E Revenue Shares Financial ETF 22% Outperformance Since 2008 Over XLF
Revenue Shares Financial Sector ETF (RWW) is a financial ETF that is weighted based on company revenues, not the usual market capitalization. This subtle difference has created an ETF that has substantially outperformed the S&P Financial ETF (XLF) since its inception in Oct 2008 – even though both hold the same stocks just different allocations. […]
12 High Quality Dividend Stocks For Retirement
Retired investors have different investment needs than investors still in the accumulation phase. Retirees require a mix of current income, safety, and growth that is difficult to find. This article examines 12 dividend stocks that match retirees needs for current income, safety, and growth. Each of the 12 dividend stocks below has 25+ years of […]
The Dollar Blues
Disappointing US economic data and high volatility in the German bunds kept the dollar under pressure. Over the past week the greenback fell against all the major currencies, save the New Zealand dollar (where interest rate cut expectations have built for as soon as next month). Most currencies from the emerging markets rose against the […]
Greece Will Default On June 5 Without Deal, IMF Leaks
Another week came and went with no breakthrough in negotiations between Greece and its creditors. The IMF is now fed up and has reportedly refused to be a part of any new bailout program for Greece, after Athens drew down its SDR reserves to makes its latest payment to the Fund. That money will now […]
Stock Correction Odds Increasing?
The weight of the evidence: Are the odds of a stock market correction increasing? You can decide.
EC Perpetualization Of The Too Big To Fail Banks
I am in the middle of the Atlantic on a cruise ship headed to Europe. Having spent 15 years of my life on the high seas and attending ship owner’s conferences, I always take a critical look at cruise ships. Since the birth of this industry almost 50 years ago, the number of passengers on […]
Federal Reserve Balance Sheet Explodes To Within 0.5% Of All-Time High In Just One Week
by Simon Black, Sovereign Man Remember all that talk about “taper” last year? After years of conjuring trillions of dollars out of thin air and rapidly expanding its balance sheet, the Federal Reserve promised to end its unprecedented ‘Quantitative Easing’ (QE) programs. In total the Fed’s balance sheet exploded from $800 billion to $4.5 trillion […]
