Every CREST market brief, column, investing lesson and stock exit analysis. (132)
Mar 16, 2026 · Column
Oil at $100 and Iran Tensions: How Energy Shocks Silently Erode Every Corner of Your PortfolioCrude oil hits $100 as US-Iran tensions escalate. Here's how energy price shocks ripple through stocks, consumer spending, and your entire portfolio.
Mar 15, 2026 · Column
When Insiders Buy the Dip: What Smart Money Signals Really Mean for Individual InvestorsInsider purchases at Pan American Silver and Dentsply Sirona raise a key question: does smart money buying signal a real opportunity or a value trap?
Mar 15, 2026 · Column
Tax Refund Season: The $3,800 Question Every Investor Should Ask Before SpendingAverage tax refunds are up 10.2% this year. Here's how to think clearly about whether to invest that windfall or eliminate debt first.
Mar 11, 2026 · Column
Best Time to Sell Stocks 2026: What Market Conditions Tell YouWondering about the best time to sell stocks in 2026? Learn how current market conditions, volatility signals, and proven exit strategies can protect your gains.
Mar 6, 2026 · Column
The Pentagon Just Declared an AI Vendor a National Security Risk — And Wall Street Hasn't Blinked YetDOD labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk while actively using Claude in Iran war ops. The fracture line this creates runs through every AI investment thesis with federal exposure.
Mar 4, 2026 · Column
Profit Taking Rules Trading: How to Exit Without EmotionDiscover rules-based profit taking rules trading strategies that remove emotion from your exits. Learn how to lock in gains consistently with a clear system.
Mar 4, 2026 · Column
Blackstone's Record Redemptions: The Liquidity Trap Nobody Wants to NameJon Gray calls it noise. Institutional investors fleeing BCRED call it something else. When geopolitics becomes the base case, private credit's liquidity mismatch stops being theoretical.
Mar 2, 2026 · Column
Khamenei Is Dead. The Orchestra Is Improvising. And Markets Are Only Pricing the Wrong Risk.Crude's 8% spike is rational. What isn't priced: a three-way IRGC-clerical-nationalist succession fight over Iran's nuclear assets and proxy networks.
Feb 27, 2026 · Column
Block's 24% Pop on 4,000 Layoffs Is Not a Recovery — It's a ConfessionBlock fired half its workforce and the market cheered. That 24% single-day surge isn't a turnaround signal. It's the market telling you the mission was always fiction.
Feb 25, 2026 · Column
Stripe Circles PayPal: Vultures Don't Rescue Eagles, They Confirm the KillStripe's reported acquisition interest in PayPal isn't a fintech triumph — it's a public market autopsy. When private unicorns hunt discounted incumbents, price discovery has already failed.
Feb 24, 2026 · Column
Why Policy Chaos Is Crushing Your Stock-Picking EdgeTariffs reversed by courts, blizzards grounding airlines—fundamentals matter less when the game board keeps flipping. Here's what still works.
Feb 24, 2026 · Column
Ice-Skating on Breaking Glaciers: When Volatility Becomes the Asset ClassSupreme Court tariff blocks and pharma innovation collide—why the winners aren't betting on stability but on optionality amid constitutional uncertainty.