Tuesday, August 22, 2017

U.S. News: 3 Do's, 3 Don'ts for Boosting Your Portfolio Returns

By SIMON CONSTABLE
Everyone wants their investments to grow faster, but the real question is how to do it.
There are legions of Wall Street professionals who struggle to beat the major indexes. So, how will the rest of us manage?
"It's all about the things that you can control," says Bob Stammers, director of investor engagement at the CFA Institute in New York. "A lot of people focus on the next new investing trend, or the next great fund." Read more here.

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Forbes: Still Sick -- Even Massive ObamaCare Subsidies Won't Help Low Income Adults

By SIMON CONSTABLE

ObamaCare ain't dead yet, but it's still suffering a congenital defect.
The problem?
It is doomed to fail some of the exact people whom it was aimed at helping, namely the poor.Read more here.

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

PJ: Panicking About North Korea's Nukes? The Stock Market Isn't

By SIMON CONSTABLE


No, the world isn’t heading into a nuclear war, at least not anytime soon.
That’s not PJ Media saying so. It’s not me, either.
It’s the stock market.
Read more here.

Monday, August 14, 2017

Forbes: How Esports Will Win The Future And So Will Activision

By SIMON CONSTABLE

When an investing firm which boasts about how few investments it makes, says it's excited about a company, then it's time to listen.
The operation in question is London-based J. Stern & Co., which describes itself as a private investment office -- somewhere between a family office and an investment manager. 
“We are very long term investors and since inception of the core portfolio in October 2012, we have traded only two or three companies a year,” says Chris Rossbach, chief investment officer at J. Stern. Read more here.
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U.S. News: The Outlook for Stocks for the Rest of 2017​

By SIMON CONSTABLE
Will stocks continue rallying for the remainder of the year? As with many things, the late baseball genius Yogi Berra summed it up well: "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future."
Anyone who has tried to forecast the stock market knows that investing is no exception: It often makes fools of otherwise smart people. Read more here.

Friday, August 11, 2017

Forbes: Britain's Chicken and Egg Problem

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Britain has a chicken and egg problem, this time with its food supply.
Unlike the classic riddle involving the two items, we know which issue came first. Read more here.