Tag: stocks

Apparently the bond market is heading for a big time crash after a nearly 25 year boom based on the outflow from bond funds (mutual and ETF) as prices tumbled. The main driver behind this is the expected rise in interest rates driven by the Federal Reserve, which uses interest…

With the economy showing continued signs of improvement and financial markets continue to chug along (example: Market indexes back to record highs), many would be investors are more willing to invest in the stock market in order to earn higher than average returns. Investing in this day and age is…

It seems like 2008 and March 2020 all over again as stock markets around the globe continue to free fall against the backdrop of higher inflation and interest rates. This is compounded by ongoing geopolitical issues (Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine) and the still present Coronavirus (COVID-19) and subvariants raging…

One of the things that confront many adults today is a lack of experience with how stock markets work or which stocks to invest in. In a number of cases this can be attributed to not being exposed to the stock market and equity investing at an early age. Think…

Of late I have been reflecting on my investing performance over the last decade. While I have made some money on "winning" stocks, I have probably lost much more on duds. In fact as I looked at my portfolio I still own many of these dud stocks, hoping for some…

The graphic to the right, showing the top stories on MarketWatch recently, reflects how mixed views on the market outlook really are. Some experts predict a continuing boom, some a crash and some both. No wonder retail investors like you and I are confused on what to do. Stock market…

Short term traders love earnings season and much like all things investing, the opinions of what to do with earnings season are as varied as the direction of markets tomorrow. Although every trader says they're making money, are they telling the truth? Is trading during earnings season really a profitable…

I always enjoy reading Barron's annual Top 1,000 financial advisors list. While, I am way too middle class to engage the ongoing services of a financial advisor (most of the top advisors service families/people with more than $5 million in net worth), it's still interesting to note what they are…

The Federal Reserve will soon allow banks with strong enough capital cushions to raise dividends, making them much more attractive to local and foreign investors. Only banks that satisfy new capital requirements from global regulators (Basel III) and domestic regulators (Dodd-Frank), will be able to raise dividends.  The potential for…

2022-2023 Outlook - The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)'s latest GDP report shows the the US economy is definitely slowing and heading into a recession. With stock markets down over 30%, high inflation, Russia-Ukraine driving geopolitical issues and consumer sentiment at all time lows, things don't look good. However…

The title of this post was based on a question I recently received from a reader - Ben - who was new to equity investing and wanted to get some basic advice on investing in the stock market. He has about $5,000 to kick start his portfolio and wanted a…

My dad use to say, "you can't get blood from a turnip". When you hear this phase during your younger years, your thoughts tend to imagine a guy squeezing a turnip and hoping blood will come out. Your next thought is something along the lines of, "why would someone squeeze…

It is very easy to buy a stock. Selling a share or stock though, especially if it has lost value, is a much harder process because of the emotions involved. Knowing when to sell a stock, and actually doing it, is tough and that is why most people like to…