I have been a Barron's subscriber for at least 40 years. It was tough back when everything was print only. When it arrived in the mail it was already two weeks old.
It can be a good source for ideas but nothing is a substitute for your own due diligence.
Other guys that I read when I can are ;
James Grant. Grant's Interest Rate Observer.
Mark Hulbert: Hulbert's Rating Service.................his newsletter digests and rates other newsletters
Howard Marks: Oakmark Capital. This guy IMO is the best there is at getting a good read on what is happening in the economy.
Steve Sosnick: Chief Strategist at Interactive Brokers........contributes to a daily aggregation of articles and opinions on markets and the economy. He is a must read daily for me.
You can find his stuff at Trader's Insight......and sign up for free access emailed to you daily........I am an Interactive customer, but I don't think you have to be to sign up . Give it a shot
If you are looking for a service that tells you what and when to buy..........I can't recommend any
white17- Any of your folks telling you of a 30-50% correction when the ole US of A slides into a major recession or an outright depression in the next couple of years...? Do anyone of such folks recommend either shorting specific stocks in general or the use of ETFs that are basically shorts...??
No one that I read is suggesting a correction of that magnitude. On the other hand, it seems that most folks believe that valuations are stretched to say the least. There are so many things that are perceived to be potential triggers that are just waiting for an excuse.........or a valid reason.....to kick off that correction. 10-20% would not come as a surprise IMO.
On a historical basis, July is the month with the most substantial corrections......but most metrics do not show us in danger of that..yet.
Personally, I think the biggest potential ..and likely catalyst for a sell off could/will be a failed US treasury auction. I also believe that could be triggered by the election outcomes or even the perception of different outcomes.
On shorting or hedging with either short or leveraged/inverse ETF's. I've heard no one calling for that.
Hedging...right now is fairly inexpensive due to low volatility...see VIX. But ETF's that use leverage or shorting can have very high management fees and not really good performance records.
Direct shorting of stocks can get terribly expensive depending on what stock you are trying to short.
