Exchange traded funds have exploded in popularity in recent years, but one of the biggest drawbacks in ETF investing is the fees involved. However, buyers of the Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF (SCHB), the Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX) and the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) get all the benefits of ETF investing while paying the lowest…
This week, the S&P 500 broke out to its highest level in nearly a year. With stocks once again near all-time highs, dividend stocks General Motors (GM), Valero Energy (VLO) and LyondellBasell (LYB) all still provide both major value and huge dividends.
According to the latest data from TickerTags, the Pulse Nightclub shooting has social media buzzing about gun control like never before.
The next major Silicon Valley innovation may change the way companies look at quarterly earnings. “The Lean Startup” author Eric Ries is in the preliminary stages of launching a brand new “long-term” stock exchange in the United States, according to a recent Bloomberg report. The LTSE would address some of the major issues with the…
Fans of the hit Time Warner Inc TWX 0.51% HBO show “Silicon Valley” praise the show’s authentic representation of the quirky Silicon Valley business world. According to a new piece by the New Yorker’s Andrew Marantz, the show’s authentic feel is no accident.
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 0.62% stunned the tech world on Monday by announcing a massive $26.2 billion buyout of LinkedIn Corp LNKD 0.3% that sent shares of LinkedIn surging 47 percent in early trading.
There is no worse news for a TV viewer than hearing that a favorite show has been cancelled. However, the new world of streaming TV content means that a growing number of cancelled network shows are finding a lifeline somewhere else.
The hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” fell one Tony Award short of the all-time record held by “The Producers” by racking in an impressive 11 Tonys on Sunday night. Despite this “miss,” “Hamilton” has already broken a number of box office records and is unquestionably one of the biggest Broadway hits of all time.
A recent failed head and shoulders technical pattern in the S&P 500 has once again raised the age-old debate about whether technical chart patterns are actually useful to traders.
In a new blog post, A Wealth of Common Sense’s Ben Carlson discussed the pitfalls of relying on market experts for trading ideas.