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Podcast: Can Smart Beta And Factor ETFs Beat The Market?
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 3:05pm | 459Read More...In this episode of ETF Spotlight, Neena Mishra talks with Rolf Agather, Managing Director of North America Research at FTSE Russell. They discuss smart beta and factor investing, which are among the hottest trends in the ETF industry. Smart beta strategies combine the best of active and...
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4 Big Mistakes Owners Make When Selling Their Small Business
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 3:19pm | 969Read More...With optimism among small-business owners at its highest level in 35 years, profits buoyed by corporate tax cuts and financing readily available at low-interest rates, this is the best time in years to sell a well-run company. Millions of Baby Boomer business owners want to sell to fund their...
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Still Looking To Cash In On Surging China Stocks? Consider These Leveraged ETFs
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 2:44pm | 1035Read More...Chinese stocks have been skyrocketing this year, rising to a nine-month high. Logging in the biggest monthly gain since April 2015 in February, the Shanghai Composite Index reclaimed its above 3,000 level on March 4 for the first time since June 2018. With the current rally, the index is up about...
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Opinion: The 'Powell Put' Is In Place As Round Four Of QE Looms
Monday, March 4, 2019 - 4:50pm | 566Read More...For better or worse, the markets perceive that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has showed his hand. The recent Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) minutes of the January meeting revealed almost unanimous agreement to announce a plan soon for ending the Fed’s policy of balance...
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eBay Popped After Capitulating To Activist Shareholders, But The Chart Is Pointing Down For Now
Friday, March 1, 2019 - 5:44pm | 4816Read More...Summary: eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) popped by as much as 5.3 percent on Friday morning before pulling back to end the day about 0.5 percent higher. The company announced it had entered into cooperation agreements with two activist shareholders. However, at this stage in its current market cycle...
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Video: Talking The First 'Zero-Fee' ETFs
Friday, March 1, 2019 - 5:37pm | 413Read More...Earlier this week, online lender Social Finance, popularly known as SoFi, filed for industry's first zero-fee ETFs. The SoFi 500 ETF (NYSE: SFY) and the SoFi Next 500 ETF (NYSE: SFYX) have an expense ratio of 19 basis points each that would be waived for the first year, making them free to...
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BlackBerry Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Twitter
Thursday, February 28, 2019 - 1:40pm | 346Read More...BlackBerry Ltd (NYSE: BB) has reportedly filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) over its mobile messaging applications. The suit follows similar cases against Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and Snap Inc (NYSe: SNAP). The suit, filed in the U.S. District...
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EU Rolls Out Stricter Rules For Foreign Investment Managers
Thursday, February 28, 2019 - 1:31pm | 315Read More...The European Union have reached an agreement to tighten the rules surrounding foreign asset managers and investment firms, Reuters reported on Wednesday. These firms include investment firms offering "bank-like" services, together with proprietary trading and underwriting of...
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Opinion: Central Banks' Plunge Into Stocks Is A Flashing Warning Sign
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - 1:53pm | 682Read More...Once upon a time, central banks’ purchases of common stocks were non-existent. In recent times, however, a 2018 Reuters article observed that once stodgy central banks have moved into the fast lane of the investment world: “Lately, central banks have been doing the market...
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No Sauce In Domino's Earnings, But This Chart Is Looking Red
Friday, February 22, 2019 - 3:31pm | 4752Read More...Summary: Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) shares plummeted over 9 percent on Thursday after the restaurant chain missed Wall Street's expectation on earnings, revenue and same store sales. The stock was trading about 2.4 percent higher on Friday. Based on its market cycles, we...
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From Injections To Edibles, The Fight Against Opioid Addiction Is A Multi-Pronged Approach
Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 4:39pm | 1561Read More...You can’t treat the opioid crisis without treating the underlying issue: chronic pain. How states like Pennsylvania solve both will determine how long the opioid crisis will persist in communities across the country. 130. That’s the average number of Americans who die from opioid...
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What Nearly Losing My Business 15 Times In 9 Years Taught Me About Persevering
Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 4:20pm | 1166Read More...After almost a decade as a cannabis entrepreneur, nearly losing my business has become part of the job. Prior to 2015, it happened about once a year -- like a bad birthday. Even as my operations have grown in scale in the past three years, I’ve continued to face some close calls. As the...
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Podcast: 5 Surprising Investing Moves Buffett Made As Stocks Fell
Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 2:04pm | 674Read More...As everyone knows, the end of 2018 was rough on stock investors. It was the largest sell-off in over five years. But that also means it brought a buying opportunity for those who had the guts to jump in and buy their favorite names on sale. But what about the most famous value investor of them...
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5 Singapore Stocks To Watch On Thursday, February 21
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - 3:53pm | 418Read More...The following companies are expected to be in focus when the Singapore market opens on Thursday, February 21. Keppel Corporation Keppel Corp's (OTC: KPELY) (SGX: BN4) wholly owned subsidiary Keppel FELS delivered a jackup rig, called Cantarell IV, to Grupo R, which will sell it to FELS...
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4 Singapore Stocks To Watch On Wednesday, February 20
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 - 2:02pm | 414Read More...The following companies are expected to be in focus when the Singapore market opens on Wednesday, February 20. BreadTalk Iconic Singapore bun maker BreadTalk Group (OTC: BTKGF) (SGX: CTN) reported on Tuesday its 2018 net profit dropped 29.9 percent on-year to S$15.2 million on a year-earlier one-...
