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Analyst: Dow 20K Is Nothing But A Nice, Round Number
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 - 1:28pm | 291Read More...The Dow Jones Industrial remains within 100 points of reaching the Dow 20,000 milestone, but one analyst thinks this isn't necessarily reason to celebrate. Michael Purves is the chief global strategist and head of derivatives research for Weeden & Co. On Wednesday, he was a guest on CNBC's "...
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Alpha And Beta Explained
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 12:47pm | 406Read More...Two terms often tossed around within the investing community are “alpha” and “beta.” While metrics such as price-to-earnings ratio and tangible book value per share are relatively self-explanatory, alpha and beta can seem very mysterious to new traders. In reality, the...
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Here Are The Top Performing Vetr Crowd Members
Friday, January 8, 2016 - 5:08pm | 238Read More...December was a highly volatile month for the equity market as the Dow ended the year lower by 2.2 percent while the S&P 500 shed 0.7 percent. This marked the worst year for the 2 indexes since 2008. Investors continue to seek out wisdom, or "alpha", from Wall Street, media sources, and other...
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4 Alpha-Seeking ETFs To Add To Your Watch List
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - 3:55pm | 668Read More...Generating alpha, or excess returns above a benchmark, is no easy task considering the level of consistency needed to prove a unique investment has merit. Most ETF investors have flocked to well-known benchmarks, such as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY), as core equity holdings in...
