Stop Losses Are A Must For Retirement Investors
Dad pointed his finger at me, raised his voice and said, “Sit down, shut up, and listen!” His face was beet red; I’d pushed him too far. My parents invested in Certificates of Deposit ONLY – they never touched stocks. I showed dad charts from my economics professor outlining how much more an investor would […]
The Cost Of Market Crash Insurance Just Hit A Record High
With the VIX surging, and then quickly getting pummeled on two occasions in the past three weeks, dizzy traders could be forgiven to assume that any latent “risk off” threat, whether from North Korea or the US political front, has been taken off the table. However, a deeper look inside the vol surface reveals something […]
Revulsion For Banking Conglomerates Generational, For Good Reason
In the 1960’s and 70’s my depression-era grandparents helped raise me. Because of their life experiences in the 1920’s and 30’s they had developed a healthy distrust and aversion to the “God damn bankers” as my grandpa used to say. In my own adult and professional experience over the past 30 years, I came to […]
E Rare Opportunities In Rare Metals
Investors constantly search for the “next big thing”, the next innovation that will disrupt entire industries and make early investors a lot of money. Now that “next big thing” is electric cars and alternative energy. The question is what is the best way to take advantage of the coming boom in these fields. The answer […]
Abercrombie Soars Despite Q2 Loss, Back To Beat Trend
The distressed Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF – Free Report) came up with a solid quarterly performance in a long time as it reported top and bottom-line beat in second-quarter fiscal 2017. Further, the company’s results compared favorably from the prior-year period. Notably, this was the company’s first positive bottom-line surprise in the last six quarters, following in-line results […]
Utilities ETFs Hitting All-Time Highs Amid Market Turmoil
Volatility is rearing its ugly head, and the utilities sector is making the most of all the uncertainty that’s looming around. No wonder, most utility stocks and ETFs are hitting fresh highs. The S&P 500 utilities index has gained 12% so far this year and some strategists see further upside for the sector players. Here, we discuss […]
Dollar Tree’s Q2 Results Demonstrate A Proven Business Model, Experienced Leadership Team & Business Momentum
Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), North America’s leading operator of discount variety stores, today reported results for its second fiscal quarter ended July 29, 2017. About Dollar Tree, Inc. Dollar Tree operates 14,581 stores across 48 American states and 5 Canadian provinces under the brands of Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, and Dollar Tree Canada. To learn […]
Valuations Matter – Even For Millennials
I recently wrote a blog discussing some of the fallacies and myths surrounding “real” long-term investing especially as it relates to young millennial investors. The valuation levels when you start investing, have everything to do with the ultimate outcomes. You can read the full article here: (Video length 00:07:53)
Looking To The Weight Of The Evidence
Stocks pulled back a bit yesterday in response to Donald Trump’s threat to shut down the government if he didn’t get his border wall. On this topic, it is important to note that (a) the government is slated to run out of money on October 1 and (b) the House has already approved $1.6 billion […]
5 Reasons To Sell TGT Before It’s Too Late
#1 TGT benefits from a stellar dividend growth history and classic business model in order to maintain the interest of investors. #2 Many investors see TGT as being the opportunity of the year and claim it is clearly oversold. #3 On my side, all I see is declining revenues, margins under pressure and no growth […]
