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Some analysts criticize ETFs that invest in certain kinds of assets. They point out that the ETFs have more daily trading volume than the underlying assets they buy, or at least trade a substantial percentage of that underlying volume. What happens, then, when a lot of investors want to sell the ETFs and few want […]
The ways to invest in digital currencies, also known as cryptocurrencies, are increasing. Naturally, businesses want to be able to tap the large IRA market for cryptocurrencies. This article describes a new index fund that tries to invest in an assortment of digital currencies. Be warned, though, it isn’t the traditional index fund. It’s only […]
Most companies now have reported their first-quarter earnings, and the overall results are outstanding. Almost 70% of companies exceeded the earnings estimates for the quarter, and more than 72% exceeded revenue estimates. The percentage of companies exceeding earnings estimates was the highest since 2006 and among the highest since 1999. A large percentage of companies […]
Berkshire-Hathaway had its annual meeting over the weekend, and it was the usual extravaganza with the highlight being the question and answer session featuring Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. Buffett followed up with an extensive interview on CNBC on Monday. To save you some time, here’s a summary of the CNBC interview. And here’s a […]
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The dollar’s been soaring lately and surprising many analysts. After the latest upward surge, the PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish ETF (UUP) still is down 4.50% over the last 12 months and 0.85% annualized for the last three years. But it’s up 4.86% for the last three months, 3.39% for the last four weeks and […]
This article identifies at least three bubbles in today’s markets. The major bubble is in technology stocks. It also lists several strategies on how to deal with the bubbles, but points out that bubbles can continue for a long time before they pop. Our view is that the market constantly creates single-asset micro-bubbles, isolated examples […]
Investors are learning that stock prices don’t always follow earnings. Over the long-term, corporate earnings overall tend to grow at about the same rate as gross domestic product (GDP), and stock prices tend to rise at the same rate as earnings. But that’s over the long term, since there can be a lot of divergence […]
The latest Barron’s has an update on master limited partnerships (MLPs) and comes to a positive conclusion. (Subscription probably is required.) The article says the restructuring and distribution cuts largely are in the past. Distributions from many MLPs should increase this year, and the sector should recover with the rise in energy prices and global […]
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