Jim Woods
Tracking the Nasdaq 100 With An Equal Weighted Index Fund
For investors looking for equal-weighted exposure to the Nasdaq 100, the First Trust Nasdaq-100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (NASDAQ: QQEW) may be of interest. The exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a tech-focused index that is comprised of 100 of the largest domestic and international non-financial companies within the Nasdaq Stock Market, based on their market capitalization. […]
How to Do Less and Achieve More
Want to achieve more in life? Of course you do. The fact that you read this publication basically tells me that. Yet, for most of us, the idea of achieving more comes with the corollary notion that we are going to have to do a lot more, put in more hours, work harder and generally […]
Tapping into Dividend-Paying Technology Stocks
Technology was the one of the few shining stars during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, as a sizable percentage of the American population shifted into work-from-home mode, technology companies saw their earnings per share (EPS) sharply rise. Concurrently, the tech-heavy Nasdaq repeatedly hit new highs. Since the start of 2020, the Nasdaq […]
Don’t Be a Vaccine Stupido
Last Friday, I got “the jab” as the Brits say. Here in the States, we simply call it getting “the shot.” That shot, of course, is the COVID-19 vaccine, and in my case, it was the first dose of the vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the […]
Invest in Large-Cap Semiconductors with This Fund
The VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) is an open-ended fund that tracks a market-cap-weighted index of 25 of the largest U.S.-listed semiconductor companies. This exchange-traded fund (ETF) is highly concentrated in common stocks and depositary receipts of U.S.-listed semiconductor companies. Mid-cap companies and foreign companies listed in the United States can also be included. To be […]
The Influence of an Unlikely Hero
As a youth open to the world’s influence, you never know what will captivate your interest, and what will lead you to the paths you take in life. It was August 1974 when I, along with the rest of the world, watched then-President Nixon resign his office in disgrace. And while I was only 10 […]