Fri, 28 November 2014
Why you should invest cautiously despite all the talk about the mother of all bull runs. |
Thu, 27 November 2014
Instead of breaking down your assets by account, maybe you should think of them all as one big pie. |
Wed, 26 November 2014
Increasing global economic integration makes the opportunities in international real estate investment more compelling than ever before. |
Tue, 25 November 2014
The latest data shows an average blend of equities and fixed-income mutual funds has garnered only a 2.6% net return. |
Mon, 24 November 2014
One gender simply outperforms the other at investing. By a full 2% points. Why? |
Fri, 21 November 2014
Some talk of the death of 'buy & hold' investing. It's still alive and well, but does need some care and feeding. |
Thu, 20 November 2014
Trying out asset mixes can show you where your portfolio shines and where it doesn't. |
Wed, 19 November 2014
A survey shows that 53% of world business leaders polled planned to enter or expand their operations there. |
Tue, 18 November 2014
Why do certain investment companies do better than others and survive unsettled markets? |
Mon, 17 November 2014
The funds are appealing to investors looking to avoid market highs and lows, but watch out for the fees. |
Fri, 14 November 2014
Why you should invest cautiously despite all the talk about the mother of all bull runs. Today's Stocks & Topics: Financial Advisors, Germany & Recession, U.S. Oil, RAX - Rackspace Hosting Inc., INVN - InvenSense Inc., AMTD - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., REGN - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., Investing, DDD - 3D Systems Corp. |
Thu, 13 November 2014
Instead of breaking down your assets by account, maybe you should think of them all as one big pie. Today's Stocks & Topics: Share Mutual Funds, Part Time Workers, Wal-Mart, PETM - PETsMART Inc., Bank Stocks, CSIQ - Canadian Solar Inc., SEAS - SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., Stocks Investing. |
Wed, 12 November 2014
Once you determine what will give you peace of mind in retirement, then you need to know how you can get there financially. Today's Stocks & Topics: HON - Honeywell International Inc., Gold, Europe Economy, Investing Strategy, GE - General Electric Co., Retirement, Jobs Report, GGN - GAMCO Global Gold Natural Resources & Income Trust, 529-Plan. |
Tue, 11 November 2014
Shareholders need to accurately determine a company's true profits. Today's Stocks & Topics: GE - General Electric Co., RIG - Transocean Ltd., Low Mortgage Rates, Shopping Season, 529-Plans, I-R-A vs. Roth I-R-A, Pension Plan, Investing, FCX - Freeport-McMoRan Inc., PCLN - Priceline Group Inc., BP - BP PLC ADS. |
Mon, 10 November 2014
For your American dream to become a reality you've got to make more smart decisions than dumb ones. Today's Stocks & Topics: ETFs & Gas Prices, Should Companies Reinvest or Buyback?, QCOM - Qualcomm Inc., Mid Cap Mutual Funds, TWO - Two Harbors Investment Corp., OAKS - Five Oaks Investment Corp., Short Sales, Bond Funds. |
Fri, 7 November 2014
Will all this money flying out the window through share buybacks and special dividends put a damper on the market? Today's Stocks & Topics: Umbrella Insurance, Investors Sentiment, Jobs Report, House Prices, SWN - Southwestern Energy Co., KKR - KKR & Co. L.P., BABA - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Mutual Funds, Index Mutual Funds, GDX - Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, SFXE - SFX Entertainment Inc., GILD - Gilead Sciences Inc.
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Thu, 6 November 2014
Possibly the greatest illusion we have is that denial protects us. Being asleep is what can hurt us. Today's Stocks & Topics: Long Term Planning, Jobs Report, Global Financial Cycles, Junk Bonds, GDX - Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, BABA - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADS, Trust, PG - Procter & Gamble Co., KRFT - Kraft Foods Group Inc., WDAY - Workday Inc. |
Wed, 5 November 2014
Some say investors hold too much in stocks and bonds and need to jack up alternatives allocations. Today's Stocks & Topics: I-R-A, Jobs Report, Retailers Getting Ready, Sibling Disputes About Elderly Parent's Care, RIG - Transocean Ltd., Europe ETF, Index Funds, COF - Capital One Financial Corp., BLK - BlackRock Inc. |
Tue, 4 November 2014
Could there be a hybrid, combining the best of both? Today's Stocks & Topics: Hedging, China’s Car Sales, Election Day, IBIO - iBio Inc., Lower Oil Prices, TOT - Total S.A. ADS, KNDI - Kandi Technologies Group Inc., FB - Facebook Inc. Cl A, AAPL - Apple Inc., Solar Energy, SNY - Sanofi ADS. |
Mon, 3 November 2014
Both ETFs and Mutual funds are viable choices for investors, but . . . Today's Stocks & Topics: Retirement, China, Apple, DIS - Walt Disney Co., GGN - GAMCO Global Gold Natural Resources & Income Trust, KRU - Proshares Ultra KBW Region Banking ETF, TRP - TransCanada Corp., CJES - C&J Energy Services Inc. |
Fri, 31 October 2014
The challenge is to try to figure out which data actually contains useful bits of information and which bits are just noise. Today's Stocks & Topics: Retirement Fund & Taxes, The Stock Market, Vanguard, Housing & Baby Boomers, Oil, PAY - VeriFone Systems Inc., DDD - 3D Systems Corp., 401k, GDX - Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, TWWDX - Thomas White International Fund, PCLN - Priceline Group Inc., MELI - MercadoLibre Inc. |