Market Close: An upside in energy stocks buoy equity markets
UK and European markets ended in green, amid a rise in energy sector stocks, while US stocks are trading in positive territory. On the macro front, the NIESR kept its…
Technical Analysis, April 13th — April 17th
The ;technical analysis, that includes the ;indicators’ data and ;major pivot points for ;Brent Oil, Gold, Silver and ;Copper as ;traded on ;spot market as ;of ;April 11th, 2015:…
How to Talk to Your Spouse About Finances | Investing Sense
How confident are you that your spouse can manage the family finances on their own when the time comes? In our latest Investing Sense video, we focus on three ways…
Fossil fuel-free funds outperformed conventional ones, analysis shows
Investors who dumped holdings in coal, oil and gas earned an average return of 1.2{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} more a year over last five years, data from the world’s leading stock market index…
Hedge fund joke
Hedge fund manager, a long only fund and a Nobel prize winner in Economic "Sciences" are flying north to present to a client in New Zealand. As the plane lands…
Who Made Morningstar’s Short List of Fund Favorites?
Research firm Morningstar is out with a short list of its favorite funds by category. A trio of the firm’s fund gurus weighed in with their takes on current market…
Crude Oil: Are We Reaching Our Limit?
The storage of crude oil has recently garnered a heightened level of attention, even outside the energy realm. Volumes in storage have been rising quickly and some fear that if…
Balyasny Discloses New Stakes in Basic Energy Services & Tetra Technologies
Dmitry Balyasny's investment firm Balyasny Asset Management has filed two separate 13G's with the SEC.New Stake in Basic Energy ServicesFirst, Balyasny has revealed a brand new equity stake in Basic…
Why Direct-Sold Funds Often Beat Those Peddled by Advisors – Barron’s
Why Direct-Sold Funds Often Beat Those Peddled by AdvisorsBarron'sNot only that, the study—called Mutual Fund Performance and the Incentive to Generate Alpha—found that if you eliminate all of the broker-sold…
Millennials may not be able to afford retirement essentials
While many Americans are falling short on savings, millennials are most at risk of being unable to afford essential retirement expenses -- such as food, shelter and medical care, according…
ETF Focus: 7 muni-bond ETFs that stay on track
Municipal-bond ETFs don’t always follow their indexes closely, but Dave Fry has uncovered several that do.
New Candlestick Signal
How to Trade Profitably with Candlestick Signals I have been a trader for over 20 years and teach courses in technical analysis. Also I lived and worked in 15 Asian…
"Red" Across the Board Following USDA Report
Friday, April 10, 2015 The following are the highlights from the USDA Supply/Demand report for April U.S. Inventories 2014-15 U.S. Inventories 2013-14 Corn: 1.827 billion bu 1.232 billion bu Soybeans:…
5G and the tsunami of mobile demand
A guest post by Hugh Griffiths from the world’s biggest mobile trade show, Mobile World Congress, held in Barcelona in early March. The show’s attendance broke previous records: the GSMA…
Broker Tip: Peter O’Daniel – Managing Risk
Learn how to manage risk! In this Broker Tip video, Peter O’Daniel discusses the 3 important points to keep in mind before entering a trade.
What to Do About Low Yields?
I talk to investors every day and pay particular attention to how they’re putting their money to work. If one word sums up their mood right now, it’s this: cautious.…
Sarup Industries
I had written a deep value investment idea for the partners in 2013. I had only invested in personal capacity and then sold most at no profit no loss.I got…
Week End Blog – (im)patience & middle fingers
“Just because we removed the word ‘patient’ from the statement doesn’t mean we are going to be impatient,” Clever words found by Fed boss Yellen to make sure that investors…
Buybacks Are Not Just an Accounting Trick
As if on cue, news of record buyback authorizations earlier this year unleashed a torrent of media coverage denouncing them as nothing more than an accounting sleight of hand. We…
A cold winter’s night.
Savvy investors need to pay attention to property maintenance issues associated with the harsh winter.