Tag: investing

Mutual funds

5 Reasons Against Investing in Mutual Funds

Mutual funds are America’s favorite investment vehicle but there are drawbacks to consider when making investment decisions. As...

10 Questions You Need Answered Before Investing in Exchange-Traded Funds

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are investment vehicle that combine characteristics of stocks and mutual funds. ETF shares trade like...

The Peccadillos of REIT investing in 2017

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are an income-producing investment for many people but how much do you really...

Irrational Investor Behavior Results in Portfolio Underperformance

Baron Capital Management’s Chairman, President and COO, Linda Martinson, warned attendees at her company’s recent annual investment conference...

Baron Funds

Baron Investment Conference Features Four Companies Fit for Long-Term Growth

Baron Capital Management leaders recently invited the chief executive officers of four public companies to the Baron Investment...

stock

Astute Stock Picking Will Become Increasingly Important for Investors in 2017

The information technology and health care sectors offer the most attractive valuations for stock investors heading into 2017,...

options trading

Is Options Spread Trading for You?

I have discussed the many advantages and a few disadvantages of options spread trading in a series of...

Use Option Spread Trading to Profit from Neutral Markets

I have explained several main advantages of option spread trading in a couple of previous articles. (here and...

What the Most Profitable Markets of 2014 Have Been

I monitor 44 global stock markets on a daily basis; doing so allows me to shift money into...

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Where Mobile is Heading with Qualcomm’s Bill Davidson

When I take a step back and see how increasingly reliant we are on mobile technology , it...