SP Historical
May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Don’t Ignore This 7% Yield
May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In an article for Advisor Perspectives, Geoff Considine makes a compelling case for Why MLPs Belong in Your Portfolio. If you are looking for ways to increase the yield of your portfolio without taking on excessive risk, this article is a must-read. “One would think that an asset class yielding 7% and carrying less volatility [...]
A History Of Market Crashes
April 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Honest Investment Advice is Out There (if you know where to look)
April 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Rick Ferri – one of the brightest lights in the sometimes dark world of investing – talks about where to find honest investment advice in an environment that’s dominated by sales pitches and marketing gimmicks. You can find more information on his website rickferri.com. Brutally Honest Investment Advice March 22, 2012 By Rick Ferri Getting [...]
Anatomy of a Dividend Cut (and why you didn’t find out about it until it was too late)
April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
April 12, 2012 KB Home Declares Second Quarter Dividend LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The board of directors of KB Home (NYSE: KBH) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.025 per share on the Company’s common stock, reflecting its decision to reduce the Company’s quarterly cash dividend from $.0625 per share. The dividend is payable on May 17 to stockholders of record on May 3, [...]
9 Key Investing Questions To Ask Yourself
April 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Are we headed for another global financial meltdown?
April 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Policy makers declare the debt crisis is fixed and an imploding housing market is “contained,” central banks flood the market with liquidity—wait a minute… does this remind anyone else of 2008? We all know that central banks and governments have been actively intervening in markets since the 2007 subprime mortgage meltdown destabilized the leveraged-debt-dependent global [...]
One of the worst pieces of financial advice in recent memory
April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
On April 9th SmartMoney ran a story about asset allocation called Why Asset Allocation May Not Matter. Although the article did contain some interesting alternative views on the subject, it would be a mistake for most investors to follow the dangerously irresponsible advice contained therein. Here are some excerpts from the article, followed by my [...]
Can the spending of the richest 1% make up for the non-spending of the 99%?
One of the burning questions on the minds of economists these days is whether or not the top 1% of wealth owners can carry the economy solely on their backs, or do we need participation from the cash-strapped and debt-burdened 99%. In his article titled “Art for Art’s Sake? Or To Protect Wealth?” Randall Forsyth [...]