How to Increase Your Odds of Investment Success
Investing and gambling share at least one common thread; it’s all about odds. And depending on how you build your portfolio of investments, you will…
Investing and gambling share at least one common thread; it’s all about odds. And depending on how you build your portfolio of investments, you will…
People do the darndest things. For example, they put their investments in places where they don’t belong. This is a common problem suffered not just by retail investors, but…
It’s been said that complexity is the enemy of execution. This is true with most things in life, including how you arrange your investments. An optimally performing…
The financial services industry’s bias toward long-term investing as the magic formula to the problems that face the individual investor is wrong and misleading. For example, illustrating…
The most important single factor in shaping security markets is the public’s psychology. That was Gerald Loeb’s observation about how financial markets operate. And history…
Some illnesses can go undetected for many years. Others are accompanied by obvious warning signs like coughing, sniffling, shortness of breath, and other red flags.…
Sentiment extremes, regardless of whether they’re bullish or bearish, invariably point to a readjustment in prices. This undeniable truth applies to all asset classes in…
Q. Trading hours in Asia (NYSEARCA:VPL) and Europe (NYSEARCA:FEZ) don’t coincide with the U.S., so how are ETFs that own foreign securities still able to…
It’s that time of year again. You know, the wonderful season when Wall Street’s strategists crawl out of their crevices to make predictions about the…
Never mind how the U.S. stock market is posting modest year-to-date losses close to 2%. Momentum stocks are up and so is risk taking. A comparison of…
What does the optimal investment portfolio look like? Is it the portfolio with the hottest stocks and ETFs? Is it the portfolio managed by famous…
Stock market volatility is frequently portrayed as an evil force that all investors should strive to avoid. However, embracing volatility (ChicagoOptions:^VIX) rather than avoiding it can…
After gaining five consecutive years and gaining nine out the past 10 years, the U.S. stock market is on a roll. And while it’s easy…
Energy stocks slid 8.7% last year and was the only S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:VOO) industry sector to lose value in 2014. Have energy stocks (NYSEARCA:XLE) really bottomed? FactSet reports:…
Rising stock market volatility on the heels of rising stock prices is among the most intriguing market developments over the past few months. And it’s…
If you think the stock market is a volatile place, you ought to get a load of ETFs that use leverage. From Sep. 15 to…
Are momentum stocks losing their luster? High flying momentum stocks like Tesla Motors (NasdaqGS:TSLA), Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), and GoPro (NasdaqGS:GPRO) have experienced sharp pullbacks over the past few…
One-trick investment portfolios are everywhere. Â Do you have one? What is a one-trick pony portfolio? It’s the kind of investment mix that is over-weighted or…
Assassinating financial fairytales is something I enjoy doing. And the precious metals (NYSEARCA:GLTR) market is jam-packed with fiction of all sizes, flavors, and colors. One…
Most of the almost $20 million in investment portfolios that I’ve analyzed and graded this year have been on individual accounts. But a few, like…