Roger Montgomery

May 7, 2024 | rogermontgomery.com | Roger Montgomery

Navigating the Victorian rental crisis   In this week’s video insight, I explore the challenging dynamics of the Victorian rental market – a pressing issue that uniquely impacts both renters and investors. Amid a nationwide rental crisis, Victoria stands out due to its plummeting rental vacancy rates and the surprising exodus of investors from the market. Despite what seems like a prime scenario for property investors, with demand high and supply low, why are many opting to leave?

Apr 16, 2024 | invesbrain.com | Roger Montgomery |Tyler Durden |Logan Mohtashami

The frequency of calls that the market is in a euphoric bubble is increasing. It's worth exploring some of the evidence used to reach that conclusion before deciding whether now is the time to adopt a more cautious stance and to ready oneself for the benefits lower prices deliver. Notwithstanding the need for more data and analysis to support these claims, we'll begin by dealing a swift blow to the weakest argument that the market is due for a correction - that it's risen a lot.

Apr 4, 2024 | invesbrain.com | Kirk O'Neil |Tyler Durden |Roger Montgomery

U.S. physicians received more than $12 billion in payments from the pharmaceutical and medical device industry over a 10-year period, according to a new analysis. A research letter published on March 28 in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that the industry made over 85 million payments to more than 820,300 (57 percent) of eligible physicians across 39 specialties from 2013 to 2022. Nearly 94 percent of the payments were related to one or more marketed medical products.

Mar 29, 2024 | invesbrain.com | Tyler Durden |Roger Montgomery

Authored by Michael Wilkerson via The Epoch Times, Named after American economist Hyman Minsky, the idea behind a Minsky moment is that a financial markets crisis (especially in credit markets) is caused by a sudden and systemic collapse in asset prices, usually after a sustained period of speculative investment, excessive borrowing, and widespread financial risk taking. In other words, it's the moment when the music stops playing, investors stop buying, and the Ponzi game ends abruptly.

Mar 28, 2024 | invesbrain.com | Roger Montgomery |Dean Baker |Jena Warburton

UVA Health researchers have discovered a potential explanation for some of the most perplexing mysteries of COVID-19 and long COVID. The surprising findings could lead to new treatments for the difficult acute effects of COVID-19, long COVID and possibly other viruses. Credit: Dan Addison | UVA CommunicationsUVA Health researchers have discovered a potential explanation for some of the most perplexing mysteries of COVID-19 and long COVID.