Today was the last day of the trading week, as the markets are closed Friday in observance of Good Friday. Today also marked the final trading day of the month, and of the first quarter, and by nearly every measure, equities enjoyed a very good start to the year. Today, the S&P 500 set a […]

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Europe is Far from Fixed Last year, the world was worried about Europe and whether the European Union (EU) would come to an agreement to bailout Greece. Once the European Central Bank (ECB) got its act in order and put in place policies that appeared as though they’d dealt with the region’s debt and banking

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” –Mae West This comical bit of wisdom from the iconic actress is sentiment that I think we all should heed, as it reminds us that the world is a great place — if we choose to make the most of it. Wisdom

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By Jim Woods Last week marked the tenth anniversary of the beginning of Iraq war, an event which didn’t really get much press. I must admit that I didn’t really think about this event much, and I certainly didn’t think it had anything to do with investing. But then I read a column on Eagle […]

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After a few weeks spent examining narrow segments of the energy sector, today’s ETF Talk takes the opposite approach by zooming out to look at the energy industry as a whole. An exchange-traded fund (ETF) which takes such a wide-lens perspective is the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE). With demand in energy practically guaranteed to

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I was a subscriber a few years ago and left. I thought I could find better advice and better returns. I was wrong. What I found was the same old advice that was chasing the latest hot trend. When I looked at my portfolio, the best performers were old recommendations that came from Intelligence Report. I have seen the light. I am back, and I am sorry I left.

This year in 2013 begins my fourth decade of reading your newsletter. I still have Tulipomania (1992), The Water Bible, The Big Annuity Book (1994), The Big 50 (1992), The Big Electric Utilities Book (1991), The Biggest 10 Mistakes Investors Make (1991), and The Telecommunications Explosion (1993). I want to thank you for 30 years of great advice and helping me and my wife save for retirement. Debby and I are married 40 years this year, too. Love ya. Thanks again, Dick.

Last year, the world was worried about Europe and whether the European Union (EU) would come to an agreement to bailout Greece. Once the European Central Bank (ECB) got its act in order and put in place policies that appeared as though they’d dealt with the region’s debt and banking issues, most investors essentially put

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  The bull market run that we’ve witnessed throughout 2013 took a bit of a break this week, as fears that the tiny island nation of Cyprus would be pushed out of the European Union caused the market its first bout of real geopolitical risk in quite some time. For the week, the Dow slipped […]

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The Fed, Cyprus and China As was widely expected, the Federal Reserve left interest rates untouched at near zero, and the FOMC announced it would continue its current bond-buying program of $85 billion per month. About the only real question on Wall Street was what the Fed would say about the economy in its statement