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By Mike Larson On March 17, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The Federal Reserve did exactly what I predicted it would: Raise interest rates for the third time in this rate-hiking cycle. Wednesday’s move boosted the benchmark federal funds rate to a range...
By Mike Larson On January 16, 201707:00 AM Eastern
If there’s one thing investors want in this low-rate world, it’s stocks with generous yields. If they can get nice capital gains at the same time, that’s even better.
Now, Weiss Ratings can help...
By Mike Larson On January 13, 201708:00 AM Eastern
Donald Trump is about to take office as the 45th president of the United States. That will have a myriad of impacts in several arenas – politics, economics, social issues, you name it.
But from...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On January 2, 201707:30 AM Eastern
If you’re anything like me, you probably have an email inbox jam-packed with post-holiday offers. 60% off shirts and pants. 70% off arts and crafts stuff for the kids. “Everything must go” deals...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On December 26, 201607:30 AM Eastern
I’ve seen some pretty crazy moves during my two decades of following the markets closely. The Long-Term Capital Management debacle. The dot-com boom and bust. The mortgage mania ... and...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On October 31, 201602:06 PM Eastern
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Gun ownership is a hot topic at any given time, especially during the election year. There aren’t many publicly traded U.S. firearms manufacturers, but the two...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On October 24, 201602:16 PM Eastern
[Shopping cart Image: Phil! Gold via CC by SA 2.0] Consumer staples. These are the products that are generally in demand at all times, regardless of the economic condition, such as beverages,...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On October 3, 201612:10 PM Eastern
Even with the turmoil caused by Wells Fargo and Deutsche Bank, nearly a quarter of all financial stocks rated by Weiss are still a BUY. Almost half of them (45.7 percent), fall under the HOLD...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On October 3, 201612:09 PM Eastern
Using the Weiss Ratings ETF Screener, we drilled down through all 175 BUY rated ETFs to find the top five with the highest long-term performance. These ETFs have much higher than the 17.74 percent...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 22, 201612:05 PM Eastern
The eye of the hurricane – a period of calmness and false sense of security. Is this what Florida homeowner’s insurers are currently enjoying?
The chaos began with the 2004 hurricane season, and...