I gave my thoughts to Kyle Woodley for a recent article he wrote for US News and World Reports. Here is an excerpt: Dividend stocks are the bedrock for any long-term portfolio. That’s not news. If you’ve spent 30 minutes on any financial media website or Investing 101 primer, someone somewhere has assuredly told you that…
I gave my thoughts to Kyle Woodley for a recent article he wrote for US News and World Reports. Here is an excerpt: Dividend stocks are the bedrock for any long-term portfolio. That’s not news. If you’ve spent 30 minutes on any financial media website or Investing 101 primer, someone somewhere has assuredly told you that…
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen voiced uncertainty about future interest rate hikes citing legal issues that required additional clarity before calling for rate changes. At a meeting with lawmakers Wednesday, Yellen added that she didn’t think any serious roadblocks exist that would prevent the Fed from sticking to its plan to introduce several small rate…
I’m hearing a lot of folks these days draw attention to the fact that the dividend yield on the S&P 500 (2.17%) is now greater than the yield on the 10-year treasury note (1.7%). In doing so, they are obviously making the case that stocks are undervalued relative to bonds. There are a few problems…
Choosing an investment advisor is a very important decision that many investors rarely give much thought to. Some simply make a choice based on the recommendation of a friend or family member, while others stumble upon an advertising campaign or other flashy marketing piece. In my experience, people spend more time researching their next TV…
Over the last few weeks, we’ve talked a lot about where the markets have been, how they’ve broken down on news of China’s slowing growth, struggling U.S. equity markets, central bank madness in Europe and Japan, and crashing commodity prices… Which begs the question: “Where do we go from here?” Everyone wants to know what…
The markets in general during the session on Thursday will probably be somewhat volatile, mainly because the biggest mover of markets will be the Congressional testimony of the Federal Reserve chairwoman. In other words, it can’t really be quantified in an easy manner. 1 – At this point in time, it seems apparent that the precious…
Daily Forex Market Preview, 11/02/2016 While the US Dollar showed signs of strengthening into Fed Chair, Janet Yellen’s testimony yesterday the Greenback trimmed the intraday gains to settle lower. Gold prices managed to break above the $1200 handle while USDJPY was seen trading below 113. EUR/USD remained strong to the upside but is looking to…
Bulls hoped Yellen would deliver some dovish rhetoric but she didn’t say much overall. Pundits struggled to offer something concrete regarding what Yellen had to say this day but could only offer the most diplomatic comments. Finally, as stocks rallied modestly, early observers could only suggest what she hinted was interest rates would only rise “gradually”,…
Podcast: Play in new window | Play in new window (Duration: 13:16 — 6.1MB) DOW – 99 = 15,914 SPX – 0.35 = 1851 NAS + 14 = 4283 10 Y – .02 = 1.70% OIL – .64 = 27.30 GOLD + 8.00 = 1197.80 Fed Chair Janet Yellen delivered her semi-annual Humphrey-Hawkins testimony in Washington on Wednesday in her…
