September 2018 - Page 5 of 239 -

E Johnson & Johnson: Recession Safety, Growth And Valuation

Sep 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

As the ongoing bull market has become the longest in history and S&P is trading at an all-time high, many investors are afraid that a bear market is just around the corner. Consequently, they hesitate to have exposure to stocks, fearing that the losses from the current levels may be devastating. However, it is a […]

More ETF Innovation Coming To A Brokerage Account Near You

Sep 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

Innovation is great, using it incorrectly isn’t. I have written a few times about WisdomTree’s increasingly innovative suite of funds. WisdomTree was one of the first niche fund providers which at first focused on dividend oriented strategies but have since expanded to include a wide swath of strategy types including various kinds of alternative strategies, […]

Pipeline Stocks Chart A Higher Path

Sep 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Technical analysis shows that the outlook for pipeline stocks is bullish. We rarely write on technicals, since we’re relentlessly focused on the fundamentals. But there’s little choice. Investors are overwhelmingly frustrated with the failure of pipeline company stock prices to reflect growing throughput volumes. The U.S. just claimed the title of World’s Biggest Oil Producer […]

E Canada’s Household Credit Growth Is Slowing, A Sign That The Economy Is Slowing

Sep 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

The good news is that Canadian household indebtedness has leveled off over the past couple of years, albeit at elevated levels. Other measures of indebtedness (e.g. debt-to-asset ratio and debt-to-net worth ratio) also suggest similar levels of relative stability. In other words, rising interest rates and tough new mortgage rules have finally achieved for Canadians […]

Commitment Of Traders: Futures, Hedge Fund Positions, More For The Week

Sep 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of September 25, 2018. 10-year note: Currently net short 756.3k, up 71.6k. Markets versus the Fed. Odds of a collision next year continue to rise. Post-FOMC meeting this week, the dot plot kept its forecast of one more hike this year and three in 2019. There are two more […]

E Market Briefing For Monday, Oct. 1

Sep 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Technology stocks ‘tripped’ a bit going into Quarter’s end; emphasized by Facebook’s acknowledgement of yet another large data privacy breach (details of which were not fully disclosed). That hit FANG+ stocks which as usual recovered ‘somewhat’, but not fully. It’s really a gradual distribution. We think the overall market still continues to focus less on […]

An Early Netflix (NFLX) Q3 Earnings Preview

Sep 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Shares of Netflix (NFLX – Free Report) dipped Friday, but the streaming giant’s one-day movement doesn’t mean much as we get closer to the release of the firm’s third-quarter financial results. With that said, let’s look at what we can expect from Netflix’s Q3 results. Overview Many investors will remember that Netflix’s shares tanked after the […]

And Back In Fiscal-Land …

Sep 30, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

The FY2019 projected deficit balloons, as the estimated “dynamic” effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act prove minor (quelle suprise!) Source: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. For the actual, recorded effects on corporate tax receipts thus far: Figure 1: BEA, 2018Q2 3rd release. [updated 9/29 2:22PM Pacific]

Ray Dalio: “Soundness Of Our Finances Is Weak”

Sep 29, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

Ray Dalio founded the largest and most successful hedge fund in the world, Bridgewater Associates. Today Bridgewater manages $160 billion and has produced returns of $49.7 billion for its investors since its inception in 1975. Thanks to his firm’s impressive performance, Dalio is now one of the 100 wealthiest people in the world. Dalio recently answered […]

E The Brexit Deadline Approaches, And The UK Economy Is Already Slowing

Sep 29, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

The Bank of England held off on raising interest rates at its September meeting, citing the greater uncertainty about future developments in the European Union withdrawal process. The central bank’s staff reported that businesses were tightening cost controls and holding off on investment ahead of Britain’s March 29, 2019 deadline for withdrawal from the EU. […]