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A Dovish Yellen and a Dovish Congress Drive Stocks Higher
On Tuesday, the equity markets enjoyed one of their best days of the year, with big buying in the broad market that sent the S&P 500 back above its 50-day moving average. The benchmark measure of the domestic equity market really started to take off around 11 a.m. EST. Why? Well, that’s when Fed Chairman […]
Making Money Alert: The Dow Cracks Critical Support Level
If you still harbor doubt that the correction in the equity markets now is underway, then all you have to do is check out a price chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Monday’s steep 300-plus point drop in the Dow sent the most widely watched measure of the equity market plunging below its long-term […]
Only If You’re Lucky Now
The lights will draw you in And the dark will bring you down And the night will break your heart Only if you’re lucky now Ryan Adams, “Lucky Now” The singer/songwriter has a poetic way with words, and here he reminds us that no matter how extreme the ups and downs in your life, the […]
Get Fiscally Fit in 2014, Part V
During the past four weeks, we’ve outlined the steps needed to become fiscally fit in 2014. This week, we have Part V of our series, which is all about living trusts, wills and guardianships. When it comes to preparing for the inevitable in life, many of us fail to act responsibly. I know it can […]
Monthly ETF Sector Spotlight — Multi-Asset Funds
Are you familiar with multi-asset ETFs? If not, then you should be. Multi-asset ETFs can be a great tool in your investment arsenal, a tool that allows you to help smooth out the volatile market ride. These funds invest in a wide variety of asset classes, such as domestic and international stocks and bonds, as […]
iShares Offers 600-Plus Dividend and Non-Dividend Funds
This week we continue our theme of discussing key providers of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Among the broad spectrum of ETF providers, a company that stands out for the breadth of its offerings is iShares, the ETF investment arm of the world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock (BLK). iShares has more than 600 funds globally that give […]
The Dividend Fund Solution
The current decline in the markets isn’t going to last forever, and at some point buyers will step back in to stocks. The next big data point that will help determine the fate of the markets comes on Friday in the form of the January employment report, so we’ll have to wait until then for […]
The Dow Cracks Critical Support Level
If you still harbor doubt that the correction in the equity markets now is underway, then all you have to do is check out a price chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Monday’s steep 300-plus point drop in the Dow sent the most widely watched measure of the equity market plunging below its long-term […]
Making Money Alert: You Are ‘Correct’ Sir
Remember last month when the chatter on Wall Street was dominated by the perma-bulls telling everyone what a great year 2014 was going to be? I certainly remember this talk, but so far in 2014 the bulls have been anything but present. Last week, stocks in the S&P 500 Index suffering their worst weekly performance […]
Seegerish Wisdom
“Songs won’t save the planet, but neither will books or speeches.” –Pete Seeger The folk singer/songwriter and activist passed away this week, but I suspect the simplicity and messaging in his songs will live on for centuries. And though I wouldn’t consider myself aligned politically with Seeger, I do agree that if you want to […]
Jim Woods is a 30-plus-year veteran of the markets with varied experience as a broker, hedge fund trader, financial writer, author and newsletter editor.
His books include co-authoring, “Billion Dollar Green: Profit from the Eco Revolution,” and “The Wealth Shield: How to Invest and Protect Your Money from Another Stock Market Crash, Financial Crisis or Global Economic Collapse.” He’s also ghostwritten many books and articles, as well as edited content for some of the investment industry’s biggest luminaries. Read more about Jim Woods.
