Category Archive: Finance
The Best Way To Build Wealth Depends On Your Own Real Estate Goals
We have all heard it before: real estate is one of today’s best wealth-building strategies, if not the best way to build wealth. And while you could certainly argue whether or not real estate belongs at the very top of everyones list, there is absolutely no reason to believe it doesn’t warrant consideration for the best […]
Europe Starts Freezing Britain Out Of EU Contracts
Diplomatic relations between the UK and EU are fast approaching zero degrees Kelvin. One day after Theresa May not only cemented, but allowed herself Brexit negotiating breathing room with her stunning, yet cunning decision to announce snap elections which would only boost the leverage of her party, Brussles has retaliated and as the FT reports, Brussels […]
Is This High-Yielding Bank’s Dividend Safe?
It’s not easy to find great yields in bank stocks these days. The big boys like JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) yield less than 3%. To find better yields, you have to go smaller – to community banks. New York Community Bancorp (NYSE: NYCB) sports a robust 5% yield. But the stock and dividend have had […]
What Happens To Your U.S. Brokerage Account When You Leave America?
The good news is that if you are an American expat, or you are not a U.S. citizen at all, you can still benefit from having a U.S. brokerage account. WHY HAVE AN AMERICAN BROKERAGE ACCOUNT? There are many reasons to keep your investments inside a U.S. brokerage account. These include: transparency and efficiency, lower […]
Marx, Orwell And State-Cartel Socialism
OK, so our collective eyes start glazing over when we see Marx and Orwell in the subject line, but refill your beverage and stay with me on this. We’re going to explore the premise that what’s called “socialism”–yes, Scandinavian-style socialism and its variants–is really nothing more than finance-capital state-cartel elitism that has done a better job of co-opting […]
Inside Bank Earnings
Podcast: Play in new window | Play in new window (Duration: 13:15 — 7.6MB) DOW – 118 = 20,404 SPX – 4 = 2338 NAS + 13 = 5863 RUT + 5 = 1367 10 Y + .02 = 2.20% OIL – 1.83 = 50.58 GOLD – 8.90 = 1281.30 Energy stocks were under pressure Wednesday as crude-oil prices […]
Will India Maintain Its Tag Of The Fastest Growing Economy?
It seems like Indian stock markets are having the best time of their lives. The Sensex is perched near the 30,000 mark and the results season has just started. Primary markets are also on a spree, with a dozen of IPOs lined up in the upcoming months. The government is also coming up with various measures to scale […]
Q1 Earnings Parade Continues: QCOM, CSX, AXP
Among a slew of new Q1 earnings reports after the bell today, we focus on a few of the biggest firms in their respective industries: Qualcomm (QCOM – Free Report) , American Express (AXP – Free Report) and CSX Corp. (CSX – Free Report) are among those who’ve hit the tape this afternoon with new earnings, sales and details. Qualcomm, which […]
E Where The Current Market Stands Now
Below is the QQQ chart that shows where the current technology market stands now. Transaction log that shows the current performance by following the above signals (cumulative profit is highlighted). As you can see, the last BUY signal for QQQ was issued on 10/30/2009. Therefore, although QQQ is currently still under the BUY signal, it should […]
Worth Mentioning Or Not So Much? Bond Bears Get A “Rude Awakening”
If you read a lot of Street research (especially of the macro variety) you know that in many cases you get to the end and are left wondering if the analyst actually said anything worth saying. That’s not an attempt to belittle the analysis. It’s often quite good. It’s just that much like a lot […]
