Stocks finished the final day of May decidedly lower, and for the final week of the month the major indices all traded to the downside. The Dow lopped off 1.21% of its value on the week, while the S&P 500 lost 0.88%. The NASDAQ Composite was the strongest of the three majors, down 0.38% in […]

Don’t Fall for the China Bubble Chatter There was a whole lot of chatter out there in the financial media this week regarding China, more specifically on the question of whether a China equity bubble is starting to burst. My recommendation to you, especially if you have money in Chinese stocks, is to not fall

“Indecision may or may not be my problem.” — Jimmy Buffett Always the entertaining singer, songwriter and entrepreneur, Jimmy Buffett also has a knack for delivering pearls of wisdom. Here he jokingly reminds us of the perils of indecision, a vice that may or may not hurt us when trying to make investment decisions. Wisdom

A popular category of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) features those that pay dividends. Since ETFs typically do not pay high dividends, the funds that do so set themselves apart from the growing rabble of choices. Today’s ETF Talk focuses on one such dividend fund, Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG). This fund is a bit unique because

There was a whole lot of chatter out there in the financial media this week regarding China, more specifically on the question of whether a China equity bubble is starting to burst. My recommendation to you, especially if you have money in Chinese stocks, is to not fall for what I consider to be the

As reported in Barron’s February 2007 issue, “Financial advisor Bryan Perry’s passion is double-digit income investing.” That same passion for high-yield stocks is what led Bryan to create his Cash Machine service, his book — The 25% Cash Machine, and now his latest project… Dividend Investing Weekly. Bryan’s new weekly e-letter combines decades-long expertise in […]

The equity markets were relatively mellow this week, although stocks in the S&P 500 are did manage to edge into new high territory on Wednesday, and again Thursday. A slight Friday pullback tarnished the gains somewhat, but for the week the S&P 500 was higher by 0.16% while the NASDAQ Composite added 0.81% on the […]

The ‘New Normal’ Won’t Last Stocks in the S&P 500 are at new, all-time highs. The push to this point hasn’t been really robust, though, as evidenced by the fact that year to date, SPX is only up 3.3%. Still, we can’t deny the evidence that stocks have made the move to new highs, and

“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” — George Orwell In today’s politically correct environment, it’s hard to know what one can and cannot say. That’s why it’s important to keep in mind the wisdom of those who have thought deeply on these issues. The great George Orwell