Don’t Let the ‘Great Yield Slide’ Punch You in the Nose
At the beginning of the year, the yield on 10-Year U.S. Treasuries was just shy of 3% and appeared ready for takeoff into the stratosphere.…
At the beginning of the year, the yield on 10-Year U.S. Treasuries was just shy of 3% and appeared ready for takeoff into the stratosphere.…
Investors should have 100% of their money invested in stocks! That’s what Laurence Fink, the chief executive officer at BlackRock declared in 2012. Since then, the…
Sizzling stock market returns has tricked many people into believing they should be 100% invested in stocks at all times. Ron DeLegge, Editor @ ETFguide.com…
I’ve always wondered what a professional gambler’s portfolio would look like. Would it be a broadly diversified portfolio of penny stocks with a Kenny Rogers…
Whether you’re buying or selling individual stocks or ETFs, many people are still confused about which types of trading orders are right. Ron DeLegge, Editor…
Performance divergences, especially in key industry sectors, are either supportive or non-supportive of the broader stock market’s move. Although the S&P 500 (SNP:^GSPC) and Dow…
You just found a stock you think will turn out to be the next Google and you want to put all your money in it.…
Having a six or seven figure sized investment portfolio doesn’t automatically make it smart. Such is the case with a $725,000 investment portfolio that I…
Diversifying your investment portfolio: It’s a dull exercise that people repeatedly hear, yet a chore they execute with consistent imprecision. Are there times when diversification…
“Smart beta” investing is a controversial topic. What is it and how does it work? Host, Ron DeLegge talks with Feifei Li, PhD and Partner…
“The investor’s chief problem—and even his worst enemy—is likely to be himself,” once quipped the great Benjamin Graham. The truth of Graham’s observation is seen in the…
How frightened to invest are people? So frightened, they’d rather die! A poll taken by Harris Interactive for Nationwide Financial found that 62% of surveyed…
The latest episode of stock market cheating by high-frequency traders (HFT) has set in, yet unanswered questions remain. Do regulators like the Securities and Exchange Commission…
How can you cut your investment risk without hurting your reward? Host, Ron DeLegge visits the local skate park to get some opinions on how…
How would you like an 11% cut to your paycheck? That’s exactly what’s happened to income investors who own long-term Treasuries (ChicagoOptions:^TYX). At the beginning of the…
Portfolio report card time! Host, Ron DeLegge examines the $725,000 investment portfolio of one viewer to see whether it’s correctly built to maximize potential gains.…
What do you get when you add up Twitter, Yelp, and Weibo? Answer: Deflation. That’s the latest joke as former high-flying tech stocks fizzle, while…
Chad Karnes, Chief Market Strategist at ETFguide shows how turning your traditional charts into ratios can help you find value and profitable trades. Relative Strength…
Is stock market volatility rising or falling? For most of this year, stock market volatility has actually outperformed the stock market itself. But for whatever reason,…
Is President Obama’s proposed MyRA really a good choice for America’s retirement savers? Ron DeLegge, Editor @ ETFguide explains three key problems with MyRA and…