Options: Know What You Are Getting Into
I’ve gone round and round for years on whether I ever wanted to write this article. Nothing has destroyed more portfolios than trading options, so let me start off by saying probably the best decision you could ever make is to avoid them. That being said I understand how human nature works, and if I […]
U.S. Oil Production To Drop To 5 Million Barrels Per Day Over Next 12 Months
With the amazing drop in Oil Rigs just over the last two months, the pain for U.S. Oil Producers is just getting started, expect U.S. Oil Production to start dropping off a cliff. We delve into the Oil Data metrics as to why April, May and June are strong months to be invested from the […]
Three Key Takeaways From Tesla’s Model 3 Launch
Tesla Motors, Inc. (TSLA – Analyst Report) unveiled the Model 3 electric car in Hawthorne, CA on Mar 31. Customers will be able to get the vehicle by the end of 2017. Tesla’s third-generation electric car, Model 3, costs half as much as Model S. The sedan’s starting price is $35,000 before government incentives. Model 3 is very […]
Four Stocks To Buy For Growth, Value, And Yield
Invest in these four stocks for capital appreciation and an accelerating income without risking your cash to over the top downside risk. These safe dividend paying stocks should produce high single-digit returns this year even if the broader market goes nowhere. The market staged a remarkable comeback to close the first quarter after its horrendous […]
April 2016 Stock Considerations
What a difference a few short months can bring. As 2016 was getting underway, negativity surrounding the marketplace was mounting. It seemed that with each passing day and week all the major averages were getting decimated as we saw the DOW (DIA) and S&P (SPY) fall from their late 2015 highs and all the talking […]
ETF Rodeo Roundup
Since I’m near Ft. Worth, Texas right now, I thought I’d give this post an appropriate theme. This weekend I wanted to focus on exchange traded funds (ETFs), since they are sporting some pretty interesting patterns lately. I’ll do five today and another five tomorrow. The first one of these ten is the only disappointing […]
What New Economic Recovery?
The rise of the ‘dollar store business model’ caters to a disappearing ‘middle class’ who are incurring shrinking incomes. This has made ‘dollar stores’ prosper, in the last decade. Dollar stores, for most Americans, have carried an odd sort of stigma. In the past, these stores were seen as shopping for the poor, only. We […]
Ford Reports March U.S. Sales Up 8% To 254,711 Vehicles
Ford Motor Company (F) sold 254,711 vehicles in the U.S. in March – an 8 percent gain versus a year ago – while first quarter sales of 645,626 vehicles were up 9 percent. This represents the company’s best sales performance for March and first quarter since 2006. Total Ford brand SUVs are off to their best […]
The Double Edged Sword Of Trend Following ETFs
I’ve always been a big proponent of following the major trends in the market to serve as guideposts for sizing the stock allocation of my portfolio.Trend lines like the infamous 200-day moving average have never been a perfect predictor of stock market direction.However, using these types of technical indicators can serve as a useful tool for […]
Logical Investment Outlook – April 2016
Market comment: March has been a very busy month for central bankers. Nine of them moved to further cut interest rates. Negative interest rate policy (NIRP) is now a reality in Japan, the E.U., Switzerland, Denmark and Sweden. This month the ECB expanded its asset purchase program to include non-financial corporate bonds. In the U.S, NIPR is becoming […]
