Tag: investing strategies
Top Trading Links: The Hyped-Up Holiday Edition
It was another up and down week in the markets. Is this a bottoming process or a downside continuation setting up? That’s the big...
Trading ETFs In Uncertain Markets: Patience And Process
Nearly every week I spend time on my blog touting the benefits of ETFs in our investment portfolios. In my opinion, their low-cost, liquidity, transparency,...
Should Investors Own Small Caps? An ETF Study
Small cap stocks were one of the strongest areas of the market in the first half of the year and have recently seen much...
S&P 500 (SPY): Decision Time For Trend Followers
Today marked the first time the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) broke below its 200-day moving average in 2015. We came close in early...
4 Considerations When Making New Investments
The stock market is a constantly changing beast that loves to cause the greatest pain to the largest number of participants possible. What I...
International Investing: Time To Buy Or Play Defense?
The international marketplace has been teeming with activity lately as Greece grapples with insolvency, the China stock bubble bursts, and peripheral nations feel a...
The Momentum Factor: Why Momentum Investing Works
In a recent Q&A with Patrick O’Shaughnessy, I said the following when asked about the momentum factor (re: momentum investing):
I’m a huge fan of...
Professional Trading Insights: When Everything Goes Wrong
Regardless of your investing or trading strategy, prowess or experience, there will be times when everything (and I mean “everything”) goes wrong. I share...
Income Investing: Preferred Stock ETFs Holding Up In 2015
The income investing landscape has certainly shifted in 2015, with many dividend fixtures trading well below their starting point for the year. Stalwart asset...
Trend Followers: A Potential Dilemma With Long-Term Moving Averages
Using long-term moving averages in one's technical analysis can be a helpful tool in deciphering trend direction and areas of potential support or resistance....



