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The Rising Oil Rally

The Rising Oil Rally

While cryptocurrencies have recently been at the forefront of the industry, US equity markets are also reaching record highs as commodities are taking their place, with crude oil showing solid growth. A positive factor has taken over the markets recently; for the first time since 2014 Brent oil hit $71 per barrel – marking a […]
BIS: Passive Bond Funds May Pose Threat To Financial Stability

BIS: Passive Bond Funds May Pose Threat To Financial Stability

Listen, there is absolutely no downside whatsoever to the epochal active-to-passive shift, ok? Everyone knows that the best way to encourage price discovery and to generally ensure that markets are performing their traditional function as a conduit for the efficient allocation of capital is to open up every corner of every market to unsophisticated retail […]
Tilly’s: What To Do Now

Tilly’s: What To Do Now

Tillys (TLYS) is a leading specialty retailer of casual apparel, footwear and accessories for young men, young women, boys and girls with an extensive assortment of iconic global, emerging, and proprietary brands rooted in an active and social lifestyle. We have seen a lot of volatility on this name is recent weeks. Currently it has […]
This Dividend Aristocrat Is A No-brainer For Dividend Growth Investors

This Dividend Aristocrat Is A No-brainer For Dividend Growth Investors

You Can Sleep Well At Night Being Invested In This Dividend Aristocrat.  In order to consider a Dividend Aristocrat for investment, one is likely required to pay a premium valuation. Through the dGARP (Dividend Growth at a Reasonable Price) method, if you can make an investment in a dividend growth stock while currently priced below […]
January 2018 CoreLogic Home Prices Up 6.6% Year-Over-Year

January 2018 CoreLogic Home Prices Up 6.6% Year-Over-Year

CoreLogic’s Home Price Index (HPI) shows that home prices in the USA are up 6.6 % year-over-year (reported up 0.5 % month-over-month). CoreLogic HPI is used in the Federal Reserves’ Flow of Funds to calculate the values of residential real estate. Analyst Opinion of CoreLogic’s HPI CoreLogic year-over-year rate of growth has been steady for […]
DJI30 Technical W Bullish Pattern Formed In 4h Time Frame

DJI30 Technical W Bullish Pattern Formed In 4h Time Frame

Source: Admiral Markets MT5 with MT5SE Add-on Even though income data was lower than expected in the US, the high NFP number suggests wage pressure may be imminent on company earnings in the USA – one of the reasons why the DJI30 was sold yesterday. The price might reject from the POC zone 25054-25240 as we see a […]
Stocks Tumble Into Red As Breakevens Plunge

Stocks Tumble Into Red As Breakevens Plunge

The Kudlow bounce is dead (again). Early gains in stocks have evaporated in the last hour as it appears inflation hype is fading fast (and breakevens are plunging)… And as Breakevens plunge, so stocks have all slumped into the red (led by Financials) – apart from Trannies…
A Familiar If Ominous Sign In The US IPO Market

A Familiar If Ominous Sign In The US IPO Market

As the title suggests, a familiar if ominous sign has emerged in the US IPO market. As I’ve previously written on a number of times, studying trends and statistics in IPO statistics (initial public offering) can yield key insights on the state of the equity market as a whole and the resultant risk vs opportunity […]
Sky-High Expectations Put The Market At Risk

Sky-High Expectations Put The Market At Risk

Does anyone remember the stock market correction from, oh, just a month ago? The Nasdaq fell 10% at its lows. The S&P 500 dropped around 12%. In early February I wrote: “In nearly three decades as an investor, I’ve yet to see a raging bull market like the one we’ve experienced come to a ‘full stop’ […]
Colgate Palmolive: This Dividend King Just Raised Its Dividend For The 56th Consecutive Year

Colgate Palmolive: This Dividend King Just Raised Its Dividend For The 56th Consecutive Year

Investors looking for the highest-quality dividend growth stocks, should consider companies with the longest history of dividend growth. The Dividend Kings are a select group of 25 stocks, with 50+ consecutive years of dividend increases. Colgate-Palmolive (CL) has paid uninterrupted dividends since 1895, and it has increased its dividend payments for the past 56 consecutive […]