Nicholas Vardy
Booking 62.63% Profits and Locking in 10% and 25% Gains
Last week was a negative one overall for U.S. stock markets, with the Dow Jones down 0.90%, the S&P 500 falling 0.69% and the NASDAQ slipping 0.03%. Global stock markets continued their retreat, with the MCSI Emerging Markets Index tumbling 2.46%. Your Bull Market Alert portfolio did record two big gainers, with Ambarella Inc. (AMBA) […]
Our Portfolio Shines in Sideways-Trading Market
The past week was mixed for U.S. markets, with the Dow Jones down 0.16%, the S&P 500 up 0.26% and the NASDAQ climbing 0.87%. Global stock markets continued to retreat, with MCSI Emerging Markets Index down 2.23%. Big gainers in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio included Skyworks Solutions Inc. (SWKS), which added 4.24%; Actavis plc […]
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Should Investors Be Wary of a Chinese Bubble?
If you’ve been long in Chinese stocks this year, congratulations. You’ve made a lot of money in the Chinese “Year of the Sheep.”
A Bet on a Tech Sleeper
The markets endured a negative holiday-shortened week, with the Dow Jones tumbling 1.21%, the S&P 500 dropping 0.88% and the NASDAQ falling 0.38%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index suffered the most, ending the week down a substantial 3.79%. One stock that bucked the negative trend was Ambarella Inc. (AMBA), which jumped 7.80%. It also hit […]
A Sharp Pull Back in the Markets
It was a negative, holiday-shortened week for global stock markets, with the Dow Jones tumbling 1.48%, the S&P 500 falling 1.11% and the NASDAQ down 0.74%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index ended the week down 1.68%. Big gainers in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio included Illumina Inc. (ILMN), which rose 1.46%. A handful of positions […]
These Four Income Investments Are Beating the S&P 500
It has been a tough time to be an income investor over the past half decade. Start with the Fed’s zero interest rate policy (ZIRP). While helping pump up asset prices, the policy has punished savers and retirees who depend on their accumulated savings and have grown increasingly frustrated trying to eke out income from […]