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 […]
More Currency Wars: Forint Plunges As NBH Loses Patience
Ok, who was short the forint going into today? EURHUF exploded higher on Thursday after the National Bank of Hungary told Bloomberg, in response to e-mailed questions, that the central bank is “closely examining the possibility to apply further unconventional policy tools.” Apparently, a change in the final sentence of the statement that accompanied the bank’s decision […]
E We Should Not Be Surprised That The Phillips Curve Has Broken Down
It takes a long time for economists to recognize and concede that a theory is no longer valid. This is certainly the case when it comes to understanding the relationship between falling unemployment rates and wage gains—- the Phillips curve made famous by William Phillips in the 1960s. The curve has become a cornerstone of […]
July 2017 Headline Existing Home Growth Slows Again
The headline existing home sales growth slowed with the authors saying “Contract activity has mostly trended downward since February and ultimately put a large dent on closings last month”. Our analysis of the unadjusted data agrees. Analyst Opinion of Existing Home Sales The rolling averages have been slowing in 2017 – so it is easy […]
Existing-Home Sales: July Sales Down Again
This morning’s release of the July Existing-Home Sales decreased from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.44 million units and the June figure was revised downward by 10K. The Investing.com consensus was for 5.57 million. The latest number represents a 1.3% decrease from the previous month and a 2.1% increase year-over-year. Here is […]
3 Stocks Under $10 Worth Exploring
Each investor is on the hunt for different things. For beginning investors, the lower the stock price the better. This is because most new investors don’t have a lot of money to invest with. They are looking to get the most shares for the least amount of money. For these investors, I present 3 hot […]
