Joseph L. Shaefer

This is the time of year when most investment writers predict what will happen in 2022. What I would rather offer, however, is what is “most” likely to happen for the next 10, 20, or 50 years.  The...

There are scores of maritime shippers vying for investor attention, all of whom are enjoying appreciating stock prices. After all, “a rising tide lifts all boats.” From among this group I've selected...

Semiconductor firms and ETFs are more than 50% of my investments in the Information Technology sector right now. Why do I own such a compelling position in semiconductors? My logic is...

The company I refer to in the title is in a sector I haven't owned a single share in for many months. It's a Consumer Staples selection in the (gasp, shudder) tobacco industry. So let's get this out...

I am not talking about stock ownership vis a vis Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) in the title, rather, I am noting their sources of potential revenue from lithium extraction. That’s right, I said...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com While there are vehicles, along with automotive companies, still going strong that are named after these three men—Gottlieb Daimler, Wilhelm...

We now have ample evidence that our original analysis was correct about the changes that would likely take place under this new administration.   To begin with, re-regulation, in many sectors and...

I continue to see the U.S. economy enjoying another full period of outsized real growth. Why?  Let me count the ways: the surge in pent-up demand from the pandemic, robust monetary and fiscal...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com So many SPACs, so many disasters. This is an old story.  At least as old as 1720. In 1845, Thomas Mackay wrote Extraordinary Popular Delusions...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com. Lithium is absolutely essential to “the Electric Vehicle Revolution.” Like it or not, the EV paradigm shift is coming. The problem is not about...