News from the World's Most Trusted Financial Advisors
It’s often said that the key to a successful business is to provide customers what they want. Well, perhaps that’s the mindset of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, as he keeps giving the bulls what they want.
Today, the Fed chief told Wall Street what most everyone had expected, namely that the central bank will continue its easy-money policies until the more»
This week’s Making Money Alert comes to you directly from Sin City, a.k.a. Las Vegas, Nev. I’m here for the next couple of days at the annual Money Show, an event that I’ve been attending and speaking at every year for as long as I can remember.
I must say that this year, attendance is robust. I don’t have any kind more»
When your profession requires you to watch a lot of news, as mine does, you tend to be bombarded by all sorts of disturbing information. Sometimes, you just have to tune it out and focus on the positives in life. With this situation in mind, I wanted to share with you some insights that I read recently from author/entrepreneur Mark more»
Today is May 1, or May Day, depending upon which circles you run in. For investors, the first day of May ushers in what I call the “slogan months.” This period is when you hear a loud chorus of market wizards warning investors to “sell in May and go away.”
Interestingly, this market cliché actually does have some historical merit. You more»
The action in the financial markets over the past week and a half has been tumultuous to say the least. Last week (between Monday’s open bell and Friday’s closing bell), the major market indices — the Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite — all sank more than 2%, with the selling really heating up after the Boston Marathon bombings.
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The fear trade is back on Wall Street. With the events of the past three days, it’s no wonder why. more»
I love Sunday mornings, as I get to get enjoy a little extra sleep followed by a leisurely cup of coffee while reading the weekend edition of my local papers. This Sunday, I picked up a recent hard copy (yes, I still like to hold the physical paper in my hands) of the Los Angeles Times, and in the business more»
When Jack Bogle speaks, the market usually stops and listens. That’s because the grandfather of buy-and-hold investing, and the founder and chairman of mutual fund stalwart Vanguard Group, is thought of as a sagacious, steady and calming voice that sooths those who want to buy stocks, and then just simply forget about them for a decade or so.
On Monday, when more»
Last year, the world was worried about Europe and whether the European Union (EU) would come to an agreement to bailout Greece. Once the European Central Bank (ECB) got its act in order and put in place policies that appeared as though they’d dealt with the region’s debt and banking issues, most investors essentially put European worries on the shelf.
Well, more»
As was widely expected, the Federal Reserve left interest rates untouched at near zero, and the FOMC announced it would continue its current bond-buying program of $85 billion per month. About the only real question on Wall Street was what the Fed would say about the economy in its statement aside from holding interest rates steady.
Here’s the money quote from more»
