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Dow Jones leads stocks higher

October 18, 2017 Julian Close 180 Views dow jones, old economy

Call it the revenge of the old economy, if you wish, but today it is the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising to new highs while the tech-heavy NASDAQ lags, with… Read more >

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Dogs of the Dow hang close to overall market

October 18, 2017October 18, 2017 Michael Fowlkes 5580 Views aerospace, aerospace and defense, construction, Consumer Goods, Dividends, dogs of the dow, dow jones, Drug Makers, Healthcare, Machinery, obamacare, oil, Oil and Gas, President Trump, smartphones, soft drinks, Technology, telecom, trump

The Dow Jones continues to trend higher, hitting fresh record highs as investor optimism remains strong. Over the last few years we have been tracking the Dogs of the Dow… Read more >

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Five blue-chip stocks you should buy today

August 9, 2017August 9, 2017 Michael Fowlkes 16668 Views Chip makers, Consumer Goods, dow jones, home prices, housing, market highs, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, Technology

The bull market continues to plow along, and the Dow Jones recently crossed above the psychological 22,000 mark for the first time in its history. It has been a remarkable… Read more >

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Five ETFs to diversify your portfolio

July 11, 2017July 11, 2017 Michael Fowlkes 9258 Views diversity, Dividends, dow jones, ETFs, exchange-traded funds, nasdaq, real estate, S&P 500, Technology

There are many keys to investing success, not the least of which is diversification. Diversity is a major component to investing success because it allows you to make mistakes while… Read more >

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Dogs of the Dow continue to lag overall market – Part II

June 28, 2017June 28, 2017 Michael Fowlkes 6508 Views Commodities, construction, Dividends, dogs of the dow, donald trump, dow jones, Drug Makers, infrastructure, oil, Oil and Gas, oil exploration, pharmaceutical, Technology, yield

This is the second half of our two-part series taking a look at this year’s Dogs of the Dow. As we discussed in part one of our discussion yesterday, this… Read more >

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Dogs of the Dow continue to lag overall market – Part I

June 27, 2017June 27, 2017 Michael Fowlkes 8328 Views aerospace, aerospace and defense, biotech, Defense Contractors, Dividends, dogs of the dow, dow jones, oil, Oil and Gas, oil exploration, pharmaceuticals, tech, Technology, telecomm

After outpacing the overall market the last three years as we tracked the Dogs of the Dow, this year’s group has underperformed through 2017, and continues to do so as… Read more >

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Dow hits 20,000

January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 Julian Close 697 Views DJIA, dow jones, interest rates, nasdaq, S&P 500

Traders are celebrating the passing of another psychological threshold today as the Dow Jones Industrial Average passes 20,000. The significance of these round numbers on the Dow harkens back to… Read more >

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The Dow Jones gains a bit on the Dogs

November 16, 2016December 6, 2016 Michael Fowlkes 9297 Views construction, Consumer Goods, Dividends, dogs of the dow, dow jones, Drug Makers, electronics, infrastructure, interest rates, pharmaceuticals, retailers, Technology, trump

Ahead of the recent presidential election, analysts warned that a Trump victory would lead to a sharp decline in the stock market, but what happened was the exact opposite. Following… Read more >

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Short these sector ETFs as rates rise

May 26, 2015 Zacks Investment Research 1070 Views 0 Comment dow jones, ETFs, index funds, interest rates, Inverse ETFs, Investing, real estate, REIT, short ideas, treasury bonds, UTILTIES

Rising rate concerns have been playing foul on rate-sensitive sectors since the start of this year. Rates have been extremely volatile with many ups and downs. Yields on the 10-year… Read more >

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Alive and charging

November 21, 2014 Julian Close 350 Views 0 Comment dow jones, nasdaq, Options, S&P 500

After the open… stocks began to rally with conviction after the price of oil apparently found a convincing bottom this morning, though that bottom no longer looks nearly as convincing… Read more >