{"id":50335,"date":"2020-04-16T11:22:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T15:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=50335"},"modified":"2020-04-16T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T15:22:10","slug":"the-economy-is-tanking-in-places-the-stockmarket-is-booming-in-places-heres-how-to-figure-where-and-to-stay-sane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=50335","title":{"rendered":"The economy is tanking — in places. The stockmarket is booming — in places. Here’s how to figure where and to stay sane."},"content":{"rendered":"

The economy is tanking. The stockmarket is booming.<\/p>\n

That’s simplistic. In some areas the economy is exploding. Our local, boring supermarket is booked up until next Wednesday for delivery to our car.<\/p>\n

It looks like a V-shaped recovery. This is Nasdaq this year.<\/p>\n

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It’s really weird.<\/p>\n

I have friends who are 80% to 100% in cash.<\/p>\n

When someone has that much in cash, it means he\/she has no idea where things are going. Which is fine. They sleep at night.<\/p>\n

I have learned friends who think stocks are headed down the toilet. They have a lot of shorts (and lots of toilet paper).<\/p>\n

I have others who believe this present v-shaped bounce will last until Christmas, when we’ll have huge Santa Claus rally. These people are heavily invested.<\/p>\n

There are clearly two keys:<\/p>\n

\u00a0 + Find one tiny segment and thoroughly learn what’s happening in it and then place your bets. Stay at home has been working, e.g. ZM, Docu, Roku.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 + Don’t try to catch falling knives.<\/p>\n

If you have doubts, you should stay out and not mess with gambles you most likely won’t win — like trying to pick bottoms.<\/p>\n

Cramer did a piece last night on companies that had actually raised their dividends, including JNJ, PG, and ABT.<\/p>\n

JNJ’s dividend yield is 2.7% — more than you can earn on a treasury. Gilead is yielding 3.6%. And you might get a coronavirus pop on these two if they solve our virus problems.<\/p>\n

There’s even a list of 25-year Dividend Increasing Stocks<\/strong>. Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Another tip to American innovation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

America’s hair salons (which are all closed) are trying to keep secret the real color of their clients’ hair. They are selling hair coloring kits for $120+ with brush, personalized coloring stuff and sundry secret ingredients. We just received this package.<\/p>\n

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Naturally, there’s a gotcha! The wholesalers of the secrete ingredients are closed.<\/p>\n

You get the message. Here’s a new shortage. Trump needs this stuff, too.<\/p>\n

Your grandkids will love this<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n