In this Monthly Wealth Advisory, I explain the Dollar General story that’s one of the clearest signs yet that something is deeply wrong beneath the …
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Jeff D. Opdyke is an American financial writer and investment expert based in Portugal. He spent 17 years covering personal finance and investing for the Wall Street Journal, worked as a trader and a hedge fund analyst, and has written 10 books on such topics as investing globally and personal finance.
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In this Monthly Wealth Advisory, I explain the Dollar General story that’s one of the clearest signs yet that something is deeply wrong beneath the …
[Read more...] about Monthly Wealth Advisory – September 2026
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In seven days, America will set a very bad record. That's the good news. On September 30, the federal government closes its books for the fiscal …
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The deposit slip I found in my grandmother’s affects years ago says Donald Trump does not understand interest rates. That’s bad for all of us. On …
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I’m going to do something a little different with this month’s Global Intelligence. I’m handing the reins over to my friend and colleague, …
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Well, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, which means that I was wrong… and Donald Trump is mad. As I noted in a dispatch earlier this week, …
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Kroger and Amazon have a message for America. It’s not a message anyone wants to hear. Kroger told Wall Street last week that the supermarket giant …
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