Author Archives: april@madhedgefundtrader.com

How to Join the Early Retirement Stampede

There is a new social movement taking place that you probably haven’t heard about. Increasing numbers of people, especially Millennials, are engineering their personal finances to make early retirement possible. I’m not talking about hanging it up at 60, 55, or even 50. I’m talking extreme early retirement, like 45, 40, or even 30! I […]

February 23, 2026

  (THE ECONOMIC WAR KEEPS GETTING MESSIER)   February 23, 2026   Hello everyone   WEEK AHEAD CALENDAR Monday, Feb. 23 10:00 a.m. Durable Orders final (December) 10:00 a.m. Factory Orders (December) Earnings: Keysight Technologies, Diamondback Energy, Domino’s Pizza, Dominion Energy   Tuesday, Feb. 24 9:00 a.m. FHFA Home Price Index 10:00 a.m. Consumer Confidence […]

The Market Outlook for the Week Ahead, or The View from the Andes

I  am writing this to you from a $13 a day dive hotel walking distance from Cusco airport in Peru. I am returning from another bucket list item, climbing Machu Picchu, which, 500 years ago, was a royal Inca retreat. I was headed back to Lima to complete my research on the lithium mines here […]