Jim Woods
Tap the Financials Sector with This Fund
The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) tracks an index of S&P 500 financial stocks, weighted by market cap. The exchange-traded fund (ETF) seeks to provide precise exposure to companies that are involved with diversified financial services such as the insurance, banks, capital markets, mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs), consumer finance and thrifts and […]
Freedom Is the Best Reason for Celebration
Freedom. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as “the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants.” I think that’s a very good definition, as it encompasses the essence of what a human being does. You see, as humans, we are beings that act, speak and think. Thus, any social system that […]
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America Is All About Individualism
Jim Woods discusses the fact that America is all about individualism and that Americans should reject the collective identiarism of both the right and left.
A Fund That Provides Exposure to Energy
Jim Woods discusses an exchange-traded fund that provides access to companies that are heavily involved in the energy sector.
This Fund Tracks Consumer Staples
The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR® Fund (NYSEARCA: XLP) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that can give a prospective investor access to the part of the global economy that features consumer staples. Specifically, XLP tracks the Consumer Staples Select Sector Index, which, in turn, attempts to provide an effective representation of the consumer staples sector […]
10 Punk Rock Rules for Success
“I just wish to shine brighter, and if it burns my body to a crisp, I’m happy to go right now.” That bit of high-intensity wisdom comes from a man who I admire deeply; singer, songwriter, spoken-word artist, author, actor, radio and TV show host, publisher and true renaissance man, Henry Rollins. Henry made his […]