Whenever the stock markets go through a very rough period, it is inevitable that there is talk that this time things are different. I remember the tech bubble in the late-90's when the "new economy" was going to change everything and the stock market was now playing with new and different rules. Valuations were irrelevant, as was company revenue and earnings. As long as the company was in the online space it was going to rule the world. Look what happened then! And here we are again with …
5 Things Dividend Investors Should Do To Make It Through Volatile Markets
It is amazing to me, but there are obviously a lot of people who are selling into this crazy market that we have been seeing in past few weeks. Of course there are a lot of people who are buying, but as markets work on supply and demand, there are more selling than buying hence the declining indexes. I have heard and read a couple of times that the North American markets are going into the perfect storm - many things at once going on to create conditions ripe for dramatic events. Most …
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Wal-Mart To Offer Brokerage Service – Time for Everyone to Sell!
In a recent artcile posted over at Money.com, it was reported that Wal-Mart (disclosure - I own Wal-Mart) is teaming up with Sharebuilder to offer brokerage services to its customers. The article talked about how Wal-Mart is looking to sell everything to its huge customer base, just as Sears tried to do once before but failed. I think the article missed a huge issue related to this announcement. Don't get me wrong, I believe the more educated people are about investing the better off in the …
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