Americans Spent Nearly $150 Billion On Illegal Drugs Last Year
The U.S. opioid crisis has been making headlines again this week after pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson was fined $572 for fuelling the epidemic in Oklahoma in a historic ruling.…
Working as an Advisor at Edward Jones: Ethical Qualms
A reader writes in, asking: “You have mentioned a few times that you were a financial advisor with Edward Jones early in your career. My oldest child will be graduating…
21 Ways I Use Frugal Tactics in My Morning Routine
This morning, when I woke up and went through my usual morning routine that revolves around getting myself awake, getting the kids ready for school, and getting myself ready for…
Adding Roku (ROKU) To The Stocks I Follow
Good morning, today I will be adding one more stock the list of stocks that I follow. As a reference, this is the list of stocks that I follow news…
Three Dividend Growth Companies In The News
Last week, there were four dividend increases from companies which have at least a decade of annual dividend growth under their belts. The most notable company that hiked dividends last…
Morning Market Internals
NYSE Composite Index: Volume Running -22.4{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} Below 100-Day Average 9 Sectors Rising, 2 Sectors Declining 51.0{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} of Issues Advancing, 44.8{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} Declining 128 New 52-Week Highs, 32 New Lows 48.2{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} of…
Think Trump Is Hitler? Go To Dachau
Authored by Peter van Buren via The American Conservative, You won’t find any shallow hashtags at the former concentration camp, just quiet, powerful reality... Right now, someone in the media…
Frugality, Philosophy, and Time Management
In Monday’s reader mailbag, Eric asked a great question: I find it interesting that you write about things like time management and philosophy on a personal finance site. The connection…
Investing Blog Roundup: Investors Do Better with All-In-One Funds
Morningstar recently released the annual update to their “Mind the Gap” study, which looks at how well investors do with various categories of mutual funds. That is, it specifically looks…
Closing 1 Trade ($PYPL, $IAC)
This morning, I will be closing one of the 4 live trades that I currently have on, the one where I went long Paypal (PYPL) vs. Short IAC Interactive (IAC).…
Bull Radar
Style Outperformer: Small-Cap Growth +.6{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6}Sector Outperformers: 1) Alt Energy +1.7{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} 2) Networking +1.2{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} 3) Drugs +1.0{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:CWEN, SNBR, SIC, CYBR, MYOK, CTY, YETI, LSCC, CTBB, NP,…
Dividend Aristocrats for 2019 Revealed
The S&P Dividend Aristocrats index tracks companies in the S&P 500 that have increased dividends every year for at least 25 years in a row. The index is equally weighted,…
Peter Schiff: "This Is The Beginning Of The End" For The Economy
Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, Peter Schiff, the President and CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, and one of the few who predicted the 2008 Great Recession before it happened…
Third Times the Charm for Cisco (CSCO)
Cisco (CSCO) reported after the close yesterday and exceeded both EPS and revenue forecasts while reiterating forward guidance. In response, the stock initially gapped up 2.84{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} and kept going from…
Airline Miles or Points About to Expire? Here Are Eight Easy Ways to Keep Them
Airline miles, hotel points, and flexible travel points make it easy to see the world at a discount — and sometimes even free. Unfortunately, the devil is often in the…
Adding 2 Names To The Stocks I Follow ($SEND, $SFIX)
Exciting times these days as a few new companies went public in recent weeks. While these are not the big ones that I’ve been looking forward to (Uber, Airbnb, Lyft…
Investing Blog Roundup: Open Social Security (improved WEP/GPO functionality)
The Open Social Security calculator now has some new functionality for people affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision and/or Government Pension Offset. Specifically, it allows you to enter a date…
Twelve Companies Raising Dividends To Their Investors
As part of my monitoring process, I review the list of dividend increases every week. I use this exercise to monitor developments in the companies I own. I also use…
Bear Radar
Style Underperformer: Mid-Cap Value unch.Sector Underperformers: 1) Gaming -2.4{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} 2) Insurance -.9{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} 3) Banks -.5{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6}Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume: SVMK, SWIR, SIX, GOOS, FOSL, CTL, NUS, IFF, CRY, JACK, KO,…
Brother Of Bezos Mistress Denies Leaking Dick-Pics To Enquirer; Offers New Theory
Michael Sanchez, the brother of Jeff Bezos' mistress Lauren Sanchez, has outright denied being the National Enquirer's source of leaked dick pics of the Billionaire Amazon CEO, reports Vanity Fair's…