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Chris Versace

The Negative Effects of Low Oil Prices

While we are feeling our pockets a little heavier or our credit card bills a tad lighter thanks to falling gas prices, there is a dark side to it all.

Why You Should Keep Your Portfolio Active

If you’re still a “crock pot” investor — one who buys a stock and forgets about it — here’s a lesson from Standard & Poor’s that should make you think twice about that outmoded way of investing.

Sony Crisis Highlights Growing Demand for Cyber Security

While the Federal Reserve helped kick off what’s shaping up to be a Santa Claus rally in the stock market this year, the last week also served as a strong reminder about the downside to the ever-increasing digital and connected world in which you and I live. I’m referring to the cyber attack on consumer […]

What Dividend Increases Mean for a Stock’s Future

Next to profits, dividend increases are the mother’s milk when it comes to investing.

How to Manage Risk with Stop Losses and Options

You’ve probably noticed the sharp snapback in the stock market during the last few weeks. My question to you is: what have you been doing about it? You may be thinking that you’re fine because you’re investing in the market. If so, nice going. But if you aren’t invested, you really should get going. You […]

Holiday Online Shopping Leads to Big Wins

Last week, we closed the books on November, and it was clearly a winning month for stocks, with all three of the major indices putting in mid-single-digit gains — quite the reversal from the September-to-mid-October sell-off!