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March 23, 2019 Mutual Funds 15 Comments

Fund investors flee stocks for bonds even as equities have best quarter in years

Fund investors flee stocks for bonds even as equities have best quarter in years Investors around the globe withdrew money from equity funds in the week ended March 20, continuing a trend that has colored stock markets since the start of the year, even as major benchmarks have … Continue reading at marketwatch.com Australia’s Top […]

March 21, 2019 Dividends 12 Comments

Deep Value Dividend Growth Portfolio: 2 New Companies Added Last Week

Deep Value Dividend Growth Portfolio: 2 New Companies Added Last Week dividend hikes for most non-dividend focused … and thus shows up as a 0% gain. The good news is that due to our monthly additions to all stocks that remain active buy recommendations, the … Continue reading at seekingalpha.com 3 Top Dividend Stocks Whose […]

March 21, 2019 Mutual Funds No Comments

Best And Worst Q1 2019: Large Cap Value ETFs And Mutual Funds

Best And Worst Q1 2019: Large Cap Value ETFs And Mutual Funds The Large Cap Value style ranks third in Q1’19. Based on an aggregation of ratings of 66 ETFs and 899 mutual funds in the Large Cap Value style. FDRR is our top-rated Large Cap Value style ETF and … Continue reading at seekingalpha.com […]

March 20, 2019 Mutual Funds One Comment

Trudeau Tightens Tax Rules on Stock Options and Mutual Funds

Trudeau Tightens Tax Rules on Stock Options and Mutual Funds (Bloomberg) – Canada is reining in a tax break on employee stock options by introducing a cap that it expects will impact executives of major, established companies. Stock options in Canada currently … Continue reading at bloomberg.com Best And Worst Q1 2019: Large-Cap Growth ETFs […]

March 19, 2019 Mutual Funds No Comments

Look At These 4 Northern Mutual Funds

Look At These 4 Northern Mutual Funds Northern Trusts is one of the major asset management companies, providing a variety of investment solutions and strategies to individuals and institutions. The company manages assets worth more than … Continue reading at nasdaq.com Adviceworx Old Mutual Inflation Plus 2-3% Fund of Funds Adviceworx Old Mutual Inflation Plus […]

March 17, 2019 Mutual Funds No Comments

Why investors should consider buying stock in the fund company, not the fund

Why investors should consider buying stock in the fund company, not the fund Don’t miss these top money and investing features: From buying the unloved, value-focused stocks of mutual-fund companies to the best way to approach the shares of cannabis-industry companies, this … Continue reading at marketwatch.com Wall Street Weekahead: U.S. Funds Focus on Media […]

March 15, 2019 Dividends 9 Comments

Altria: Invest For The Dividend, Hold For The Growth

Altria: Invest For The Dividend, Hold For The Growth Altria’s 6% annual dividend provides safety net for investors. The recent share price decline warrants another look at the overall fundamentals. Recent investments in JUUL and Cronos come with … Continue reading at seekingalpha.com Why Simmons First National (SFNC) is a Top Dividend Stock for Your […]

March 13, 2019 News No Comments

University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business slips from top spot in U.S. News & World Report ranking

University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business slips from top spot in U.S. News & World Report ranking The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business fell from the No. 1 spot on this year’s U.S. News & World Report list of the nation’s top full-time MBA programs. The rankings, released Tuesday, l… Continue reading […]

Another advantage that 4x has over stocks is the advantage of trading focus. Instead of having to choose between over 4,000 stocks you can deal with 4 main currency pairs. Any good business person knows that focusing on too many things is a recipe for financial disaster and this can hold equally true in the stock market. A stock trader also must grapple with the time issue doing research on all those potential stocks presents. It is also much easier to become familiar with 4 things as opposed to 4,000 things. Focus is the name of the game and 4x trading makes it much easier to do so.

Another is the joint and survivor annuity where it pays you during your lifetime, and after your death your beneficiary (usually your spouse) will also be paid during his or her lifetime.

While ranking providers are careful to warn investors that their ratings don't foretell the future, the star system is, unfortunately, used by some investors as if they were reading Consumer Reports to purchase a new drill. Supporters of the ranking approach argue that there's no subjective component to the star rating. It isn't determined by an analyst's review, and can't change simply because the service dislikes the fund's manager or its investment strategy. And that's good.