by Chad Shoop | Jan 5, 2021 | 2020 Financial Crisis, American Investor Today, COVID-19, Global Financial Crisis, Options Trading, U.S. Economy
Back in March, if someone told you the stock market would finish the year with a double-digit gain, you’d have thought they were crazy. The world’s economy was shutting down. The stock market was crashing. And there was no end in sight. But Americans pushed through...
by Chad Shoop | Dec 1, 2020 | 2020 Financial Crisis, American Investor Today, news, Trading Strategies, U.S. Economy
In less than a month, we can finally put 2020 behind us. But it doesn’t mean we are at the end of unprecedented times. This year was dominated by the coronavirus. The pandemic impacted our daily lives and disrupted the global economy. And the stock market was...
by Chad Shoop | Nov 3, 2020 | 2020 Financial Crisis, American Investor Today, Investing, news, Technology, U.S. Economy
Every media company has bombarded you with “what this election will mean to you.” They focus on the agendas of President Trump and Joe Biden. Then they give you their slant on what it could mean for your everyday life. This isn’t one of those articles. I’ll come right...
by Chad Shoop | Oct 13, 2020 | American Investor Today, news, Oil, U.S. Economy
Investors love to buy beaten-down assets. And nothing is more beaten down right now than oil and gas stocks. These companies have taken a beating as oil prices plunged 70% to start the year. These stocks have a direct correlation to oil prices — oil prices are a way...
by Chad Shoop | Aug 11, 2020 | American Investor Today, Investing, U.S. Economy
We were set to go down the biggest drop in the rapids that day — a 14-foot plunge known as Sweets Falls. I was nervous, but I had a feeling it would work out. Our guide had already proven himself on that trip. Class five rapids in the Gauley River of West Virginia are...
by Chad Shoop | Aug 4, 2020 | American Investor Today, Education, U.S. Economy
As some companies stumble … some are still crushing it. And Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is doing just that. After experiencing a major economic downturn, a global pandemic and massive government stimulus over the past few months, you’d think a company that relies on...
