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By Tony Sagami On July 23, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Bloomberg calls it “the definitive sign that cryptocurrencies have arrived on Wall Street.”
They’re talking about some big changes coming to one of the toughest tests in finance — the one needed...
By Mike Larson On July 11, 201807:55 AM Eastern
I’ve been in this business a long time. Long enough that it’s hard to shock me. But I’m frankly appalled at the kinds of stocks coming out of the Initial Public Offering chute lately. And I have...
By Gavin Magor On January 16, 201808:00 AM Eastern
After years of scraping along at virtually zero, U.S. interest rates are starting to shoot higher!
One factor is the Federal Reserve. It raised rates in mid-December and signaled to expect three...
By Mike Larson On January 8, 201808:00 AM Eastern
Last week wasn’t just a holiday week at the Larson household. It marked a family milestone: We dropped my stepson off at college for the first time. Naturally, we’re apprehensive about some of...
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 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 Gavin Magor On November 9, 201707:00 AM Eastern
When planning for retirement, you’re faced with a variety of investment options – each with different requirements, costs, and limitations. Today, I’ll talk about variable annuities, an option...
By Mike Larson On October 30, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Whether you were a professional trader or a passive investor at the time, you’ll never forget the stock market crash that happened on October 19, 1987.
But the funny thing is, one market had...
By Gavin Magor On October 12, 201707:00 AM Eastern
September was a rock-solid month for the U.S. auto industry, with major manufacturers like Toyota (TM, Rated “C+”), General Motors (GM, Rated “B”), and Ford (F, Rated “C”) recording year-over-year...
By Mike Larson On September 25, 201707:00 AM Eastern
In the just-released issue of High Yield Investing, I likened this market to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character in the Terminator. No matter what you threw at it, it couldn’t be stopped!
Now, the...