Tag: stocks

Stocks Have a Long History of Doing Nothing

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - April 25, 2023

With the S&P 500 down hard last year, not to mention Nasdaq, some investors wondered about mutual funds and a diversified approach. What happened?...

Rising Interest Rates Clobber Investors as Stocks Collapse?

Richard C. Young - October 12, 2018

Utter nonsense. But can you spot the “charitable” word in my headline? The key word here is the word investors. Most financial market participants, whether professional or...

Good ‘Ole Vanguard GNMA

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - January 21, 2016

When times are tough, Vanguard GNMA (VFIIX) is a friend you’d never dream of living without. Check out the action for GNMA for just...

Stock Market on Day One: 2016

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - January 5, 2016

Take a look at the first day of trading for 2016 and you’ll see the power counterbalancing can have on your portfolio. This is...

Stock Market Beauty Contest

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - November 5, 2015

This stock market is like a beauty contest where the recognizable names get all the attention. So far this year Apple, Google, and Microsoft...

The Next 5,000 Points for Stocks

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - October 27, 2015

I have no idea if the next 5,000 points for stocks will be up or down. But I do know your ability to stick...

NASDAQ Missed the Boat

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - March 4, 2015

NASDAQ crossed 5,000 for the first time in 15 years. That’s a long-time to wait, especially if you’re not getting paid. Back in 2000, when...

Thoughts on the Markets

The Editors - October 13, 2014

Volatility has picked up in financial markets in recent weeks. It is still mostly noise at this point, but the sell-off has done damage...

Frightening Speculative Action

Richard C. Young - May 23, 2014

Speculation in penny stocks is now at a trading level that exceeds the torrid pace of the late nineties. Here the WSJ lays out...

Counterbalancing for the Crushing Market Declines

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - November 26, 2013

A counterbalanced portfolio is your key to investment success. For an example of how counterbalancing works I’ll point you to the Vanguard Wellesley fund....

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