Is A Recession Brewing?
As the 1980 recession progressed, I started to take note of the visible indications in the local economy. In 1990 I was running my own business. Early in the …
Read MoreAs the 1980 recession progressed, I started to take note of the visible indications in the local economy. In 1990 I was running my own business. Early in the …
Read MoreThe semiconductor ETF SMH caught my attention. While the ETFs of other sectors are showing some, albeit minor, recent strength, SMH has fallen below its …
Read MoreYum! Brands will announce earnings after the close on Tuesday (7/14/2015). We entered a long stock position in YUM back on February 11th. My justification was: …
Read MoreWe all know that when a company has a line of products that keeps growing and giving customers reasons to upgrade or buy multiple products from that company, …
Read MoreIn my article of June 19th, titled Is A Healthy Dividend Coming Up In EFA? , I mentioned that the iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (ETF) may be about to pay a …
Read More“Well, ya got trouble, my friend. Right here, I say trouble right here in River City” (from “Ya Got Trouble”, a song by Meredith …
Read MoreIn my If The Dollar Goes Down What Goes Up article back on March 23rd, I focused on EFA, the iShares ETF that covers a broad range of stocks from Europe, …
Read MoreLate last week the iShares Real Estate ETF (IYR) staged a ‘Death Cross'. This is where the ETF's 50-day moving average moves below the 200-day moving …
Read MoreEEM, the iShares ETF based on an ‘Emerging Markets' portfolio (typically holding Asian stocks), is a good cycling stock. I've covered the rather reliable …
Read More“Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful” This is a quote from Warren Buffet and it neatly sums up contrarian investing. It is …
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