Government issued bonds have traditionally had a maximum term of 30 years, but longer ones are coming into fashion. We might see some longer U.S. ones soon. When we are considering purchasing bonds, one of the main things that we look at is the term of the bond. When we buy bonds, we lend money […]
Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s investor position indicator has turned bearish for the first time since January. That apparently means that stocks are bearish and we should buy. There are a lot of different indicators that people look at to look to be shown the way as far as where the price of a stock […]
There are a variety of predictions out there for the final trimester of 2019, with varying outlooks for the stock and bond markets, which indicates that there is lots of guessing. 2019 has thus far been a tale of two trimesters as far as the stock market is concerned. The first four months brought us […]
There are various strategies that we can use to manage a stock market plunge. One of these are playing the VIX, and using options is one way to do this. Does this make sense now? The volatility index is a tool that a lot of people use to measure market sentiment trends in the next […]
Presidents have been at odds with the policies of the Federal Reserve before, but Donald Trump has taken this to a whole new level, as he often does with things. The goals of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States are clearly specified in the Federal Reserve Act. They are to promote maximum employment […]
The auto sector has looked more like a junkyard than a showroom over the past few years. Baird analyst David Leiker believes he has found a couple of diamonds in the rough. Some stocks perform better than others, and given that stocks are grouped into sectors, some sectors perform better than others do. The auto […]
Nestle stock being up 36% this year so far is only part of the story. It’s the way that this stock has risen that is really impressive. Both the present and future look bright. Nestle is the world’s largest packaged food company, and although they sell a lot of products in the United States, the […]
A fair number of people are critical of the practice of companies buying back their stock, with some even suggesting that this practice be limited or banned. We need to understand this first. Public companies both issue stock and buy back stock, according to their needs and strategies. The practice of a company buying back […]
The lower bond yields of today have some investors and market observers nervous. It turns out that momentum investing works even better with small yield gaps and inversions. Among the people who invest in stocks, some just buy and don’t even pay attention to their positions or their outlook. Their stocks may be tanking, the […]
GE has taken quite a bit of heat for their alleged accounting irregularities surrounding their managed care insurance divisions. GE denies any wrongdoing, and Goldman Sachs agrees. General Electric, commonly known as GE, has a very storied history, beginning all the way back in 1892. Among their founders were Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan. Edison […]