After the sharp sell-off in global stock markets across the board in May, 2012 is once again proving itself to be a tough year to make money. A casual glance at the back page of last week’s Economist magazine reveals that unless you put your money to work in Egypt, Colombia, Turkey, Thailand or Pakistan […]
Last week saw the second consecutive positive week for global stock markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.70%, while the S&P 500 rose 1.30%. The NASDAQ rose only 0.50%, but penetrated its 50-day moving average, thereby confirming a new uptrend. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (MCSI) also rose 2.79% The big news […]
It was a solid week for your Dividend Pro portfolio, with most of your positions ending in the plus column. That’s largely thanks to your three positions in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — Two Harbors Investment Corp. (TWO), American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC), and iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REIT (REM) — all of […]
We investment analysts are the “Chicken Littles” of media. A single bad day in the market, and we are ready to shout “the sky is falling!” to anyone who will listen. But unlike the fairy tale, our story never ends… When I travel to the United States, all I hear is that “Europe is imploding” […]
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As you know from your current Dividend Pro portfolio, there’s one asset class that has performed better than any other. And that asset class is mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs). Your positions in both American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC) and Two Harbors Investment Corp. (TWO) have held up remarkably well over the […]