Tag: exchange traded funds

February 20, 2019

Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, are usually considered income investments, so some investors panic and sell them when interest rates are rising. But the Federal Reserve’s recent change in policy should put that fear to rest. Meanwhile, you can […]

February 14, 2019

Investors are used to seeing earnings-season headlines as companies typically “beat” analysts’ estimates for sales and earnings. This is part of the Wall Street game, aided by the companies themselves, that sets up an earnings-beat rate that typically exceeds two-thirds […]

May 9, 2018

Oil is now trading at over $70 a barrel, pushing up shares of energy companies. A look at total returns for shares of large oil companies highlights a pattern that may make it easier to make money in the sector. […]

April 3, 2018

Value stocks, which have been overshadowed by growth stocks including Amazon, Alphabet and Netflix, may make a comeback beginning this year as investors flock to defensive investments. That’s according to Justin Tugman, a portfolio manager at Perkins Investment Management in […]

December 7, 2017

The stock market, until the last couple of days, has been hitting record after record this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.16% topped 24,000 with little fanfare, and the S&P 500 SPX, -0.01% sits comfortably above 2,600, easily […]

September 8, 2017

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MarketWatch) — Could the U.S. stock market fall by 25% in four weeks’ time. It might seem unlikely, but it could. And that’s crucially important to remind ourselves of, even though most of you will dismiss it […]

June 14, 2017

There are now more than 2,400 exchange-traded funds to choose from. Some are terrific low-cost investments, while others are the financial equivalent of hemlock. So how do you choose? You could hire an advisor, but that might cost 1% of […]

June 14, 2016

I got my MBA back in the 1980s, but the fundamental truths about investing haven’t changed much since then. The names have changed, but the ideas have not, especially if your interest is not in day trading but in building […]