Nicholas Vardy
What to Do in the Face of the Great Obama Sell-off
Markets reacted sharply to President Obama’s re-election yesterday, as U.S. markets put in their worst showing of the year. For the week, the S&P 500 was down 1.15% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.03%. The news was not all bad, though. Your January $35 call options on Rentech Nitrogen Partners L.P (RNF) shot up on […]
Market Overdue for a Sustained Bounce
Global stock markets recovered somewhat over the past week, with the S&P 500 rising 1.17% and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index jumping 2.27%. Overall, the markets have been choppy and weak since mid-September. Despite the market pullback, you have some big winners in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio. Visa (V) is up a whopping 49.19% since our initial […]
The Global Guru: The United States in 2016: Obama vs. Romney
Barack Obama promised fundamental “change” to the United States — and he has delivered on that promise. The United States is perceived as a very different place in 2012 than it was 2008.
Making Big Bucks From a Romney Victory
As far as the major market indices were concerned, last week’s Hurricane Sandy-shortened week ended pretty much where it started. The Dow Jones was down 0.11% and the S&P 500 dropped 0.19%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index (EEM) rose 0.95%. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included Bank of Ireland (IRE), up 4.48%; Michael Kors Holdings […]
High Yield Bonds for High Monthly Income
Markets were largely flat over the Hurricane Sandy shortened trading week. The S&P 500 gained 0.23% and the Dow Jones rose 0.08%. Thus far, the impact of the hurricane on the financial market appears minimal. This week’s Dividend Pro recommendation offers you another source of high monthly income through yet another asset class. Peritus High Yield ETF […]
A Hurricane Shortened Week
It was a shortened trading week with the New York Stock Exchange closed for trading for two days because of Hurricane Sandy. As of Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up a hairsbreadth of 0.04%, and the S&P 500 was down 0.08%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index rose 0.41%. There was a lot more […]