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 […]

Retirement accounts such as 401(k)s can be valuable tools to put you in a better financial position in retirement. It is important not to commit mistakes with them though. The biggest mistake people make with their 401(k) retirement accounts is not contributing as much as they could. It is not that these people have so […]

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 […]

As more and more shots get fired in the trade war between the U.S. and China, many are now wondering just how bad this might become if things just keep getting worse. The stakes just keep getting bigger and bigger in the trade war between the United States and China. The goal presumably is to […]

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 […]

Donald Trump was already in a class by himself among U.S. Presidents in the category of being bombastic, but his now ordering U.S. companies to pull out of China sets a new standard. Friday was supposed to be all about hearing Fed Chairman Jerome Powell speak about the economy during the central bank’s annual retreat. […]

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 […]

The Fed cutting the overnight by a quarter point does entice people to do more mortgage financing. This does stimulate the economy somewhat, but also stabilizes it. A lot of people have a mortgage but don’t really realize what shapes mortgage rates. This is good to know if you are wanting to buy or refinance […]