Most long-term investors understand that diversification is one of the smartest ways to limit risk in a portfolio. In recent decades, exchange-traded funds have become a popular choice for investors seeking low-cost diversification, but there are so many different ETFs that it’s difficult to know which are best.
There’s no question 2017 has been an exceptional year for U.S. stocks, but investors are already turning their attention to what 2018 will bring. Argus Research Group CEO John Eade recently compiled 10 stock market themes investors should be watching in 2018, including individual stock recommendations for each theme. The remarkable bull market is approaching…
For more than half of aging Americans, there is at least one thing scarier than death. A recent Allianz study found that 60 percent of baby boomers are more fearful of running out of money in retirement than dying. For these Americans, adding a guaranteed source of income during retirement by purchasing an annuity is…
President Donald Trump is once again lashing out at Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), blasting the e-commerce giant on Twitter for the rates it pays for U.S. Postal Service shipping.
A week after acknowledging it slows the speed of older iPhones to help aging batteries handle the workload, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) is apologizing for its approach and offering cheaper replacement batteries for iPhone users.
After a sluggish start to the year, Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) stock is finishing 2017 on a high note, gaining nearly 20 percent in the path three months. Nike has overcome the headwinds that held the stock back in the first half of the year, but it may be difficult for the company to do the same in…
Oil investors got more good news this week when the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported another 4.6 billion barrel drop in U.S. crude oil inventories, suggesting further rebalancing of the oil market. With oil prices at their highest level since 2015 and OPEC committed to maintaining its production cuts in 2018, it may finally be…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) has served as a beacon of hope for U.S. retail investors in 2017, and early estimates for the critical holiday shopping season suggest the company is positioned to finish the year on a high note.
The price of bitcoin tumbled more than 11 percent on Thursday after the South Korean government once again expressed its intention to crack down on the cryptocurrency with new regulations. The government says it will ban anonymous crytpocurrency trading and may shut down noncompliant exchanges in an effort to curb financial fraud.
Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) released preliminary data on the 2017 holiday shopping season, and the numbers suggest another exceptional performance from the leading U.S. e-commerce company. Even with the stock up more than 57 percent in 2017, the Amazon snowball is still rolling and investors could be in for yet another big year in 2018.