By: Chris Tell at http://capitalistexploits.at/
Like a bad case of hemorrhoids, debt is a topic too often left out of polite conversation. It’s a good thing then that you don’t come here for polite conversation. It is a topic previously written about in these pages and one which has the power to keep me awake at nights when I really ought to be …
Mass-affluent investors are a confused group, so advisors need to set clear expectations about the markets, as well as the help they can provide.
Mass-affluent investors are a confused group, so advisors need to set clear expectations about the markets, as well as the help they can provide.
Regulators in other countries are able to act more easily because there are “just fewer decision makers.”
Regulators in other countries are able to act more easily because there are “just fewer decision makers.”
Despite years of the industry extolling the virtues of global investing, mass-affluent clients are still hesitant to venture overseas.
Despite years of the industry extolling the virtues of global investing, mass-affluent clients are still hesitant to venture overseas.
By Tom Lydon:
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Guggenheim Investments, the seventh-largest U.S. issuer of exchange traded funds, launched the Guggenheim Emerging Markets Real Estate ETF (NYSEArca:
By Tim Plaehn: Tuesday, September 30, mortgage REIT American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC) announced that starting in November, investors will receive mo…Pros And Cons Of The American Capital Agency Switch To Monthly Dividends
By Tom Lydon:
A decision by Chinese regulators to expand its renminbi qualified foreign institutional investor (RQFII) that allows foreign investors access to stocks traded on China’s mainland ignited a rally in exchange traded funds holding A-shares equities last…
The mass demonstrations in Hong Kong are dramatic, indeed. And given that Hong Kong has long enjoyed a more liberal existence under British rule, protests against a more authoritarian Chinese government (at least it used to be more authoritarian) are not entirely surprising.
But Chinese officials accuse the U.S. of egging on the protests. As th…
I have been reading the Geneva 16 report, which came out yesterday. It’s scary stuff. If you thought the world was reducing its debt pile – forget it:
The prevailing wisdom on real estate investment trusts (REITs) is that they’ll be doomed once interest rates start to rise. Because of the way REITs are structured for tax purposes they have to pay out at least 90% of their taxable income in the form of dividends.
By Tom Lydon:
Exchange traded funds tracking Russian equities are dangerously flirting with bear markets, but that is not preventing investors from putting new capital to work in the funds.
On Monday, Russia’s RTS Index, a dollar-denominated gauge of Russian…
Looking to escape Western economic sanctions over his actions in Ukraine, Russia’s president is working to develop an economic and trade relationship with China.
Commodity weakness threatens to undermine Kremlin’s main revenue source, putting a fresh squeeze on the economy.
By Abba’s Aces:
I recently closed my position in Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) from my growth portfolio because I had a pretty good gain in name and wanted to lock up some profits. I ended up buying shares of…
By IPOdesktop:
Based in Provo, Utah, Vivint Solar (Pending:VSLR) scheduled a $350 million IPO on NYSE with a market capitalization of $1.8 billion at a price range midpoint of…
By Bill Maurer:
One name that has had a disappointing 2014 is SodaStream (NASDAQ:SODA). The company, whose machines allow you to make your own soda and other drink products at hom…
By InsiderInsights:
Dollar value is only one metric to assess the significance of an insider transaction, but when high dollar value intersects with significance it spotlights a stock investors should take the time to consider. InsiderInsights calculates
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