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By Mike Larson On December 8, 201708:09 AM Eastern
Forget triple-leveraged Exchange Traded Funds.
Ignore ETFs that bet on turbocharged foreign markets, red-hot sectors like semiconductors, or the historic collapse in volatility.
The year’s...
By Jon D. Markman On December 4, 201702:00 PM Eastern
In 2016, General Motors (GM) bought Cruise Automation for $1 billion.
It was totally out of character. GM, known for being careful, was jumping into self-driving cars headfirst. One year...
By Mike Larson On December 1, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Too many investment analysts and pundits like to issue wishy-washy recommendations, namby-pamby forecasts, and half-baked observations that don’t do anyone any good. Not me. I’ve never been afraid...
By Gavin Magor On November 30, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Nobody likes paying for insurance. That’s doubly true for insurance that doesn’t even cover YOUR life or property! But without one kind of coverage – called “private mortgage insurance” – many...
By Mike Larson On November 27, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Average. Mediocre. Run-of-the-mill. Middle-of-the-road. You don’t settle for that when you eat out, buy a car, or go on vacation.
So why accept that when it comes to your stocks?
I certainly...
By Mandeep Rai On November 22, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Presidents get to deliver State of the Union addresses. But analysts like me have to settle for a bit less. With that in mind, consider this my “State of the Market” issue.
Let’s start with a...
By Mike Larson On November 20, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Want to generate maximum gains in this market? Then focus on the “Micro” not the “Macro.”
If you don’t know what I mean, consider this: Some investors are top-down-style people. They look at the...
By Mike Larson On November 17, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Do you know what one of the best-performing stocks in my High Yield Investing newsletter is? Probably one of the least “exciting.”
It’s a utility whose business is nowhere near as sexy as the...
By Gavin Magor On November 16, 201707:00 AM Eastern
If you’re at least 65 years old, you’re eligible for Medicare — the federal health insurance plan for people who worked in the U.S. and paid taxes for at least 10 years. The program includes a...
By Mike Larson On November 13, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Things got a bit hairy in the stock market last week.
The Dow Industrials tanked more than 200 points at one point last Thursday on news the Senate might push out corporate tax relief. The Dow...