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November 1, 2017 ETF 4 Comments

3 Tips for Building a Socially Responsible Bond Portfolio

3 Tips for Building a Socially Responsible Bond Portfolio one investment at a time.” [See: 7 Socially Responsible ETFs for Investors of All Stripes.] The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment estimates that $ 8.72 trillion was invested in socially responsible investments through the end of 2015. Continue reading at money.usnews.com VictoryShares Introduces High Dividend […]

March 18, 2016 ETF No Comments

2 Popular Inflation Protected “TIPS” Bond ETFs in 2016 (TIP, IPE)

2 Popular Inflation Protected “TIPS” Bond ETFs in 2016 (TIP, IPE) nearly $ 24 billion is now invested in TIPS-related ETFs. The structure of TIPS can be confusing and could cost investors money if they don’t understand what they’re investing in. There also could be some misunderstanding about what type of protection … Continue reading […]

February 29, 2016 ETF No Comments

EM Bond ETFs may be Worth the Risk

EM Bond ETFs may be Worth the Risk Emerging markets stocks and currencies are struggling, but some market observers see opportunity with developing sovereign, meaning investors may want to revisit exchange traded funds such as the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NYSEArca … Continue reading at etftrends.com How to Use ETFs for […]

January 28, 2016 ETF No Comments

Capital Investment Advisors Has $3,411,000 Position in iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (TIP)

Capital Investment Advisors Has ,411,000 Position in iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (TIP) Capital Investment Advisors reduced its stake in shares of iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (ETF) (NYSE:TIP) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 31,096 shares of the company’s stock after … […]

December 12, 2015 Mutual Funds No Comments

A Junk Bond Fund Freezes Out Investors, and the Chills Spread

A Junk Bond Fund Freezes Out Investors, and the Chills Spread With investors withdrawing from the riskier pockets of the bond market, the lockout by Third Avenue ignites fears that mutual funds that have loaded up on hard-to-sell securities like junk bonds, leveraged loans and emerging market debt may face a similar … Continue reading […]

October 26, 2015 Markets No Comments

Stock market experts are worried about bond market liquidity

Barclays’ US equity strategist Jonathan Glionna is worried about bond market liquidity. Or, if Glionna isn’t exactly worried about it, he’s at least writing at length about how bond market liquidity could matter to equity investors in the future. In a note to clients on Monday, Glionna looks at the role stocks play in hybrid […]

I personally love the fact that you can trade whenever you want to with the Forex. You see, in the stock trading world you are flagged if you are deemed to be a daytrader. In other words if a trader of stocks chooses to trade every day, he or she must have an account balance of 50,000 dollars to do so. There are no such restrictions when it comes to trading the 4x. If you work at night, you may trade in the daytime. If you work during the day, you may trade at night. You simply trade according to the schedule that works best for you.

The old Chinese curse, "may you live in interesting times", has particular relevance to the current epoch of U.S. history. There's a lot going on right now, much of it scary. Major investors around the world are responding to the events of our perilous age by sinking their dollars, deutschmarks and yen into gold, silver and palladium; Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and billionaire speculator George Soros to name but a few. Big financial institutions like the Central Banks of Russia and China are also leaping onto the metals bandwagon driving the price of these precious commodities ever higher.

The most important thing to consider is your financial needs, especially at times when you really need cash to finance something like the birth of a child delivery or an unforeseen accident or illness. However, you must also consider the regulations on withdrawal against the annuity, because it can be a bad scenario if you find yourself being served a penalty just because you withdrew large amounts from your annuity account when it was not permitted on the plan you purchased.