Tag: markets
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WSJ columnist Telis Demos on the benefits of a diversified portfolio
The best advice in this video is if you’re going to buy individual stocks yourself you need to buy in industries that won’t react to the same piece of news in the same way.
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One step forward two steps back
Chasing the Yield – August 23, 2021 Episode 18 Value 4 Value podcastingListen to this podcast on PodFriend News https://www.chasingtheyield.com/2021/08/18/target-sales-up-8-9-year-over-year/ https://www.chasingtheyield.com/2021/08/18/main-street-capital-announces-38-5-million-in-investments/ https://www.chasingtheyield.com/2021/08/19/jjs-ceo-announces-hes-stepping-down/ Portfolio Update LowYield MediumYield HighYield Week -2.02% -2.37% -3.52% Month +0.93% -0.82% -5.30% 2021 +15.52% +12.67% -11.50% Inception +36.50% +8.00% -11.70% Dividends Received this Week Amount (OKE) $109.40 (ARTNA) $60.29 (KMI) $305.91 Dividends…
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Markets drop over 1% at the end of the day
Stock losses accelerated toward the end of the trading session, leaving major indices around session lows by the time the market closed. The Fed minutes, released Wednesday afternoon, showed most officials believe the economic recovery has advanced enough that the central bank could begin the tapering process sometime this year. That put some pressure on stocks, which…
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Regaining some lost ground
Regained some lost ground last week, possible class action law suit brewing for Hoegh LNG Partners, employers increasingly looking towards vaccine mandates, companies hoarding cash, and much more!
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Inflation remains a lingering problem
I wish the federal government would back off a bit. Then we might know exactly where we stand. Eviction and foreclosure moratoriums, a $1 trillion plus infrastructure bill, and now a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint will only cloud things on this economy. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its consumer-price index rose 5.4% in July from a…
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Stock market swings, inflation worries, and home prices up
Stock market swings, inflation worries, home prices up, one MLP cuts distribution 35%!, and more