Category Archive: Finance
E Weekly Energy Roundup: Offshore Drilling Companies
For quite some time, I published a series of articles over at Seeking Alpha that tracked the performance of six offshore drilling companies. Quite some time ago though, I let that series fall by the wayside. In the interim, the offshore drilling industry went through one of its worst periods in history and I ended […]
Academic Research Insight: Do Dividends Still Matter?
What are the research questions? Research has shown that dividends constitute a greater contribution to the returns of a value versus a growth strategy. However, the question remains as to whether or not dividends matter within a style category. For style investors, does dividend policy determine success relative to non-dividend payers while holding investment style […]
Bail Bonds Part 1 – The Business
Like all of my favorite finance topics, this one was inspired by my daughter’s question, as we slowly drove in the car past the county correctional facility: “Daddy, what are bail bonds?” Prior to her question, my knowledge of the industry came from watching Robert DeNiro in. Fun movie. I tried to answer as best […]
$500 Billion Of ‘Liar Loans’ In Australia
Australian banks are sitting on A$500 Billion of ‘Liar Loans’ according to UBS. In US dollars, that’s about $400 billion, quite a significant amount of money for a relatively small economy. Here’s something else for policy makers to worry about as they attempt to engineer a soft landing in Australia’s property market. The country’s lenders could be […]
Reverse H&S Pattern In Gold
Last week, we received quite a few messages in which readers asked about the long-term reverse head-and-shoulders pattern in gold and related ratios. In today’s alert, we discuss this in greater detail. Let’s jump right into the gold chart (charts courtesy of http://stockcharts.com). The shape of the head and shoulders may not be evident on the chart, so […]
Under Armour Weekly Outlook
Under Armour (NYSE: UAA) is one of the leading sportswear companies around the world. However, its stock has been struggling in the recent 2 years as it lost 68% since September 2015. In our previous article, we pointed out to the current correction taking place which could turn out to be 3 waves flat structure. […]
Shift In Risk Aversion Lifts Dollar
The US Dollar climbed against the Japanese Yen, perceived by investors as a safe haven currency, after recording its largest weekly fall in two months. A fall in risk averse investors led some FX traders to cover short positions ahead of this week’s release of key economic data, specifically CPI. A “lull” in aggressive actions […]
“They Dodged A Bullet”: Why Insurer Stocks Are Soaring
After tumbling last week on concerns that between damage from Harvey and Irma, losses for the P&C space would be devastating, today the broader insurer space is breathing a sigh of relief after the Hurricane’s damage reportedly underwhelmed, especially following some especially dire observations over the weekend from the likes of Torsten Jeworrek, member of […]
Volatility Shakes Market: Top And Flop ETFs Over A Month
After touching a peak in early August, the going became tough for the U.S. stock market thanks to volatility and heightened uncertainty. Notably, the major benchmarks, namely the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones shed 0.5% and 1.1%, respectively, in the past one month. The long list of woes started with escalating tensions between the […]
Financial Zombies Cannot See Massive Inflation Coming
Analyst/trader Gregory Mannarino thinks the public has a huge false sense of security about the financial markets. Mannarino explains, “The general public is zombified… What the Federal Reserve is determined to do is kill the dollar. We might get a bounce here or there, but that downward trajectory that started in December is going to […]
