Nicholas Vardy
Sharp Rally May Sustain a Short-Term Bounce
The sharp rally yesterday helped push the main stock indexes into the plus column for the week. The Dow Jones rose 1.00%, the S&P 500 was up 1.41% and the NASDAQ jumped 3.08%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index ended the week flat, down a hairsbreadth by 0.09%. Big gainers in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio […]
Two Top-Performing Dividend Strategies for a Choppy 2016
Here are the top two strategies for picking which stocks to go with, based on their dividend payouts, in the current unsteady market.
Book Triple-Digit Percentage Gains and Buy Another ‘Sleeper Stock’
The week ended on a positive note with the Dow Jones falling 0.20%, the S&P 500 gaining 0.28% and NASDAQ jumping 1.10%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index dipped by a hairsbreadth, dropping 0.19%. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM), which jumped 8.28% and The […]
Six Alpha Algorithm Strategies Are Betting on this Payment Processing Giant
You are seeing a lot a large-cap, blue-chip recommendations generated by the Alpha Algorithm. This is no accident. Over the past 12 months, low-volatility, blue-chip stocks have been outperforming high-volatility growth stocks. This focus on low-volatility blue chips is reflected in this week’s Alpha Algorithm recommendation, as well. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Visa Inc. […]
Further Signs of Weakness in a Stock Picker’s Market
Markets tumbled sharply in yesterday’s trading, turning a range-bound week into a distinctly negative one. The Dow Jones fell 2.22%, the S&P 500 tumbled 1.78% and the NASDAQ dropped 1.96%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index slid 1.57%. Big gainers in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio included the iShares MSCI Philippines ETFC (EPHE), which spiked 5.65%, […]
Finding Lessons, Potential in the Private Equity Game
After visiting the Oxford Said Business School, global investment expert Nicholas Vardy shares his new insights into the world of private equity.