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The Equities Market…

Numerous Equity markets around the world are very volatile, however, as always, there are tremendous stocks to get involved with currently. As an example, currently we are highly invested in companies playing a major role in Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) growth.

We expect a high degree of volatility and uncertainty for global equities to continue in 2023 and well into 2024. We have been experiencing very high inflation, as everyone is keenly aware of, and rising interest rates are causing marketplace volatility. However, as negative as this may seem, earnings expectations are diverging across different economies, allowing investors to capitalize on select opportunities, which we disclose in the 7 Seas Scope (as we wee it) on a regular basis.

You may not know it, but there are 60 major stock exchanges throughout the world, and their range of sizes is quite surprising. We trade in several of these exchanges as there are very viable opportunities in many exchanges. In the 7 Seas Scope, we disclose which exchanges we are trading on and which equities we are invested in. A subscriber may or may not choose to follow us. 

There are 17 (seventeen) stock exchanges in the world that have a market capitalization of over US$1 trillion each. They are sometimes referred to as the “$1 Trillion Club”. These exchanges accounted for 87% of global market capitalization in 2016. 

The Futures Market …

A futures market is a market in which traders buy and sell futures contracts.

Futures markets are also called futures exchanges. Traders use futures exchanges to hedge against price volatility and speculate on the future prices of stock indexes, currencies, commodities, interest rates and other assets. A futures contract is a contract to exchange a particular security at a specific price on a specific future date. Unlike option contracts, futures contract buyers are typically obligated to execute their contracts and accept delivery of the underlying asset. Many businesses also use the futures market to lock in future prices of commodities that they will need for their day-to-day activities, such as fuel or grain. Several of our authors have had vast experience in trading futures contracts, and periodically, within the contents of the 7 Seas Scope, we provide extraordinary information pertaining to various futures indices.

The Commodities Market …

A commodity market is a marketplace for buying, selling, and trading raw materials or primary products.

Commodities are often split into 2 (two) broad categories: hard and soft commodities. Hard commodities include natural resources that must be mined or extracted—such as gold, rubber, and oil, whereas soft commodities are agricultural products or livestock—such as corn, wheat, coffee, sugar, soybeans, and pork.

• A commodity market involves buying, selling, or trading a raw product, such as oil, gold, or coffee.
• There are hard commodities, which are generally natural resources, and soft commodities, which are livestock or agricultural goods. 
• Spot commodities markets involve immediate delivery, while derivatives markets entail delivery in the future.
• Investors can gain exposure to commodities by investing in companies that have exposure to commodities or investing in commodities directly via futures contracts. 
• The major U.S. commodity exchanges are ICE Futures U.S. and the CME Group, which holds four major exchanges: the Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the New York Mercantile Exchange, and the Commodity Exchange, Inc.

Almost all commodity prices are now above pre-pandemic levels, driven by the upsurge in economic activity, as well as some specific supply factors, particularly for oil, copper, and some food commodities.

As with ANY INVESTMENT, prudence and caution should be exercised at all times when participating in the Commodities Market as a trader.

7 Seas Research has ALWAYS highly recommended that precious metals be a viable part of your overall investment portfolio. Time and again, they have proven to a safe investment, not volatile like stocks, futures and cryptocurrencies, thus the reason the authors herein have suggested having a part of your portfolio in time-tested investments such as precious metals.

History has shown us that precious metals are rare and very valuable elements of our society, and they have always played an integral role in multiple purposes throughout the years in currency, jewelry, technology and certainly INVESTMENT.

Most people are aware of such precious metals as silver, gold, palladium and platinum, all of which are resistant to corrosion as they have very unique chemical and physical properties.

7 Seas Research, through its publication, the “7 Seas Scope”, will help you determine what part of your portfolio precious metals should be applied to your overall portfolio, and we will give you the reasons WHY! Remember, we do not recommend, or advise, anything that we, personally, are not currently invested in and/or have invested in, in the past! It is interesting to note that during the past one period, we have had more than 5,000 emails reaching our Support Bureau from subscribers asking questions pertaining to precious metals, especially silver and gold.

In MANY countries throughout the world, we are projecting that silver will hit record prices, particularly due to the US dollar entering a secular bear market.  As our team of competent authors and economists recently discussed on an intercontinental zoom conference, we concluded that the analysis of a non-weighted index of the top 20 GDP countries shows that silver prices have been trending sideways and building a base over the past three years. Our consensus was  that once the fiat US dollar declines even more dramatically, G7 countries, BRICS nations, and their allies can expect significant increases in silver spot prices.

We noted specifically what Tavi Costa of Crescat Capital recently tweeted relating to U.S. debt and gold….. “Investors often use the 1940s period as a compelling historical analogy to today given the severity of the current US debt to GDP problem. However, there is one major distinction that is often ignored…

During that time (around World War II), the US dollar was effectively tied to gold prices, making the metal an unfeasible investment alternative.

Today, with prices unpegged, it is highly probable that capital will divert away from US Treasuries and flow into gold”. We certainly are, as our individuals’ portfolios contain a much larger percentage of our overall personal portfolios with precious metals – especially silver and gold. SMART MONEY is moving toward gold and silver. With, in particular stock prices, becoming so volatile, precious metals is a very viable alternative. As alluded to in the foregoing, they make an “excellent store of value”. The “7 Seas Scope” will keep you abreast of this metals market in depth!

It is interesting to note that according to a recent study, and related article in a prominent publication, it was said that today, there are more wealthy people than ever before RENTING homes!

More specifically, the conclusion was, the number of U.S. households earning at least $150,000 annually that chose to rent rather than buy skyrocketed 175 percent between 2007 and 2017, according to an analysis by apartment search website RentCafe, which used data from the Census Bureau to reach its conclusions. Beyond 2017 through 2022, that number has escalated much higher, however the publisher if “7 Seas Scope” does not yet have the current statistical data.  That will be reported the moment this data is verified.

As we see it, many more wealthy people, today, are renting homes, as opposed to buying, is because buying consumes a lot of capital, and in today’s world there are a tremendous amount of terrific investing opportunities. More millionaires than ever before are being created in today’s economic society than ever before because of these investment opportunities.  Another reason is that homeownership can be risky. Buying to rent is also a reason why wealthy people are choosing to rent. Flexibility is another reason why many wealthy people are choosing to rent as it preserves their capital.

Escalating interest rates and a looming recession will make 2023 and 2024 challenging times for commercial real estate. Though inflation eased in late 2022, it was still more than 7%. The Fed, as we see it, will continue raising rates until it sees a marked reduction in inflation nearer to its 2% target. The dramatically higher cost of capital will generally lower asset values. Vacancies are rising dramatically across the USA in commercial space, and there is no end in sight, according to many top economists, including our Support Bureau (which is available to “7 Seas Scope” Subscribers 24/7).

Obviously, on the flip side, is an adage which talks about “Pride of Ownership”. It is mentally satisfying to OWN your very own home and not be subject to the whims and demands of a landlord (even though the cost of home ownership, in realty, in much more expensive than renting). Nevertheless, more and more high income and wealthy people will choose to rent and use their capital for intriguing investment opportunities, not to mention with more and more people being able to “work from home” a “renter” has that freedom to move wherever and whenever they want. Yes, 2 sides to the story, ad “7 Seas Scope” will keep you abreast of this ever-changing real estate marketplace.

Bill Gates says, “The Age of A.I. has begun”! And, based on our research, study, and personal investments in companies involved heavily in A.I. technology, we can simply add to Mr. Gates comment by saying, “It not only has begun, but it is moving into the future at astonishing speed”.

The technology behind A.I. development presents what we perceive as the biggest opportunity for you to invest in, ever. Everyone is talking about Artificial Intelligence, and for good reason! We have witnessed numerous millionaires and many billionaires charging forward with a vengeance to invest in this technology which will inevitably change the world, as we know it.

We study the World Economic Forum, and what it has recently said about A.I. is that “Artificial Intelligence is the global growth story of the 21st century!”  That pretty much sums up what the world is in store for as A.I. continues to grow beyond comprehension.

Through your participation as a Subscriber to the “7 Seas Scope” newsletter, you will gain first-hand information as to the progress being made with Artificial Intelligence, and even be privy to our advisory service as it relates to investing in A.I. technology, and the predominant companies playing major roles in A.I. development and growth.

The opportunity is here now as we all know that “Timing is Everything”. Many years ago, when Microsoft was born, many people hesitated to invest, and ultimately, they were very sorry they stuck their head in the sand and ignored that tremendous opportunity that went on to create far more than 10,000 new multi-millionaires. The same thing occurred when Amazon was born, and especially when Bitcoin first came on the scene. Artificial Intelligence just may be your ship coming in, and the “7 Seas Scope” will bring up-to-the-minute coverage of this technology, while much of the public still doesn’t realize what is occurring with this advanced technology.

This very well could provide you “THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE (financially)”!

WOW! What an economic world we live in today. There are so many factors that contribute to the occurrences within our economy of today, and so many “mixed signals” being verbalized in society and by these so-called financial analysts. It is hard for the average person, if not the highly skilled individual, to comprehend and understand what exactly they should do with the funds they have as far as investment opportunities are concerned.

At 7 Seas Research we spend countless hours every single week researching, studying, and participating in international ZOOM meetings with top economic people from around the world so that we can provide our huge Subscriber base with accurate and up to the minute information regarding our overall economy. This information is put forth in the 7 Seas Scope, our bi-weekly newsletter and also our 24/7 Bureau Support available to all our Subscribers.

One of the top economists we regularly consult with recently said, “the weakest links break first, but that doesn’t mean the other links are intact”. Should the Fed suddenly pivot (which WILL occur sooner or later), This, in our opinion, would NOT signal a time to purchase stocks. As we see it, the various corporate earnings that are being reported are full of window dressing. One has to be extremely careful when investing in stocks right now. By the way, as for us, we are heavily invested with companies immersed in Artificial Intelligence (i.e. Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), ASML Holding NV (ASML), and a few others) because we see A.I. as being one of the fastest growing sectors of our economy ever! And we mean EVER!

Are we currently in a Recession? If one listens to these so-called financial experts on T.V. ad on the internet, one will go crazy as we hear so many conflicting opinions, “Yes, we are…NO, we’re not….Well, we are easing into a Recession, and on & on & on. Our position is that we are currently in a mild recession. Whether or not this current recession deepens remains to be see. The fact remains, in our opinion, a recession is not a bad thing. It will bring down inflation, which is crippling MANY consumers. 

Currently, there is much optimism from some who expect a Fed interest rate cut. Should this occur, we believe economic conditions would worsen and should cause people NOT to buy stocks – at least until there was solidification in the overall economy.

One of the top economists, whose material we regularly study said a major financial summit that ““You can line up the dominoes and then identify how the first one’s going to fall over and what’s going to fall over next and next and next.” 

There is a lot of leverage which has been increasing into the economic system. This upward bound leverage is going to have to someday be “unwound” with all those Fed rate hikes. That spells current caution one should be aware of.

Looking at this current “cycle,” the Fed has raised these rates at lightning speed, which, precariously, created twice as much debt as it did when we entered the current financial crisis around the world.

Your household balance sheets may not be as dreary as they were going into the great financial crisis, but looking into the corporate sector, it is really in BAD SHAPE, and getting worse, as we see it. 

Our advice to our Subscribers is to minimize debt, think twice before making a large purchase, analyze your overall portfolio and make sure you have an appropriate percentage of your investments in different sectors of your portfolio (Precious Metals, Cryptocurrencies, Real Estate, REIT’s, Equities (A.I. stocks in particular, as we have) and CASH). Our 7 Seas Scope will keep you finely tuned into the emerging markets, and you can rely on the information we provide!