Portland businessman works to stop the sale of dog meat
John Lekas has retained former Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith to lobby Congress on the issue. A Portland businessman and animal rights activist has hired former Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith to lobby Congress to help ban the slaughter of…
The Ugliness Of The Lychee And Dog Meat Festival
Help stop the Lychee Massacre. Save tortured dogs. The Lychee and Dog Meat Festival is a horrendous, torturous event held in Yulin, China. It begins every year on June 21st during summer solstice and lasts for 10 awful days where 10,000–15,000…
A Winning Mutual Fund Prepares for the Next Storm
Every few years, Steve Romick pens a long letter to clients about looming risks for the stock market. His timing is usually too early—credit-default swaps in 2002, subprime mortgages in 2005, excess leverage in banks and investment banks in 2006—but…
VIX Indicates Low in the Market
We believe the intermediate low is in on the equity markets (when the VIX hit 50) Markets should be range bound for the foreseeable future (Dow: 23775 to 26616, S&P: 2600 to 2872, Nasdaq: 6800 to 7505) Credit markets, commodities,…
Dollar Free Fall
We believe the U.S. deficit will be greater than $2 trillion Dollar trouble could cause Federal Reserve to raise 5-6 times We believe the dollar will be 10% lower by summer
Leader Capital Promotions
“The team at Leader Capital has been crucial to our success over the years,” said John Lekas, CEO of Leader Capital and senior portfolio manager. “Ethan and Shane are both talented professionals and proven to be a great asset to…
Outlook for 2018
BULLISH ON COMMODITIES AND PHARMA We want to re-iterate our November 2017 view. We like commodities and pharma!! From November, oil has climbed $5/bbl and pharmaceutical companies such as Teva and Valeant have climbed 39% and 57% respectively. We believe…
Winners for 2018
We believe the winners for the end of year and 2018 will be commodities and pharmaceuticals Our budget deficit means more notes, bills, and bonds will be printed, which will drive the dollar lower A lower dollar is inflationary…