Category Archive: Finance
Brazilian Real Surges After Ex-President Lula Found Guilty Of Corruption, Faces 9 Years In Prison
Just hours after current President Temer garnered enough votes necessary to block congressional motion that would put him on trial over corruption charges, Reuters reports that former President Lula has been found guilty of on corruption charges and faces 9 years in prison. Earlier today, Bloomberg reported that Brazil President Michel Temer has more than the 172 […]
Millennials And The Labor Force: A Look At The Trends
Millennials make up the largest percentage of our population today, yet have seen some of the lowest labor force participation growth and highest unemployment out of all age groups since the turn of the century. This has larger implications when coupled with slow wage growth, high home prices, and mounting student debt. The general consensus […]
Painted Into A Corner
The loonie is bid today on the Bank of Canada’s first rate hike in 7 years. Not a surprise, this hike was forecast by 90% of market participants surveyed in advance. Less anticipated by the consensus was US Fed Chair Yellen’s more dovish testimony today that the federal funds rate may “not have to rise all […]
Will Corporate Bonds Cross Over?
It started out kinda ‘Crazy,’ in 1961 to be exact. A 20-something-year-old bass player by the name of Willie Nelson had written a song which he generously offered up to country singer Billy Walker. Walker, however, perceived the lilting lyrics to be a bit too feminine, so he passed. The late Patsy Cline would be forever grateful to Willie for […]
Zillow Latest To Slip In Response To Amazon Expanding Services
As Amazon (AMZN) seeks to move into several different market sectors, companies including Zillow (Z, ZG), Best Buy (BBY) and Core-Mark (CORE) have been brought into focus on the risk of increased competition. REAL ESTATE: Amazon seems to be preparing to offer consumers the option to hire real estate agents through its professional services marketplace, […]
OPEC Output Increases, Saudi Arabia Seeks Solution
Increased oil production by Libya and Nigeria combined with increased production by Saudi Arabia lead the group’s total production to increase by 32.6 million barrels per day in June. The group’s production increase, roughly 393,500 barrels per day, comes despite OPEC’s commitment to production cuts that it confirmed in May and recently sought to extend […]
A List Of Short Trade Setups Just In Case The Market Ever Does Roll Over
The bears are simply trying to show us now, how quickly it can blow golden opportunities. Yesterday’s 20 minute sell-off was impressive. For moment there, it looked like it could really, really get ugly, but it didn’t. Instead a change to the Senate schedule (favorable towards getting health care and tax reform done) was released […]
BCE: Blue-Chip, High-Yield Telecommunications Leader
When investors think of high-quality dividend stocks in the telecommunications sector, the first two businesses that come to mind are likely AT&T (T) and Verizon Communications (VZ). However, there are plenty of other attractive investment opportunities in this sector. Surprisingly, the Canadian telecommunications industry is a fantastic source of high yield dividend stocks. BCE Inc. […]
Avoiding Overpriced Winners: A Better Way To Capture The Momentum Premium?
Any frequent reader of our blog knows we are fans of momentum investing. At this point, investment professionals should know that momentum historically works, that momentum is painful, and we have our own opinions on how to implement momentum investing via our Quantitative Momentum Index. Sometimes we feel there is nothing new when it comes to momentum. However, a new […]
Decoding Yellen’s Message
“I know you think you understand what you thought I said but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant” Alan Greenspan On July 12, 2017 in her semiannual testimony to Congress, Janet Yellen stated the following: “the Federal Funds rate would not have to rise all that much […]
