Friday, May 20, 2016
Forbes Video: Investing Mistakes That Could Sink Your Portfolio
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Forbes Video: How To Keep Your Pet Safe This Summer
While you’re having fun in the summer heat, make sure your pet does also, says Joey Teixeira, senior manager, ASPCA Adoption Center, along with his outrageously cute dog, Mervin the Chihuahua. Watch, listen, and learn from both of them in this video.
Forbes Video: U.S. Will Continue To Be A Job-Making Machine, Top Economist
The job market will continue to improve for months to come, says Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at professional services firm RSM. Watch, listen, and learn in this video.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Forbes Video: Why Investors Should Worry About Trump
Hillary would be better for the economy and for stocks, says Vinny Catalano, global investment strategist at Blue Marble Research. He explains his thought in this video.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Forbes Video: Is Obamacare On The Ropes?
Now that insurers don’t seem committed to providing health insurance, can Obamacare survive? And should people be obligated to pay even if companies aren’t obligated to provide the insurance? Adam Johnson, founder of Bullseye Brief newsletter explains his thoughts in this video.
U.S. News: How to Keep an Investment Diary
How do good investors become "ace" investors, and then stay that way? Experience has a lot to do with it. But so does one key habit – seasoned professionals often keep a regular investment diary.
Monday, May 16, 2016
Forbes Video: Why Gold Is A Better Investment Than Apple
TheStreet: Why 'Sell In May' Is a Dumb Decision -- And an Expensive One, Too
Friday, May 13, 2016
Forbes Video: Key Things To Know Before Adopting A Pet
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
TheStreet: Below Zero: Here's How to Invest Safely With Negative Rates
TheStreet: Below Zero: Why The U.S. Might Join The Negative-Rate Club
TheStreet: Below Zero: The Case Against Negative Interest Rates
Negative interest rates are slowly becoming a reality for much of the developed world.
With them has come a charm offensive, with at least one board member of the European Central Bank seeking to justify such moves. But all the jaw-boning in the world doesn't mean such policy actions always make sense, or that they come without creating other problems. Read more here.
TheStreet: Below Zero: The Case for Negative Interest Rates
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
U.S. News: The Incredible Shrinking World of Investments
Monday, May 9, 2016
WSJ: How Much Cash You Should Keep in an Investment Account
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Most people, even those new to investing, know they need a heavy helping of stock in their investment portfolio to get the highest returns. Far fewer have any idea what portion of that portfolio should be allocated to cash or cash equivalents.
So how much is too much?
Most advisers agree that everyone should have enough money to cover several months of living expenses set aside for emergencies in an easily accessible account. But when it comes to how much cash, if any, investors should hold beyond that as part of their investment mix, the experts’ views diverge. Read more here.
WSJ: What Is Permanent Capital?
By SIMON CONSTABLE
You may be hearing the term “permanent capital” more often in relation to private-equity investing. What does it mean, and why is it coming up now?
For private-equity investors, permanent capital is an open-ended investment in a company. That’s different from the way private equity usually works. Read more here.
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Barron's: Price of Rice Could Double
Even your sushi may cost more.
Read more here.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
U.S. News: Corporate Bonds Point to Continued Economic Growth
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Barron's: Coal Rally Won’t Last
Friday, April 29, 2016
Forbes Video: Retiring The C-Note Is A Ruse, Says ECRI
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Forbes Video: Recession Fears Still Overblown -- ECRI
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
U.S. News: Why Fine Art Can Beautify Your Portfolio
Forbes Video: ECRI: U.S. Headed For 'Stagflation Light'
Friday, April 22, 2016
Forbes Video: Why Silver May Head to $25
Despite the steady increase in silver prices over the past month, there could be even more of a rally to come. Veteran commodity markets observer Jeff Christian, the founder of New York specialty consulting firm CPM Group, explains why the white metal could trade as high as $25 an ounce in this interview: Watch, listen, and learn here.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Forbes Video: What The Fed Can Learn From Carl Sagan
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Forbes Video: Is the Metals Market Meltdown Over?
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Forbes Video: How Smart People Mess Up Commodities
U.S. News: Silver Prices May Be Ready to Shine
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Forbes: Is This The Worst Ever Bad Boss Behavior?
Forbes: An Office Full Of Fear -- The Worst Boss Method
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
U.S. News: Those So-Called Boring Stocks Are Pretty Exciting
TheStreet: Millennial Educators: Add Finance Classes for Elementary School Kids
So much for the reputation of millennials being slackers.
Teachers who were born between 1980 and 2000 are far more likely than their older peers to want financial literacy education added to the elementary school curriculum.
It's not by a small margin either, with 62% of the younger group advocating the change, versus 51% of non-millennials. The older group tends to believe such education should be conducted primarily at home. Read more here.
Monday, April 11, 2016
Forbes: The Three Questions Bad Managers Ask Themselves Each Day
Forbes: A Change Plan You Can Believe In
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Barron's: It’s Time to Pump Up Your Oil Exposure
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
U.S. News: Say Goodbye to Utilities Stocks as We Know Them
Monday, April 4, 2016
Forbes: For The Ideal Job, Look In The Mirror
WSJ: What Is Multifactor Investing?
By SIMON CONSTABLE
What is multifactor investing, and why are so many investment professionals talking about it now?
WSJ: Some Commodities Leave the Doghouse
Sunday, April 3, 2016
OZY: Is This The End of Cheap Food?
By SIMON CONSTABLE
Enter your local supermarket and it’s hard to miss the mile-long piles of fresh produce. And when those heads of lettuce or cauliflower are in season, the prices can be low enough that feeding yourself doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. But that may not last much longer.
The world population continues to grow, after all, particularly in developing countries, where there’s been an increased appetite for protein. That’s put strain on the world’s grasslands, where livestock is raised for meat and milk production — and it’s worried scientists. A study recently published in the journal Nature Communications indicated that farmers would need to double their overall use of phosphorus in order to keep grasslands healthy enough to feed all that cattle. Such land hasn’t typically been fertilized directly by farmers, who do tend to add the mineral to arable land, but, with little likely relief on the horizon, that may need to change. Read more here.
Thursday, March 31, 2016
TheStreet: For Big Love, Make Sure Your Credit Scores Match
Now you have another annoying item to add to the already enormous list of things you should look for in your potential mate: Their credit scores.
The two key takeaways:
- Big differences in scores mean big problems for the relationship.
- Ideally, you should both have high credit scores.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
U.S. News: How Taking a TV News Fast Makes for Better Investing
The terrorist attacks in Brussels, Paris and Pakistan are reminders that we live in a dangerous world. While we mourn the loss of the victims, it's important to make sure that emotional responses don't harm our investment decisions.
Monday, March 28, 2016
OZY: Can Anyone Bring American Companies Home Again?
WSJ: Do College Students Pick Majors Based on Potential Earnings?
By SIMON CONSTABLE
“If only I knew then what I know now,” is a common lament among some workers about their (perhaps suboptimal) choices at college.
It relies on the rather dodgy idea that you could somehow have the insights of a 35-year-old when you’re only 19.
But what if you could? That is, what if while you were young, you were exposed to real data that called into question some of your beliefs? A couple of researchers tried it with a group of New York University students who had misinformed views about wages in various fields. Read more here.
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Barron's: Wheat and Corn Prices Could Head Higher Soon
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
U.S. News: Buying Spree Ahead for Regional Banks
Monday, March 21, 2016
TheStreet: What CarMax and Google Have in Common: Hennessy Fund Stock Picks
Spare auto-parts, used cars, and the world's biggest search engine might seem to have little in common. Yet all are top picks at the $2.2 billion Hennessy Focus Fund(HFCSX) .
Its performance over the decade through December is in the top 2%, when compared with other midcap funds. How's it done? TheStreet asked one of the portfolio managers, David Rainey, who works for the fund's sub-adviser Broad Run Investment Management. He and two others pick the stocks.
Here's what Rainey said.
OZY: The Economics Of Wall Street's Exodus
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Forbes: Good, Fast, Cheap -- Worst Bosses Demand All Three
Part 14 of a continuing series, which outlines how you too can be an appalling manager. Read part 13 here.
- If it is fast and good, then it will not be cheap.
- If it is good and cheap, then it will not be fast.
- If it is cheap and fast, then it will not be good.