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Eric Dutram: Exchange traded funds have become very popular over the past few years. The fast growing business of ETFs have the made the space all the more competitive Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Stock markets had a rather uneventful start to the week as more of the same eurozone threats and uncertainties surrounding corporate earnings season at home continue to weigh down on confidence. On Wall Street, economic releases remain a mixed bag at best; Read more…
Eric Dutram: The global economy is burdened with uncertainty at this time thanks to the ongoing debt crisis in Europe and low levels of GDP growth and high unemployment in the US. Read more…
Eric Dutram: With the entire U.S. equity market in the doldrums, it has been a rough time to be a stock investor. However, a few of the defensive sectors have been able to hold up better than most, including the traditional safe havens such as consumer staples, health care, and utilities. Read more…
Sy Harding: With the U.S. economic recovery stumbling again, the euro-zone debt crisis back in the headlines, and ‘Sell in May and Go Away’ on the minds of many investors, Wall Street is beginning to put out advice on how to prepare for a potential market correction. Read more…
Jared Cummans: The past week was a relatively unstable one for major equities, as markets teetered back and forth based on economic data and outlooks from all over the world. But earnings season will go into full throttle this week, as some of the world’s biggest and most significant firms detail their most recent Read more…
Don Miller: Warren Buffett last week did more than warn investors on the dangers of low interest rates and inflation. The Oracle of Omaha also had harsh words for traditional bonds. In a Fortune article Buffett went so far as to say, “Right now bonds should come with a warning label.” Read more…
David Zeiler: The presidents of the U.S. Federal Reserve may not have used their knowledge for personal gain, but a look at their assets does show several apparent conflicts of interests. Read more…
Jared Cummans: As earnings season comes to an end, investors will have one more week to focus on blue chip quarterly results to help guide their trades and positions. Last week saw earnings come in as a mixed bag, but that all changed on Friday when unemployment figures shattered the mold and Read more…
Jared Cummans: With almost an entire month in the books, 2012 is shaping up to be a strong year for commodities, as a number of these investments have produced handsome gains. Futures for gold, cocoa, and silver have garnered a fair amount of attention, delivering eye popping gains in a relatively Read more…
Michael Johnston: Several investing trends popped up in a back-and-forth 2011, as advisors sought to tweak client portfolios to take advantage of new opportunities and adapt to a macroeconomic Read more…
Don Miller: Anxiety over the European debt crisis and distrust in the markets drove volatility in global stock markets to dizzying heights in 2011. The intense level of chaos, and record low bond yields, sent investors scrambling for stocks that deliver steady returns in the form of dividends. Read more…
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