Are Q1 ETF toppers healthy enough for further run in Q2?
U.S. equities were in fine fettle in the first quarter of 2017 barring some jitters in March. The S&P 500-based ETF SPY, Dow Jones-based ETF DIA and Nasdaq 100-based QQQ… Read more >
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Five companies that help prevent suicide
We in the financial media often write about companies that are involved in serious matters, both good and bad, and we often do so with a lightheartedness that suggests we… Read more >
Huge dividends from stocks in unlikely industries
Owning stock in companies that pay good, steady dividends is surest way for a middle-income investor to get rich in the stock market. It takes a long time, of course,… Read more >
Stocks rise on morning after wild session
Stocks are in the green this Friday morning, building on an impressive late day rally in Thursday’s session that almost made up for the sharp decline on Thursday morning. With… Read more >
These dinosaur companies are too big NOT to fail
When Google reorganized in the spring of 2015, becoming Alphabet (GOOGL), CEO Larry Page made an observation that most of us involved in the investment game have had cause to… Read more >
Stocks to buy as Trump and Hillary remain close
The first Presidential debate is in the books, and while Hillary Clinton appears to have scored a victory during the debate, it was not the blowout victory that some expected,… Read more >
How investors should prepare for the coming invasion of America
It seems silly today, but back in the 1980s, conventional wisdom held that America was powerless to stop the rising economic sun of Japan. It was widely believed that the… Read more >
Five stocks for high-risk/high-reward investors
Every investor has his or her own risk threshold. Some investors prefer to take the slow and safe approach to investing, while others are willing to accept high risk in… Read more >
The Whaley Report: The fortune you seek is in another cookie
Looking at equity markets around the world, you would think we were living in a time of strong economic growth and prosperity. On Thursday in the US, the S&P, the… Read more >
When these stocks crash, it’s going to be too painful to watch
As the market rises ever higher, those of us who have been around for a cycle or two (or three) can’t help but feel an ominous sense of deja vu…. Read more >
