Nicholas Vardy
A Bet on a Small-Cap Utility
The negative trend in markets continued this past week, with the Dow Jones down 1.16%, the S&P 500 falling 0.51% and the NASDAQ slipping 0.39%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index also dropped 1.71%. The one big gainer in your Bull Market Alert portfolio was Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (HCSG), which rose 1.20%. As I have […]
Yet Another Blue Chip
Blue-chip stocks seem to be recent favorites in the Alpha Algorithm. This week, Altria Group, Inc. (MO) emerged in seven of the strategies I track. Founded in 1919 as part of Philip Morris & Co., Ltd., and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Altria Group, Inc., manufactures and sells cigarettes, smokeless products and wine in the United […]
What are the Top-Performing Income ETFs of 2016?
Global investment expert Nicholas Vardy reveals the top income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that have performed well with the S&P 500 trading flat.
Alpha Algorithm Targets a Social Media Giant
This week, the Alpha Algorithm selected social media giant Facebook, Inc. (FB), which emerged this past week as the single largest holding across all the Alpha Algorithm strategies I track. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Facebook, Inc. operates the world’s largest social networking site, with over 1 billion daily active users. Its […]
Girding Yourself for a Market Pullback
Global stock markets pulled back over the past week with the Dow Jones down 1.33%, the S&P 500 falling 1.35% and the NASDAQ tumbling 2.56%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index fared the worst, falling 3.92%. Despite the poor week, Markel Corp. (MKL) eked out a gain of 1.77% on better-than-expected earnings. Although it was a […]
How Warren Buffett has Made Money in China
Global investing expert Nicholas Vardy explains how Warren Buffett has had success investing in China, a notoriously difficult playing field for investors.