The markets reminded us on Wednesday how even the calmest environment can turn volatile quickly. The markets started losing faith that events in Washington would come to a non-eventful conclusion and began dumping risky assets […]
The advice for just about anybody looking to invest for the very first time is usually the same. Stick with a broadly diversified fund that provides exposure to the world’s largest and most well established […]
The markets reminded us on Wednesday how even the calmest markets can turn volatile quickly. Investors started dumping risky assets en masse as events in Washington took a more serious turn. The VIX, which had […]
Ever since the U.S. economy started pulling itself out of the earnings recession last year, high yield bonds have been the fixed income asset class of choice. Since credit spreads peaked in February of last […]
The markets continued their low volatility streak as the broader indices showed relatively little movement. Tech stocks once again led the way with the Nasdaq up around 0.3% but the Dow and S&P 500 down […]
Kevin O’Leary, the lovable bad guy entrepreneur on Shark Tank known for crushing the competition like the cockroaches they are, may have a history of getting what he wants on the show but he has […]
Stocks had another good week. Tech stocks once again led the way with the Nasdaq posting a weekly gain of 0.9%. That pushes the sector’s market-leading year-to-date gain to almost 14%. The Dow and S&P […]
Investors sifting through U.S. equities for dividends can obtain yields in the 3% range before needing to dip into riskier yields from the likes of MLPs and REITs. They haven’t gotten a lot of attention […]
If you’re a trader that likes to dabble in leveraged and inverse ETFs, this week was no doubt a fun one for you. We saw the debut of five new triple-levered funds (with a bit […]
A government shutdown was averted (for another week at least although it seems unlikely that a deal won’t be worked out). Trump’s tax reform plan didn’t generate much of a reaction from the markets although […]
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