4 Financial Security Resources for Senior Investors
More than any other concern that is especially critical for senior investors - protecting their life savings. Today's Stocks & Topics: Buy & Sell, MU - Micron Technology Inc., CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc., TEVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., AAOI - Applied Optoelectronics Inc., PYPL - PayPal Holdings Inc., UTX - United Technologies Corp., RDSA - Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR Cl A, China vs. Bi...
43m Sep 12, 2017
43m
Should Your IRA Go Bitcoin?
Our world is more digital. More of our lives are online. It's no surprise that a digital currency option would be ready to change the landscape. Today's Stocks & Topics: HBI - Hanesbrands Inc., Where to Invest, IBM - International Business Machines Corp., ABBV - AbbVie Inc., MAT - Mattel Inc., CBI - Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V., GE - General Electric Co., UMC - United Microelectronics Corp.
45m Sep 11, 2017
45m
Where to Put Your Portfolio When You Hit 60
Thinking has been you should shift your assets out of stocks. But, there are safer, smarter ways to enjoy the potential benefits of staying in stocks. Today's Stocks & Topics: Compounding, AKAM - Akamai Technologies Inc., AMZN - Amazon.com Inc., TNK - Teekay Tankers Ltd., VCIT - Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond, Equifax, SNP 500, V - VISA Inc., MA - Mastercard Inc., Social Security, MC...
44m Sep 08, 2017
44m
How to Protect Your Profits
Stocks have rallied sharply, so many people will be sitting on gains and wondering whether to stay put or cash out. It is not an easy choice. Today's Stocks & Topics: Bonds, BBX - BBX Capital Corp., NKE - Nike Inc., Debit Cards, Mario Draghi, The Stock Market, LUV - Southwest Airlines Co., STX - Seagate Technology PLC, QQQ - PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1, DIS - Walt Disney Co., AMPH - Amphasta...
45m Sep 07, 2017
45m
When is a 'Fiduciary' Truly Acting as a Fiduciary?
The fiduciary rule aims to protect retirement investors from financial adviser conflicts of interest, but consumers still must watch out for themselves. Today's Stocks & Topics: Investing During Natural Disasters, Momentum Trades, ADBE - Adobe Systems Inc., KEM - Kemet Corp., College Savings, The Fed Beige Book, Cryptocurrencies, Hedging, AOBC - American Outdoor Brands Corp., Stocks Comparison ...
45m Sep 07, 2017
45m
Shopping for the Best Online Broker
Firms have been trimming commissions, expanding their online tools, offering more transaction-free mutual funds and enhancing their mobile apps. Today's Stocks & Topics: OCLR - Oclaro Inc., UA - Under Armour Inc., Gold, College Savings Options, Industrial Sector & the Economy, M - Macy's Inc., PSA - Public Storage, Cash & Cash Equivalent, Retain Earnings, ABR - Arbor Realty Trust Inc.
45m Sep 05, 2017
45m
Alternative Investments: What to Know Before You Buy
Are alternative investments - currencies, commodities, real estate, private equity and even art or collectibles - right for your portfolio? Today's Stocks & Topics: Dividend Income, Earnings, Technology Industry, Bond Ladder, Guggenheim BulletShares, Pro-Funds, Bonds, 401k vs. Roth IRA, Insider Trading, ETFs, Stock Evaluation.
46m Sep 04, 2017
46m
How to Invest in Index Funds
Index funds are a low-fee, no-fuss way to invest money for retirement. It might be the smartest and easiest investment you ever make. Today's Stocks & Topics: Entry Point, DVA - DaVita Inc., The Stock Market in September, Millennials & Money, Jobs Report, DHY - Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund, HCA - HCA Healthcare Inc., Wedding Fund, ADRs: American Depository Receipts, HIMX - Himax Technolog...
44m Sep 01, 2017
44m
Retiring on Your Dividends
As daunting of a task as saving for a comfortable retirement is, living off of your investments once you finally do retire is equally as challenging. Today's Stocks & Topics: I-R-A, AAPL - Apple Inc., EXPE - Expedia Inc., PCMI - PCM Inc., REITs, MBT - Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR, MSFT - Microsoft Corp., Oil, HTZ - Hertz Global Holdings Inc., GILD - Gilead Sciences Inc., Charting, CHK - Chesapea...
45m Aug 31, 2017
45m
Mixing It Up: Stocks vs. Bonds vs. Cash
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to the question of proper asset allocation. Deciding factors are age, risk tolerance, and time to retirement. Today's Stocks & Topics: TEVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., China, Jobs Report, AAPL - Apple Inc., HABT - Habit Restaurants Inc., GE - General Electric Co., CJNK - SPDR BofA Merrill Lynch Crossover Corporate Bond ETF, DOW - Dow Chemical Co.,...
44m Aug 30, 2017
44m
You're 50 and Haven't Saved a Dime for Retirement
Time is no longer an ally. If you're behind at this point, it's still possible to reach a reasonable savings target. Today's Stocks & Topics: Retirement, PHK - PIMCO High Income Fund, Financial Enable, QCOM - Qualcomm Inc., Investing, XOMA - XOMA Corp., Life Insurance for Kids, OPNT - Opiant Pharmaceuticals Inc.
44m Aug 29, 2017
44m
The Best Ways to Invest in Foreign Markets
Most advisors recommend holding some foreign stocks in a diversified portfolio. Fortunately, there are several easy ways to invest there. Today's Stocks & Topics: Industries to Invest In, BITCF - First Bitcoin Capital Corp., ULTA - Ulta Beauty Inc., The Euro. Cloud Computing, VEEV - Veeva Systems Inc., NTRI - Nutrisystem Inc.
45m Aug 28, 2017
45m
U.S. Stocks Safer than Foreign Investments?
Researchers have long documented what’s known as “home bias,” the tendency for investors to favor their own country’s financial markets. Today's Stocks & Topics: Moving Averages, Technical Analysis, Diversification, Market Breadth, Credit Card Debt, 401k, Income, Trading, Annuities, Emerging Markets, How Not To Run Out of Money, Economic Value, New Investor.
47m Aug 25, 2017
47m
What IS Portfolio Management?
We talk about evaluating stocks, scoping out mutual funds, picking and choosing bonds - buying and selling. Is that all there is to it? Today's Stocks & Topics: Relative Strength Rating, SIRI - Sirius XM Holdings Inc., SQBG - Sequential Brands Group Inc., MDT - Medtronic PLC, GE - General Electric Co., Bio-Tech Stocks, VZ - Verizon Communications Inc., Existing Home Sales, TRUE - TrueCar Inc., ...
45m Aug 24, 2017
45m
Is Your ETF Battle Tested?
Smart investors place importance on history, not blue sky. An overwhelming majority of ETF assets are allocated to strategies with at least a 10-year track record. Today's Stocks & Topics: REITs, LCI - Lannett Co. Inc., New Homes Sales, Bond Funds, MOMO - Momo Inc., TEVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., BGS - B&G Foods Inc., Quantitative Easing, Target Price.
45m Aug 23, 2017
45m
Your Portfolio Is a Mess. How to Tidy It Up
In addition to routinely checking to see if your mix of mutual funds is right, regularly ask yourself why you hold each fund. Is the reason still there? Today's Stocks & Topics: New Financial Advisor, Cash, UNP - Union Pacific Corp., ADI - Analog Devices Inc., Life Insurance, The Fed, TGNA - TEGNA Inc., LPL - LG Display Co. Ltd. ADR, CAKE - Cheesecake Factory Inc., Stock Value.
45m Aug 22, 2017
45m
The ETF Way to Hedge Against Volatility
A 5% correction has not been experienced is almost 18 months, bringing many to start investing in low-volatility funds. Is it time to put the hedge on? Today's Stocks & Topics: CRTO - Criteo S.A., Portfolio Management, The Stock Market, PCLN - Priceline Group Inc., XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp., Russell 2000, Leverage vs. Margin, Limit Order, Book Value.
45m Aug 21, 2017
45m
Is There's More To Consider Than Just Fees
Vanguard has rightly argued for decades that, “The less you pay for your funds, the more you keep in your pocket -- it’s that simple.” Or is it? Today's Stocks & Topics: Portfolio Management, AFSI - AmTrust Financial Services Inc., Retirement, NS - NuSTAR Energy L.P. , BTI - British American Tobacco, Holding Cash, Fiduciary, LCI - Lannett Co. Inc., 401k Plans.
45m Aug 18, 2017
45m
Best Way To Reach Your Financial Goals: Stocks
Investing requires that potential investors understand that there are risks to doing nothing, essentially leaving your money in the bank. Today's Stocks & Topics: Market Strategy, SPFF - Global X SuperIncome Preferred ETF, The Hindenburg Omen, Mortgage Rates, AG - First Majestic Silver Corp., SHAK - Shake Shack Inc., BABA - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Ex-Dividend, 401k Rollover.
44m Aug 17, 2017
44m
4 Benefits ETFs Bring To Your Portfolio
For the last 24 years, one investment vehicle has come to rule them all, at least in the eyes of many investors. Today's Stocks & Topics: Equity Index Annuities, VHDYX - Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund, AMLP - Alerian MLP ETF, GD - General Dynamics Corp., VCIT - Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond, TEVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., PSRAX - Pioneer Strategic Income Fund, ...
45m Aug 17, 2017
45m
4 Tips for Women Who Flunked the Financial Literacy Test
There are women who sense the risk they're taking by not knowing enough about how to protect their money. Today's Stocks & Topics: Dividends, CHK - Chesapeake Energy Corp., Fireworks, Tesla Burning Cash, Chinese Trade, OHIOmega Healthcare Investors Inc., Alternative Minimum Tax, FBT - First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund, IBB - iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF, XBI - SPDR S&P Biotech ...
44m Aug 15, 2017
44m
Alternative Investments: What to Know Before You Buy
Are alternative investments - currencies, commodities, real estate, private equity and even art or collectibles - right for your portfolio? Today's Stocks & Topics: Dividend Income, AFL - AFLAC Inc., Earnings, Technology Industry, SHOP - Shopify Inc. Cl A, Bond Ladder, Guggenheim BulletShares, LB - L Brands Inc., PESPX - Dreyfus Midcap Index Fund.
45m Aug 14, 2017
45m
What's Wrong With Mutual Funds?
They have their place, but should your portfolio size allow for sufficient diversification, consider the benefits of owning direct holdings of stocks and bonds. Today's Stocks & Topics: COKE - Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, 401k, Weakness in the Market, PPI & CPI, Corporate Bonds, Jobs Openings, ULTA - Ulta Beauty Inc., TEVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR, SNR - New Senior Inve...
45m Aug 11, 2017
45m
Are Global Investors Sending Us a Signal?
With equity indexes at all-time highs, global mutual fund and ETF investors may be choosing now as the time to reverse a long-running move into bonds and out of equities. Today's Stocks & Topics: The Wash Sale Rule, IBM - International Business Machines Corp., NYCB - New York Community Bancorp Inc., AAPL - Apple Inc., KTOS - Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., NAFTA Re-negotiations, BCI -...
44m Aug 11, 2017
44m
The Markets Are Doing That Thing Again
When the trends are picture perfect. When good stocks keep doing good things and bad stocks keep doing bad things. Today's Stocks & Topics: Beta vs. Smart Beta, Return on Investments, CMC - Commercial Metals Co., Retirement Strategies, VIAB - Viacom Inc. Cl B, DIS - Walt Disney Co., The Fed & Interest Rates, SEP I-R-A, Stock Analysis, PDI - PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund, Productivity Numbers, Cash ...
45m Aug 09, 2017
45m
Getting Your Money Priorities Straight
Pop quiz! What is the smartest move to make with your money: Betting on the stock market, investing in real estate or saving in a bank account? Today's Stocks & Topics: SEP I-R-A, AAWW - Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, PAYX - Paychex Inc., Options vs. Warrants, WYN - Wyndham Worldwide Corp., CAPE Ratio, Next Stock Sector, TEVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR, GNT- Gentex Corp., The Vix,...
45m Aug 08, 2017
45m
As Retirement Nears - Risks Escalate
The retirement red zone – when you’re close to the goal line and every move counts, you and your team must work even harder to protect your money. Today's Stocks & Topics: Student Loans, CAH - Cardinal Health Inc., SKT - Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc., Retail Sector vs. Amazon, Jobs Report, Stop Limits, VGHCX - Vanguard Health Care Fund, Home Sales & Taxes, LUV - Southwest Airlines Co., AAP...
45m Aug 07, 2017
45m
U.S. Stocks Safer than Foreign Investments?
Researchers have long documented what’s known as “home bias,” the tendency for investors to favor their own country’s financial markets. Today's Stocks & Topics: Moving Averages, AMC - AMC Entertainment Holding Inc. Cl A, TEVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., SNR - New Senior Investment Group Inc., ULTI - Ultimate Software Group Inc., AAOI - Applied Optoelectronics Inc., CIM - Chimera Inv...
44m Aug 04, 2017
44m
Can You Make a Case for Commodities?
There may be one alternative to stocks. They just got cheaper, knocked down to bargain prices. And ordinary investors can own them through funds. Today's Stocks & Topics: Buying Stocks Directly from the Companies, TEVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Bitcoin, Saving Money for Retirement, KEYS - Keysight Technologies Inc., BK - Bank of New York Mellon Corp., BOFI - BofI Holding Inc., FE -...
44m Aug 03, 2017
44m
How to Avoid 'Young Investor' Mistakes
New research shows that young inexperienced investors tend to be overconfident when they first start buying and selling stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs ... Today's Stocks & Topics: Rollover a 401k, CAT - Caterpillar Inc., the DOW, Americans Might Be Spending More Than They Can Afford, MIC - Macquarie Infrastructure Corp., SNAP - Snap Inc., Gold, AUY - Yamana Gold Inc., TECD - Tech Data Corp.,...
44m Aug 02, 2017
44m
Reading the Signs: Are Tech Stocks Rising Too Fast?
The Nasdaq is 12 percent above its 200-day moving average. In the past that usually meant pull back. Today's Stocks & Topics: Money Management, GLW - Corning Inc., OCLR - Oclaro Inc., Boeing, Greenspan, Market's Health, EPD - Enterprise Products Partners L.P., VTI - Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF, MO - Altria Group Inc., PSX - Phillips 66, 401k or Roth IRA, OMI - Owens & Minor Inc.
45m Aug 01, 2017
45m
Clues That Reveal a Fragile Economy
Consumers are financially strained. Evidence? Card defaults rose from 2.81% back in November to 3.53% in May. Today's Stocks & Topics: Platinum, PPLT - ETFS Physical Platinum Shares, SQM - Sociedad Quimica y Minera De Chile S.A. ADR, Oil Prices, Retirement, Millennials and the Market, Student Loans, Venezuela, DPZ - Domino's Pizza Inc., SBUX - Starbucks Corp., RH – Restoration Hardware Outlet, ...
45m Jul 31, 2017
45m
Should You Be Caught Holding Cash?
As markets reach record highs, investors have questioned whether it makes sense to continue holding cash. Today's Stocks & Topics: Dodd Frank Act, DUK - Duke Energy Corp., BAC - Bank of America Corp., MO - Altria Group Inc., If Trump is Impeached, USB - U.S. Bancorp, The Fed & Interest Rates, RDFN - Redfin Corp., VCSH - Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF, VMW - VMware Inc., ETFs, QLD - ProS...
45m Jul 28, 2017
45m
Important Trends to Track
While the pace of change is confounding what's gotten less attention is that the earth as been shifting beneath investors' feet. Today's Stocks & Topics: SEP IRAs, EW - Edwards Lifesciences Corp., Durable Goods Report, S&P 500, ABBV - AbbVie Inc., AMZN - Amazon.com Inc., PYPL - PayPal Holdings Inc., ULTA - Ulta Beauty Inc., TLRD - Tailored Brands Inc., Biggest Risk to Our Economy.
45m Jul 27, 2017
45m
Fed Tightening: What it Means for Stocks, Bonds & Gold
Unless markets fall apart in the coming weeks, it's expected that the Fed’s balance sheet reduction will be made this September. Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k & IRA, TGT - Target Corp., AOBC - American Outdoor Brands Corp., Junk Bonds, Alternative Investments, The Fed, STOR - STORE Capital Corp., TWO - Two Harbors Investment Corp., EWEAX - Wells Fargo Intrinsic World Equity Fund;A, STX - Seagat...
45m Jul 26, 2017
45m
A Midyear Tax Audit for Your Portfolio
Future market returns may be muted. That makes tax-efficient investing even more important. Today's Stocks & Topics: EBITDA - Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, MCI - Barings Corporate Investors, NGG - National Grid PLC ADR, BAC - Bank of America Corp., The VIX, INTC - Intel Corp., GLW - Corning Inc., COST - Costco Wholesale Corp., AAWW - Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings.
45m Jul 25, 2017
45m
The 'Animal Spirits' That Move The Market
What animates the market, even more than earnings and dividends? Today's Stocks & Topics: Mortgage or 401k, The Fed & Interest Rates, ORLY - O'Reilly Automotive Inc., Stock Screening Tools, BX - Blackstone Group L.P., Dividends & Taxes, T - AT&T Inc., YYY - YieldShares High Income ETF, SDIV - Global X SuperDividend ETF, Bonds & Interest Rates.
45m Jul 24, 2017
45m
A Closer Look: 5 High-Yield Income Investments
Opportunities to enhance your income through stocks, funds, and other investment vehicles. Today's Stocks & Topics: Minimum Distribution, Market Reaction, Commodities for 2017, Interest Rates, High-Tech Investing, Buying Stocks for Children, Oil, ETFs, The Dollar, Mutual Funds, Diversification, Technical Analysis, 200 Day Moving Average, Stock Market vs. Real Estate, Mutual Funds vs. ETFs, Coma...
47m Jul 21, 2017
47m
What's a Good Gold Strategy for Today?
Gold has its own DNA of volatility. It's a non-event for gold to go up or down 20% in a rolling 12-month period. Today's Stocks & Topics: QQQ - PowerShares QQQ Trust Series, SPY - SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Short vs. Long Term Capital Gains, Leading Economic Indicators, Mario Draghi, the Dollar, BWLD - Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., VZ - Verizon Communications Inc., UTX - United Technologies Corp., Acti...
45m Jul 20, 2017
45m
5 Rules For Picking High-Yield Closed End Funds
While not as popular or trendy, closed-end funds (CEFs) were built specifically to maximize income. Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k to IRA, Dollar Cost Average, Real Estate, Volatility, ALGN - Align Technology Inc., T - AT&T Inc., Real Estate Gains, GIS - General Mills Inc., 403B, WMT - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., SYY - Sysco Corp., Dividends.
44m Jul 19, 2017
44m
There's No Investing Glass Ceiling for Women
It’s probably even more important for women than men that they harness their money to the power of these markets. Today's Stocks & Topics: 401k to Roth IRA, Income Replacement, 20 Money Mistakes, WMT - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., FNG – AdvisorShares New Tech & Media ETF, Indexing, Retail Companies, Shorting, AMZN - Amazon.com Inc., AAPL - Apple Inc., Mutual Funds.
44m Jul 18, 2017
44m
Should You Be Dialing Down The Risk Now?
Few predict that a recession is imminent, but on the flip side there are signs that a downturn could be near. Today's Stocks & Topics: MSM - MSC Industrial Direct Co., Bitcoin, Stops, Price Target, CCI - Crown Castle International Corp., GILD - Gilead Sciences Inc., TGT - Target Corp., NVGS - Navigator Holdings Ltd., AZO - AutoZone Inc., SPY - SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.
44m Jul 18, 2017
44m
5 Points to Ponder Before Buying Those Hot Stocks
You don’t have to follow the herd. You don’t have to lose your head. You need not chase the lemmings. Today's Stocks & Topics: Margin Account, Digital Currency, Bio Tech, Pharmaceuticals, Invest in the Stock Market or Pay the Mortgage, Fixed Income, Asset Allocation, Roth I-R-A, Stocks: Level 2, 529-Plan, Retirement, In & Out of Stocks, Investing on Stocks.
47m Jul 14, 2017
47m
3 Ways To Mess Up Index Investing
Index funds and ETFs alone won't guarantee investing success. You'll also need to steer clear of these three all-too-common indexing mistakes. Today's Stocks & Topics: Life Insurance, When to Sell, NLY - Annaly Capital Management Inc., ABX - Barrick Gold Corp., GDX - VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF, OXY - Occidental Petroleum Corp., 5 Things Rich People Confess To Sacrificing To Get Rich, NVDA -...
44m Jul 13, 2017
44m
Knowing Your Net Worth Helps Achieve Your Goals
Many people have a difficult time understanding a basic financial concept called net worth. It's important for your long-term planning. Today's Stocks & Topics: Investing on CDs, Labor Report, Tax Reform, ZN - Zion Oil & Gas Inc., KMI - Kinder Morgan Inc., NFLX - Netflix Inc., TSM - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., FL - Foot Locker Inc., HRTG - Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc.
45m Jul 12, 2017
45m
Could You Need to Own More Stocks After You Retire
The traditional heavy bond mix may not be right for you. Retirement, Buy & Rebalance, Retirement Contributions, 401k, I-R-As, Retirement Needs, Day Trading, Roth I-R-A.
46m Jul 11, 2017
46m
Therapy for Market Peaking Anxiety
A high-flying market in record territory can make many first time investors worry. Here's a strategy that could reduce their anxiety. Today's Stocks & Topics: New Investor, Investing Books, Labor Market, Tax Reform, ROIC - Retail Opportunity Investment Corp., BGS - B&G Foods Inc., CKH - SEACOR Holdings Inc., LB - L Brands Inc., DLTR - Dollar Tree Inc., Pay Student Loans or 401k, M - Macy's Inc.
44m Jul 10, 2017
44m
How You Could Be Crippling Your 401(k)
A recent analysis showed that about half of the 1.5 million participants who use target-date funds spread their dollars across other investments in their plans. That's a problem. Today's Stocks & Topics: 52-Week High/Low, TEVA - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., VEEV - Veeva Systems Inc., Finances & Children, MELI - MercadoLibre Inc., GOOG - Alphabet Inc., ETFs, CM - Canadian Imperial Bank o...
45m Jul 06, 2017
45m
4 Types of Investments to Avoid
What the pundits typically ignore is where not to put your money. Which investments should you shun? Today's Stocks & Topics: GM Jobs, Retail Sales, Retirement Beneficiaries, Portfolio Analysis, Bonds, Treasury Bonds, IRAs, Statistics, Preferred Stocks, Retirement, Book Value, New Investor, Financial Advisors vs. Planners, Mutual Funds.
46m Jul 06, 2017
46m
Teaching Your Kids About Money: If Not YOU, Who?
Your kids will go to school and gain a wealth of knowledge in science, English, math, and other classes. But they won’t learn about money. Today's Stocks & Topics: Roth 403B, Exchange Traded Funds, The Fed, Putin & the Russian Economy, Oil, Portfolio Management, KB - HKB Home, TWO - Two Harbors Investment Corp. , GDX - VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF, EQM - EQT Midstream Partners LP, HDGTX - Har...
45m Jul 05, 2017
45m