Nicholas Vardy
A Strong Bounce in the Markets
You may not have have guessed it looking at the headlines, but global stock markets booked a terrific week. The S&P 500 Index ended the week 2.37% higher and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index jumped 2.74%. Markets continue to climb a wall of worry. The big news this morning is Warren Buffett’s illness, which does […]
Booking 57.14% Gains in Digital Reality Trust (DLR) in Just Two Days
This week’s Bull Market Alert pick — Digital Realty Trust Inc. (DLR) — got off to a strong start. With the rally in yesterday’s markets, your July $75.00 options are already up 57.14%. My rule of thumb is to book half of your gains once you make 50% or more on a position. So […]
Hedge Funds’ “Dirty Little Secret”
As you walk along the Georgian townhouses on the streets of Mayfair — the epicenter of the hedge fund industry in London — there’s little sign of the global financial crisis. Rolls-Royces and Bentleys are parked along Berkeley Square, with their crisply dressed chauffeurs patiently waiting for their owners to emerge from nearby buildings. The […]
Your Ninth Triple-Digit Gainer of 2012 — and a Conservative Bet on Silicon Valley
The stock market had its worst week of the year, and was down for the second week in a row. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.1%, while the S&P 500 fell 1.3%. The NASDAQ ended the week down 1.5%. Yet that didn’t stop your holding in Monster Beverage Corp. (MNST) from powering ahead. With […]
A Primer on Risk Management in Dividend PRO
This past week saw a sharp pull back in the U.S. stock market as well is in your Dividend PRO positions. You were stopped out of your position in Navios Partners (NMM) during Tuesday’s sharp sell-off. With the market trading down five consecutive days, your other Dividend PRO positions did bounce strongly yesterday. […]
3 “Crazy” Rules of Investing You’ll Never Hear From Your Broker
In life, things rarely work out the way you’d expect. The “nice guy” hardly ever gets the girl. The smartest kid in the class never becomes rich and famous. Meanwhile, the problematic student with lousy grades in high school ends up in the U.S. Senate — or beyond. The investment world also has its share […]