak, which has basically shut down the

For the second week in a row, the biggest influence on markets is a “Black Swan.” I am referring here to the intensification of the Wuhan coronavirus in China. This outbreak, which has basically shut down the second-largest economy in the world during the busiest time of the year for consumer spending in that country,

The broad market has come under selling pressure this week, and as of this writing, the S&P 500 Index is down more than 2% since our last issue. The culprit here, of course, is the intensification of the Wuhan coronavirus in China. This outbreak, which has basically shut down the second-largest economy in the world

A wise person once told me, “A man’s got to know his limitations.” Okay, that wise person was movie character “Dirty Harry,” but as you likely know, I find wisdom wherever I can. And in the spirit of knowing one’s limitations, I have to humbly admit that while I consider myself an expert on many aspects of investing, one thing I know I am not an expert on is owning physical gold, silver and other precious metals.

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The major influence on markets this week came from yet-another surprise (we’ve had several in this nascent year) and it was the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus. For complete details on what this virus is, and how it could potentially affect markets, I urge you to read The Deep Woods from Wednesday. In that article,

The major influence on markets this week came from yet another surprise (we’ve had several in this nascent year) — the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus. For complete details on what this virus is and how it could potentially affect markets, I urge you to read Wednesday’s edition of The Deep Woods. In that article,

This week, markets had to deal with yet another surprise in this young year. That surprise was news from China about the deadly Wuhan coronavirus. For complete details on what this virus is and how it could possibly affect markets, I urge you to read The Deep Woods from Wednesday. I go into all of

On Tuesday, we saw modest declines in the stock market that were driven by fears of an economic fallout from the rapidly spreading Wuhan coronavirus. As of this writing, there have been 17 confirmed