ETFs and Mutual Funds

If Warren Buffett Buys More Bank of America Shares, and Other Banks Too

Posted: October 15, 2019 at 3:49 pm

If bank earnings are not a good enough story on a strong day, imagine the reaction to news reports that Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) want to ...
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Gold ETFs Now at All-Time High in Demand for Gold

Posted: October 8, 2019 at 10:00 am

In a world where headlines are dominated by uncertainty every minute, investors and savers have to consider where the safest place is to keep their money. The current news themes ...
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Gold ETFs and Stocks Dominated by Select Few

Posted: October 1, 2019 at 2:56 pm

Gold has a long history of ups and downs, and it has been considered one of the key measurements of national reserves for centuries. Now that the gold standard is ...
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As ESG Investing Expands, the Theme’s Top Stocks Come Into Focus

Posted: September 13, 2019 at 7:11 am

With all the talk of trade war, recessions, inverted yield curves and negative interest rates in August and the start of September, many investors have every right to feel duped. ...
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4 Stocks That Both Top Hedge Funds and Mutual Funds Have Loaded Up On

Posted: August 28, 2019 at 7:30 am

To say that Wall Street portfolio managers tend to talk among themselves is probably an understatement, as those in the industry tend to mingle professionally and socially. However, since hedge ...
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Should Nervous Investors Be Looking to High-Yield ETFs Now?

Posted: August 28, 2019 at 7:10 am

Even after a more than 10-year bull market and with stock markets still not too far off all-time highs, there is plenty for investors to worry about: increased volatility, disappointing ...
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US Stocks Starting to Trade Just as Badly as Chinese Shares on Tariff and Trade War News

Posted: August 24, 2019 at 11:52 am

Having tariffs in a trade dispute is one thing. To impose tariffs on top of other tariffs as retaliation is quite simply a trade war. The major stock indexes were ...
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10 Lessons of Sanity From Warren Buffett During Insane Markets

Posted: August 23, 2019 at 1:25 pm

There have been many concerns in the stock market and bond market in the second half of 2019. It is important to keep in mind that the major U.S. stock ...
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Goldman Sachs Finds 5 Top Stocks Mutual Funds Have Loaded Up On

Posted: August 23, 2019 at 6:30 am

To say that mutual fund portfolio managers tend to follow the herd is an incredible understatement, and it always has been. While publicly they sometimes seem reticent to discuss their ...
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12 ETFs to Avoid a Stock Market Crash in 2019 — and Maybe Even Profit From It!

Posted: August 16, 2019 at 1:00 pm

The current raging bull market may be more than 10 years old, but multiple scares along the way have unnerved many investors. As the fourth quarter of 2018 was a ...
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As Berkshire Hathaway Keeps Buying Other Stocks, Financial Dominance Becomes More Obvious

Posted: August 15, 2019 at 10:55 am

Warren Buffett may be getting older every year, but he and the giant Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) have remained acquirers of public stocks for years. The conglomerate could even ...
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More Proof That Geopolitical Uncertainty Is Good for Gold

Posted: August 5, 2019 at 1:10 pm

People buy gold for many reasons. While hedging against inflation or the value of a single currency can be powerful influences on gold demand, it seems that geopolitical uncertainty can ...
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Why Warren Buffett Doubled Down on BofA Even More Over Wells Fargo

Posted: July 28, 2019 at 10:58 am

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) already was one of the top equity holdings of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A). The position originally dates back to a preferred share private ...
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Innovation Shares Launches New Legalized Marijuana ETF as Lowest-Cost Option

Posted: July 9, 2019 at 10:10 am

The current market for legalized marijuana already has grown into the billions, and many sources are calling for exponential growth in the coming decade. With the rise of so many ...
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Why ESG Investing May Become Problematic With Overlaps and Redundancy

Posted: July 9, 2019 at 8:35 am

The bull market is now well over 10 years old, and the major equity indexes recently hit all-time highs. This is a time when investors should be considering how they ...
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