If you are like lots of investors, you’ve probably never heard of sequence risk — also called sequence-of-returns risk — but it is a particularly pertinent concept for those nearing or just entering retirement. Simply put: Sequence risk refers to
November 29, 2017
Yesterday, www.StockGumshoe.com, a daily blog run by Travis Johnson, published its readers’ ratings for www.global-investing.com which you are now reading. We were top-rated at 5 stars for our performance and for value, and at 4 stars for the quality of our content and
This firm moved to bolster its position within its market by acquiring a competitor in 2016, but it paid too high a price. In addition, the expected synergies from the deal have not come to fruition and the profitability of
Natural gas prices have continued their run this week, closing up three days in a row following their previous 5 straight days of selling. We rolled over to the January contract with the December expiry yesterday, and despite a morning
Investors love businesses that have a reputation for minting cash. And as far as tech companies go, the Software as a Service (SaaS) model is as good as it gets. It provides predictable, quantifiable, and fast-growing revenue for any company
We’ve used data based on the Energy Information Administration (EIA), which publishes price data weekly on home heating oil in 38 states by dollar-per-gallon before taxes. Unlike natural gas and electricity, home heating oil is provided by independent retailers. The latest price
When I co-hosted a national talk radio show in 2000, tech stock inquiries came furious and fast. JDSU or Sun Micro? Powerwave or Cisco? Webvan or theGlobe.com? Few expressed concern about a recession. Few wondered if they might lose money by
Asia performed well overnight following on from a strong US session. The Nikkei opened strong and remained well bid into the close. The Yen fell towards the high 111’s a loss of around +0.3% on the day. The North Korean
While all eyes were told to focus on the cryptocurrency chaos over here… the widely-owned ‘no-brainers’ FANG stocks suffered total losses that were almost 20 times larger than the ‘losers’ in Bitcoin… At the end of the day – amid all
“He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers.” Charles Peguy The Tech stock bubble was hit by selling on higher than usual volume today, leading the NDX lower
