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Bond Markets
7 Great High-Yield Dividend Stocks That Nobody Talks About
kiplinger.com - Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA
Advertisement It’s hard to believe given how violently stocks sold off last quarter, but most corners of the market are already optimistically priced …
Glenn Williamsadded this to WOW COW NEWS
REITs
How to Invest in Real Estate Without Buying Property | The Smarter Investor | US News
U.S. News & World Report - Miranda Marquit
REITs are a choice for real estate. For many investors, stocks and bonds don’t offer the diversity they prefer in their portfolios. Everyone’s …
Forbesadded this to Technology
S&P 500
How To Boost Your Dividends 4X
Forbes - Michael Foster
Today I’m going to reveal a powerful secret that could boost your dividend income 4X. I’m talking about a massive 7.5% income stream here (or nearly 4X the yield on the average S&P 500 stock)—and your
Business (Malaysia)
Wall Street rises modestly on Walmart bump
theedgemarkets.com - www.theedgemarkets.com
NEW YORK (Feb 20): U.S. stocks gained ground on Tuesday as upbeat results from Walmart boosted investor sentiment and high-level U.S.-China trade …
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ETFs
Are ETFs About To Rule The World?
Forbes - Rob Isbitts
It depends on how you use them When I was a kid growing up in New Jersey, my mother would always remind my brother and me that we had plenty of choices in life. Typically, this took the form of a statement
Seeking Alpha
Food Companies
Hormel Foods Announces the Sale of CytoSport to PepsiCo | Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha
AUSTIN, Minn., Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL), a global branded food company, announced it has entered into a …
FOX Businessadded this to Markets
ETFs
Industrial ETFs Are Outperforming Among U.S. Sector Picks
FOX Business - Fox Business
This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. For the first time in five years, industrial stocks and sector-related ETFs are on pace to lead stock market gains on a quarterly basis. Year-to-date,
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Investing
High Dividends, Low Taxes: A Careful Investor's Guide To Preferred Stocks
Forbes - William Baldwin
Looking for cash flow in a taxable account? Consider preferred stocks—but first get a reading on their “qualified dividend income.” J.P. Morgan Chase pays a good dividend, yielding just over 3% on the
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Futures Market
Why Nasdaq’s Bitcoin Index is a Bigger Deal Than Most People Realize
ccn.com - Joseph Young
On February 11, Nasdaq, the world’s second-largest stock exchange, launched Bitcoin and Ethereum indices to present accurate prices of the two …
Miami Heraldadded this to Business
S&P 500
How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
miamiherald.com - The Associated Press
Stocks shook off a wobbly start and ended modestly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, extending the market's gains into a fourth week. Solid earnings from …
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George Soros
Here are George Soros' biggest investments
businessinsider.com.au - Ethel Jiang
• Legendary investor George Soros’ investment fund on Thursday disclosed its holdings of publicly traded companies at the end of the fourth …
MarketWatchadded this to Investing
Stock Markets
How trillion-dollar stock-market index funds are vulnerable to manipulation that ‘could harm American investors’
MarketWatch - By Mark DeCambre
Dangers may lurk in index funds, a popular area of the stock market known for their recent and consistent record of outperformance against actively …
Auroraadded this to Finance
New York Mercantile Exchange
Gold Prices Rise to Fresh 9-Month Highs Ahead of Fed Minutes
investing.com
Investing.com - Gold prices moved higher on Tuesday as investors waited for the publication of the minutes from the latest Federal Reserve policy …
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S&P 500
The Dow Finishes Flat Because All the Good News Is Priced In
Barron's - Evie Liu
Text size Going Nowhere. The major U.S. stock indexes held steady above the break-even line after opening lower on Tuesday. U.S.-China trade talks …
Harvard Law School
What’s the Deal with Stock Buybacks? - Harvard Law Today
hvrdlaw.me - By Julia Hanna, February 19, 2019
Recently, stock buybacks—the widespread practice of public firms repurchasing their own shares in the open market—have been targeted as a cause of …
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Dow Jones
U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.03%
investing.com
Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Utilities and Telecoms sectors led shares higher. …
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Penny Stocks
Don't Waste Your Money on Penny Stocks; These 3 Stocks Are Better Buys
The Motley Fool - Keith Noonan, Rich Smith, and Demitrios Kalogeropoulos
Investors seeking big returns should skip the penny stocks and focus on these three companies instead. Investors who buy penny stocks tend to be …
Business Insider
Stock Markets
Investors are reverting back to the same bad habits that doomed the stock market last year. Here's what Morgan Stanley says
Business Insider - Marley Jay
Stocks have had a stellar start to 2019, and they've made a huge recovery since they almost tumbled into a bear market just two months ago. But Morgan Stanley's chief US equity strategist says investors
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Opinion (UK)
Cashed-up retirees getting a refund for tax they never paid? We’ve hit peak rort
The Guardian - Richard Denniss
It’s hard to believe that anyone who receives large cheques from the government can call themselves a “self-funded” retiree, but hey, this is modern Australia and powerful groups get to call themselves
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Royal Dutch Shell
Concho Resources Earnings, Revenue miss in Q4
investing.com
Investing.com - Concho Resources (NYSE:CXO) reported fourth quarter earnings that missed analysts' expectations on Tuesday and revenue that fell …
China
Asian shares gain on hopes for progress on China-US trade
stltoday.com - By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher as Chinese and U.S. officials prepare for trade talks in Washington this week. U.S. markets were closed …
The Globe and Mail
ETFs
An investor wants a low-fee RRSP with returns of 5% to 7% – how realistic is that?
The Globe and Mail - Rob Carrick
Even the most reasonable investment return expectations have to be reality-checked these days. “I’m a 60-year-old retiree and would like to invest my RRSP with low-fees and a yearly return of 5 to 7 per
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Mortgage Bonds
Mortgage ETF Is One of 2019's Most Popular as Buyers Seek Yield
newsmax.com - Carolina Wilson and Claire Boston
Investors on the hunt for both safety and a touch of yield have made a product stuffed with mortgage-backed securities the third-most popular …
Vancouver Canucks
Leivo acquisition paying major dividends for Canucks
nhl.com - by Brady Trettenero
Josh Leivo is fitting in nicely in Vancouver. Acquired by the Canucks in early-December from Toronto in exchange for Michael Carcone, the 25-year-old …
Investopedia
S&P 500
Lucky Patience, Growth Is Coming Back
Investopedia - Lucas Downey
They say it's better to be lucky than smart. On July 28, 1945, a B-25 bomber crashed into New York City's Empire State Building. Betty Lou Oliver was …
The Independentadded this to Life & Style
Lifestyle (UK)
Bitcoin price breaks above $4,000 amid Samsung Galaxy S10 cryptocurrency wallet rumours
independent.co.uk - Anthony Cuthbertson
The price of bitcoin has broken above $4,000 for the first time since early January, as cryptocurrency markets continue their recent surge. The latest …
Barron'sadded this to Barron's
North Dakota
Get Ready for a Wave of Energy Pipeline Deals
Barron's - Daren Fonda
Text size Energy pipeline companies could see a new wave of deal-making if the latest buyout is any indicator. Pipeline company Targa Resources Corp. …
londontoddadded this to Retirement
Retirement
If You Can't Answer These 3 Questions, Your Retirement Is in Trouble
yahoo.com - Christy Bieber, The Motley Fool
Nowadays, the chance of having a pension from an employer are pretty small. And while seniors can expect to get Social Security benefits, those …
Daily Mailadded this to Money
Money (UK)
MARKET REPORT: Bakery chain Greggs up 11% as vegan sausage rolls bring home the bacon
thisismoney.co.uk
Between the beginning of the year and February 16, total sales were 14.1 per cent higher than in the same period of 2018. The January launch of its …
New York Mercantile Exchange
Oil extends winning streak on Saudi supply cuts, trade optimism
houstonchronicle.com - Alex Nussbaum and Grant Smith, Bloomberg
Oil closed higher for a fifth session as fresh evidence of OPEC production cuts tempered concern about the economic damage from global trade …