Actually Returns Are Good When Fund Managers Are Taking Risk In a previous article, I showed the chart below without the 3 year forward S&P 500 returns. Some bears were claiming the fact that fun...
Recently, several of the Modern Family phases deteriorated. The Russell 2000, in a confirmed Warning phase for 2 whole days, today, returned to an unconfirmed Bullish phase. After holding the major su...
In a long overdue, and not exactly surprising decision, moments ago the ISDA Determination Committee decided, after punting for three days in a row, that a Failure to Pay Credit Event has occurred wit...
Well, once again………… The market had been breaking down nicely, but China threw billions upon billions of yuan at the slight weakness in their market and made everything all better again for th...
Utility stocks often form the backbone of a stock-based income-oriented portfolio. Especially in the case of regulated utilities, this makes a lot of sense. State regulations dictate rates, and thus c...
The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey declined by remains in expansion. Key elements are in expansion but improved. Analyst Opinion of the Philly Fed Business Outllook Survey Consider this a stronger...
You can always tell when the bureaucrats get involved in a particular industry… Suddenly every company needs a “chief compliance officer” and a whole department of his (or her) lieutenants to ma...
By 2040, the world will need to add the equivalent of India and China’s current energy system to meet the demands of a surging global population and rising incomes. Among all other forms of energy, ...
Introduction Aflac (AFL) is a Dividend Aristocrat that has increased its dividend for 35 consecutive years. True value investors are a rare breed, because it takes a special mindset and/or psyche to s...
It’s 2018 forecast time for the big banks. With Goldman unveiling its seven Top Trades for 2018 earlier, overnight it was also UBS’ turn to reveal its price targets for the S&P in t...