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3 Retail Stocks To Buy With 2018 Holiday Shopping Sales Set To Jump
Consumer confidence neared an 18-year high last month. Now it looks like the 2018 holiday shopping season is shaping up to be a big one. So, let’s dive into three retailers that seem like strong buys right now that might also get a boost from a rise in holiday season spending. September’s Consumer Confidence […]
The Big Four Economic Indicators; September Nonfarm Employment
Official recession calls are the responsibility of the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee, which is understandably vague about the specific indicators on which they base their decisions. This committee statement is about as close as they get to identifying their method. There is, however, a general belief that there are four big indicators that the committee weighs […]
How To Play The Current State Of Mind Of The Market
If you really think about it, the stock market closely resembles a living, breathing entity. It’s like an organism composed of millions and millions of cells, where each cell is an entity, a person, or an institution that makes investment and trading decisions. While individuals make buy and sell decisions, the pulse of the market […]
3 Solid Insurance Stocks Poised For Robust Returns In Q4
Given a substantial improvement in the economy, backed by rising interest rates, a growing gross domestic product (GDP) and lower tax incidence, the insurance industry has so far been exhibiting a significantly favorable performance. We expect this momentum to continue in the fourth quarter based on the aforementioned factors, which will enable insurers to focus […]
S&P 500 Snapshot: Down 1.0% From Last Week, 0.6% From Yesterday
The S&P 500 began dropping midweek and closed the week down 1.0% from last Friday and is its worst week in over a month. The index is up 7.04% YTD and down 0.6% from Thursday. The U.S. Treasury puts the closing yield on the 10-year note at 3.23%. Here is a daily chart of the […]
Are Trade Tensions Slowing Down China’s Economy?
(Video length 00:05:14) On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Adam Goff, managing director, investment practice, and Sam Templeton, manager, global communications, discussed recently released economic data points for China and the U.S., as well as U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks on inflation and the state of monetary policy. […]
Metals Market Report – Friday, October 5, 2018
Ira Epstein reviews the days trading in the metal markets. Video length: 00:07:57
Elliott Wave Weekend Review – Did Stocks Just Top Out?
Elliott wave analysis on Gold, Crude Oil, Dow Jones, S&P500, US10yr, Silver, USDFX, EURUSD, GBPUSD, and USDJPY. Video Length :00:24:52
E Apple Shows How Successful Companies Deploy Their Capital
Apple (AAPL) is not only the most valuable company in the world and a world-class hardware manufacturer, the company also is a showcase in corporate capital allocation. Company Overview Apple, which was founded in the 1970s, has turned into a hardware giant that offers smartphones, tablets, computers, media devices, etc. On top of that Apple […]
Yale Provides Update On Its Asset Allocation
There’s a lot to learn from college endowments but very little to directly copy. The Yale Endowment posted its results and its asset allocation. It said the return was 12.3% for the year ending June 30th, 2018 which is almost identical to the return of the S&P 500 but the endowment’s allocation looks nothing like 100% […]
