by Charles Mizrahi | Feb 22, 2021 | American Investor Today, Citigroup, Fintech, Investment Opportunities, News, Technology, Wells Fargo
Any other company could’ve gone bankrupt for such a mistake… In 2020, Citigroup — America’s fourth-largest bank — meant to make a small interest payment to lenders who had backed beauty company Revlon. Instead, the bank accidentally paid the $900 million loan in full.... 
by Charles Mizrahi | Feb 8, 2021 | 2020 Financial Crisis, 2021, American Investor Today, Investment Opportunities, Margin, S&P 500
I’ve seen this movie — in fact, several times in the past 38 years — and it doesn’t end well. I saw it in 1987, when the stock market crashed 22% in one day … in 2000, when the dotcom bubble burst … and during the 2008 financial crisis. With age comes wisdom, and I’m... 
by Charles Mizrahi | Feb 1, 2021 | American Investor Today, Buy and Hold, Education, GameStop, Investment Opportunities, Trading Strategies, Value Investing
GameStop’s stock was up as high as 1,641% in less than one week! And it wasn’t the only one. AMC Entertainment shares soared 769% and BlackBerry’s saw gains of 229%. These stocks have since been on the front page of The Wall Street Journal for the past few days. The... 
by Charles Mizrahi | Jan 8, 2021 | 2021, American Investor Today, Feedback, Investment Opportunities, News, Patriotism, U.S. Economy
“Mob Storms U.S. Capitol.” I never thought I’d see that headline. Watching U.S. citizens scale the Capitol walls — hundreds walking through Statuary Hall — and Congress in lockdown made my stomach turn. This is the kind of stuff you’d expect to see in third-world... 
by Charles Mizrahi | Jan 7, 2021 | American Investor Today, COVID-19, Global Financial Crisis, Investment Opportunities, Patriotism, U.S. Economy
Editor’s Note: We don’t focus on politics in American Investor Today. Instead, our mission is giving Main Street Americans everything they need to master the markets, both in the long and short term. And as we continue this historic election season, we want to remind... 
by Charles Mizrahi | Jan 4, 2021 | 2021, American Investor Today, Buy and Hold, Education, Investment Opportunities, Special Situations
Every 365 days, five hours, 59 minutes and 16 seconds, we ring in a new year. But intelligent investors know that, other than the IRS — which uses December 31 for tax reporting purposes — it’s really a nonevent. Our investments aren’t aware of our planet and its...