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ETFs With Best Buy $BBY Exposure
Best Buy $BBY is one of the top performing stocks in the S&P 500. The electronics retailer is up 20% over the last month. That’s amazing considering the amount of pain the company has endured over the last decade. The big box store essentially became a showroom for online retailers like Amazon $AMZN. I’m sure […]
ETFs With AGL Resources $GAS Exposure
AGL Resources $GAS is the only stock in the S&P 500 that’s up over the last week. The natural gas utility is up 23% this week. You can buy an ETF with AGL Resources and other utility companies to get exposure to it and other stocks that share important characteristics with it. AGL Resources distributes […]
ETFs With Masco $MAS Exposure
Masco $MAS owners are ‘Living Mas’ lately. The building material suppliers stock is up 17% over the last month and 42% in 2015. Those impressive gains make it one of the top performing stocks in the S&P 500 over the last month. Masco is one of the largest manufacturers of brand name products for home […]
Get 50 Great Growth Stocks In 1 ETF
Earnings season is in full swing. Once again, companies are pouring billions of dollars into stock buybacks to boost earnings per share or EPS. Here’s how it works… Companies repurchase shares of their own stock in the open market. This reduces the number of shares outstanding. The result is a boost to EPS because the […]
ETFs With Chubb $CB Exposure
Chubb $CB is the top performing stock in the S&P 500 over the last month. CB is up more than 25% during that time. Savvy investors are buying ETFs with Chubb and other insurance companies to get exposure to it and other stocks that share important characteristics with it. Chubb is the 12th largest property […]
Investing Your Tax Return Is A Great Way To Jump Start Your Portfolio
It’s tax season… For most of us, that means you’ll be receiving a tax refund from Uncle Sam. In fact, the average tax refund is $2,800. One way to grow your tax refund is by investing it. Even investing half of your refund check can help jump start your investment portfolio. There are lots of […]
Don’t Invest In These Cash Hoarding Companies
A new report from FactSet shows that companies are stockpiling cash like some deranged hoarder on a reality TV show. If you haven’t seen any of the Hoarders shows on A&E about people who fill their homes from floor to ceiling with useless belongings… it’s mind blowing and sad to see what these poor souls […]
America Versus The World
A rift has developed between institutional and retail investors. For some reason, many regular investors continue to use mutual funds as their preferred way to invest in stocks, while large portfolio managers and other institutional investors flock to ETFs. As a result, the money that flows into mutual funds is thought to represent mom and […]
December Checklist
If you’re anything like me the holiday season is a busy time of year. My family’s list of things to do is a mile long… Christmas Decorations Hang the lights Prep present list Shopping Travel Plans Pack For Trip To Grandma and Grandpa’s House Work Holiday Party Holiday Letter Family Pictures Wrap Presents Bake Christmas […]
3 Healthcare ETFs Riding High – FBT, RYH, IHE
One of the most controversial things to come out of Washington DC under President Obama is the Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare. The change it has brought to our nation’s healthcare system has been political fodder for people on both sides of the isle. Well, the debate is heating up again after the Supreme […]
