Why Investing In Exchange Traded Funds Will Grow Your Wealth Fastest
As an investor, you have many options for where to put your money. You could invest your money into certificates of deposit at your bank, in mutual funds or even in stocks. While all of these choices have their place in investor’s portfolios, there is one type of investment that outshines all of them. It […]
Avoiding The Mutual Fund Tax Trap
Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) observed a problem that our readers have long known: mutual funds have a major structural flaw that exposes shareholders to unwanted and unnecessary tax liabilities. Moreover, this flaw should be of acute interest to anybody anywhere that owns a mutual fund – even ones that purport to […]
Energy Consolidating Recent Gains Still
My Swing Trading Approach I’ve been moving my stops up over the past eight trading sessions to guard my profits against a market sell off. Today we are seeing the potential for one. I may be stopped out of some trades today, but it will be with profits. Indicators VIX – Up four straight days, and […]
E Investors Are Stashing Funds Ahead Of Earnings
The National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM) Exposure Index represents the average exposure to US Equity markets reported by NAAIM members. The blue bars depict a two-week moving average of the NAAIM managers’ responses. As the name indicates, the NAAIM Exposure Index provides insight into the actual adjustments active risk managers have made to client accounts […]
Billion Dollar Unicorns: SoFi Delays IPO Plans
According to The 2017 Americas Alternative Finance Industry Report, the alternative finance market across the US, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean has grown 23% to $35.2 billion in 2016. A leading Billion Dollar Unicorn in this sector is Social Finance or SoFi. Social Finance’s Journey San Francisco-based Social Finance Inc. or SoFi was founded in 2011 by Mike Cagney, […]
2018: The Weakest Year In The Presidential Election Cycle Has Begun
You are probably aware of the influence US elections have on the stock market. After Donald Trump was elected president, a particularly strong rally in stock prices ensued. Contrary to what many market participants seem to believe, trends in the stock market depend only to a negligible extent on whether a Republican or a Democrat […]
5 Dividend Growth ETFs For Higher Returns In 2018
A history of dividend growth year over year leads to a healthy portfolio with a greater scope of capital appreciation as opposed to simple dividend paying stocks or those with high yields. Now, with the biggest tax overhaul in decades, the appeal for these stocks have increased on optimism that the new tax structure would […]
Dollar Drops On Reports That China May Slow Or Halt Treasury Purchases
The U.S. Dollar put in another bearish move this morning, with the past couple of hours wiping away most of the post-NFP gains that had come-in to the Greenback. One of the drivers, if not the likely culprit of the sell-off is a circulating report indicating that officials in Beijing have recommended ‘slowing or halting’ treasury purchases. […]
Demographic Trends For The 50-and-Older Work Force – Wednesday, Jan. 10
Note: This commentary has been updated with the latest numbers from last week’s Employment Report. Our earlier update on demographic trends in employment included a chart illustrating the growth (or shrinkage) in six age cohorts since the turn of the century. In this commentary, we’ll zoom in on the age 50 and older Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR). […]
4 Impressive Liquid Stocks For A Winning Portfolio
Liquidity indicates a company’s capability of meeting debt obligations by converting assets into cash and equivalents. Companies with a favorable liquidity position have always been in demand as these are believed to have the potential to boost portfolio returns. However, one should be cautious before investing in liquid stocks. While a high liquidity level may […]
