In my post of December 29, 2015, I stressed the importance of the Financials ETF (XLF) in, potentially, propelling the SPX to an increase of 5-6% for 2016. You can see from the Daily ratio chart below of XLF:SPX, that price weakened considerably afterwards and fell to new lows not seen since 2012. Price is attempting to stabilize above that low, but…
Green, Renewable, Energy-Saving / Recycling…. Good on Paper, Bad on Wallet? How many times have I invested in renewable, energy-saving / recycling companies? Way too many. Each seems so promising, so refreshingly intuitive, in the right place, at the right time…. Yet, they never seem to work out. The biggest pitfall? Competition. Typically, the competitive landscape…
The Nasdaq Dividend Achievers Index is made up exclusively of United States stocks with 10 or more consecutive years of dividend increases. There are currently 274 stocks in the Dividend Achievers Index. The downloadable Dividend Achievers Spreadsheet List below contains the following for each stock in the index: Dividend yield Name and ticker Price-to-earnings ratio Click here to download…
For several years now, I have expressed concern about the accumulation of debt by governments, corporations and households. Some folks seem to recognize that – across the board – total debt levels are on an unsustainable path. Others have argued that the only thing of importance is the ability to service existing obligations, and that…
I spoke with the Financial Sense News-hour early this week, sharing my thoughts regarding margin debt, corporate profit margins, global liquidity and more. Audio Length: 00:02:55
Stocks appear to have lost the upward thrust in recent days that pushed them to new highs for the year, with the absence of any fresh catalysts as the primary reason for this tentative mood. Pre-open sentiment indicates a modestly lower open today following a positive session on Wednesday and negative one the day before….
Following three consecutive weeks of increases in initial jobless claims, which pushed the series to its highest level since the start of February, according to the BLS the last week saw a 9K decline in the number of claimants which dropped from 276K to 267K. This was fractionally below the 270K expected print, and suggests…
Technical analyst Jack Chan has examined the charts and says the gold sector is on a new major buy signal, which could signal a new bull market, but he is patiently waiting for confirmation. The gold sector is on a new major buy signal, therefore opening the opportunity of a new bull market. However, Commitment…
Written by Jill Mislinski Here is the opening statement from the Department of Labor: In the week ending April 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 267,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 276,000. The 4-week moving average was 266,750, an increase of 3,500 from the previous week’s…
Discussion about Fed rate hike expectations & Gold on CNBC. Video Length: 00:03:20
