FeeX: The Robin Hood Of (Investment) Fees
Investment fees can literally suck hundreds of thousands of dollars out of your retirement accounts over your lifetime. What makes this even more aggravating is that as investors, we aren’t even aware of some of the fees we pay because fund managers have gone through such lengths to obfuscate them. FeeX bills itself as the […]
Rayno Life Science Small Cap Picks: CLDX, PACB, FMI…Update-1
Update November 18 : NASDAQ 4702 up 0.67%, IBB at 295.25up 2.22% Recent Small Cap picks: CLDX 17.72 off 2.9% with profit taking.Very choppy trade. FCSC 2.67 flat little action, despite Press Release on amputee treatment. Foundation Medicine (FMI) at $25.86 up 2.67%. DNA tests for genetic profiling of potential cancer treatments. KPTI $40.71 flat . Phase […]
Dealing With The Fallout From U.S. Policies
Guest post by Joseph Joyce (re-posted from Capital Ebbs and Flows) Dealing with the Fallout from U.S. Policies The divergence of monetary policies in the advanced economies continues to roil financial markets. The Federal Reserve has reacted to better labor market conditions by ending its quantitative easing policy. The Bank of Japan, on the other hand, will expand […]
Is Bitcoin Set To Hit Canada?
Over the past couple of months, there were ramblings in the financial markets as to how Bitcoin has lost steam. Many investors avoided Bitcoin due to its high-volatility issues that it still must overcome. Additionally, improvement in world-equity markets caused the crypto-currency to plummet. However, the Bank of Canada is currently considering the pros and […]
What Are The Best Chess Openings For You?
When starting a game of chess, the first moves are often referred to as “the opening.” Over time, various kinds of chess openings have developed, with their own names, including the Sicilian opening, the Ruy Lopez opening, the Queen’s Gambit, the English opening, the French Defense, and many more. As you develop as a chess […]
5 Stocks To Watch This Week 11-17-14
Monday Urban Outfitters Fashion retailer Urban Outfitters (URBN) is set report after the close on Monday. So far this quarter we’ve seen a strong performance from consumer discretionary earnings. Profits within the sector are up 14.4% year over year, however, the charge has been lead by internet retailers, not clothing sellers. Contributing analysts on Estimize are expecting […]
Is Alibaba An Undervalued Stock?
If you’ve gotten out of bed in the past month, you’ve probably heard someone mention Alibaba (BABA). The Chinese ecommerce company is in the news this week after doing over $9 billion in gift sales on China’s “Singles’ Day.” With incredible growth numbers and hints of a future partnership with Apple, Alibaba’s stock has picked up tremendous […]
New Hawkeye aircraft is US Navy’s ‘digital quarterback’
The newest, most advanced Hawkeye aircraft, has achieved initial operational capability, significantly boosting the U.S. Navy’s battlefield communications. Northrop Grumman’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye provides the Navy fleet with next-generation eyes. It can help manage missions, keep carrier battle groups out of harm’s way, and sweep ahead of a strike. Dubbed “the digital quarterback,” the Hawkeye […]
Market Commentary: Large Caps In Green, Small Caps Remain Down
Written by Gary Premarkets were down -0.2% and didn’t move much after the ‘not-so-good’ US financial reports this morning. Markets opened down on moderate volume and started to trend upwards to where the major averages were all in the green, but flat. By 10 am the averages were mixed, sea-sawing along the unchanged line and generally […]
European Bond Risk Plunges As Draghi Hints At Sovereign QE (Again)
Seriously!! Draghi utters a few words – all of which we have seen and heard a thousand times before: *DRAGHI SAYS ECB WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES, WITHIN ITS MANDATE *DRAGHI SAYS EXPANDED PURCHASE PROGRAM COULD INCLUDE GOVT BONDS and EURUSD, European stocks and bonds get uber-excited… European bond spreads tumbled… EURUSD sliding back under […]
