Investing in ETFs

I’m of the opinion that precious metals are a small, but important, component of any long-term diversified portfolio.  Precious metals are hard assets, and hard assets tend to retain… Read more

I wrote yesterday about the basics of buying stocks. Now let’s talk about the specific information you’ll be asked for on the trade screen when you execute – or, make… Read more

Time to consider preferred stocks; or for individual investors, preferred-stock funds. At least that was the thesis I forwarded in Wednesday’s Income & Prosperity.  I stick to my guns…. Read more

As I wrote on Wednesday, with small caps off to a rough year and large-caps hitting record highs, there is a compelling case to be made for buying the… Read more

We all want to buy stocks at an all-time low and sell at an all-time high. But that rarely, if ever, happens. And with the S&P 500 closing at… Read more

I’ve been watching the biotech sector closely over the past few months. And like most investors, I’m wondering about the next move. Will the decline that has plagued the… Read more

Currency Shares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSE:FXY) is declining sharply following weaker than expected trade data released by the government on Monday.  The increase in Japan’s trade deficit coincides with… Read more

Stock market volatility is sending some investors in search of safer investments. Tech stocks in particular have been falling, with the Nasdaq dropping more than 5% in the last… Read more

When a new class of investments hits the market I prefer to remain on the sidelines and watch from a distance. In the past year, the market has been… Read more