I know, I know, no one likes the bearer of bad news — especially when it comes to stock prices - but someone needs to remind you what usually happens to stocks when the Fed raises rates so it might as well be me. They drop. Let me explain.
Read More »3 Elements to Better Understand Health & Direction of Economy & Markets
While the economy is a vastly complex and difficult thing to grasp, you can simplify the many moving parts by boiling it down to three basic elements, or touch points, which give you a brief understanding of the health and general direction of where and how things are going.
Read More »“Dogs of the Dow” Investment Strategy: Higher Yields & Above Average Stock Price Gains
Dogs of the Dow is an investment strategy that targets the 10 top-yielding stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) for investment each year. Investors following this strategy should reap the benefits of higher yields and above-average stock-price gains.
Read More »The More You Know the Better: The Stock Market Is NOT the Economy
The more you know, the better. The stock market is only one indicator of economic health; it is not the economy,
Read More »5 Tips For Successful Cannabis Stock Investing
Recent regulatory changes that have made recreational use of cannabis among adults legal in Canada and the manufacture and sale of CBD legal in the United States...have led to the emergence of an entirely new market that is bound to make plenty of millionaires in spite of the risks associated with doing so. Here are a few tips to help you make the right choices.
Read More »Here’s How 14 Asset Classes Performed During Past Financial Crises (+2K Views)
It would seem we could be entering a rocky market stretch given China's collapsing stock market, the Greek and Puerto Rican debt crises, etc. Today's infographic compares how 14 different asset classes have performed during the last five crises.
Read More »“All Weather” Investment Strategy Lives Up To Its Name!
Ray Dalio’s All Weather Portfolio is a diversified asset mix designed to weather through any financial climate be it a bull market, bear market, recession, or whatever and, based on its historical performance thus far, it holds up to the name.
Read More »Be Smart: Reduce Your Exposure To the Stock Market – Here’s Why
The markets have recovered since the stock market correction in December 2018, and it seems nobody is worried anymore, but the numbers are not looking good, so caution is advised if you decide to jump into the stock market.
Read More »Invest Like Warren Buffett: Here’s His Portfolio
Berkshire Hathaway's investment portfolio has quite a following as many consider it as the Holy Grail in investing. Part of the interest can be attributed to curiosity over what Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett is doing with the stocks in the portfolio and the fact that there are countless investors trying to mimic Buffett’s actions in their own portfolio in an attempt to realize superior returns. This article...provides an analysis of the changes made to Berkshire Hathaway's 13F stock portfolio during Q4 2018.
Read More »Is A “Permanent” Portfolio For You?
Wouldn’t it be nice to not have to worry about investment decisions? The late Harry Browne, libertarian and investment adviser, thought so and proposed what he termed the Permanent Portfolio.
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