Welcome to edition 291 of Insider Weekends. Last week we mentioned that the big drop marked the worst start of the year in the history of the S&P 500 index and the trend continued this week. The 9 day drop
January 17, 2016
Pick up shares of these four safe blue chip stocks that have been indiscriminately sold-off with the rest of the market. Trading at fire sale prices, with strong balance sheets, little exposure to the current market malaise, and substantial dividends,
Mid-level Japanese industrial announcements During the course of the day on Monday, we have mid-level Japanese Industrial Production type numbers, and as a result it appears that the market should continue to be very steady and all of the trends
What does last week’s market slide across most of the major asset classes imply for investing? A lot… or maybe nothing. The decision to adjust a portfolio, or not, depends on the risk-management strategy. Every portfolio needs a clear-eyed plan
It was a bumpy end to a lackluster 2015 for U.S. stocks. While the S&P 500 and the Dow snapped a multi-year winning streak to end in negative territory for the year, the Nasdaq ended in the green. The tech-laden
By Chad Shop, of The Sovereign Investor I like reading through the news app on my phone off and on throughout the week as a way to step back from my spreadsheets and research papers and tune into what is going
Following an epic stock rout to start the year, one which has wiped out trillions in market capitalization, it has rapidly become a consensus view (even by staunch Fed supporters such as the Nikkei Times) that the Fed committed a gross
Trepidation is often defined as a worry or fear of what is going to happen. This best describes the feeling many Canadian investors have regarding the economic outlook for 2016. It all started with the dramatic collapse of world oil prices in
What had looked like a swing low on Thursday was quickly undone in early action Friday. While traders looking to trade a short term bounce were burned, those looking for long term opportunities were rewarded with further discount. There wasn’t
One of the most common investment expressions is the following: buy low, sell high. In fact, that holds true for most all trading activity where profit is determined between the difference between the buying price and the selling price. We now
