by Bill DeShurko | Jul 21, 2014 | Investing, money management, stocks, Uncategorized
Building equity portfolios in a bull market is hard. Clients get caught up in the exuberance and reckon the more stocks they own, the better diversified they are. Protect your stock enthusiasts with a diversified portfolio built on low correlation, low-beta equities,...
by Bill DeShurko | Jul 21, 2014 | dividends, economy, Finance, Investing
The stock market is reaching new highs while the economy seems to be sputtering along. This has created an environment that has led Brian Nelson, CFA of Valuentum Securities appropriately using a baseball analogy during the baseball All Star Game and Home Run Derby to...
by Bill DeShurko | Jun 12, 2014 | Finance, Investing, money management, stocks
On Thursday HorsesMouth.com published an article I wrote on the market’s mixed signals. Despite most predictions to the contrary, interest rates have declined fairly substantially this year. Falling interest rates are usually a sign of (fear) of a slowing...
by Bill DeShurko | May 27, 2014 | Finance, Investing, stocks
I don’t usually post stock advice, but Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is not the usual stock. Their products have a cult-like following and owners will soon have an opportunity to buy shares of Apple’s stock at a somewhat reasonable price. But does that mean AAPL is a good...
by Bill DeShurko | May 16, 2014 | economy, Finance, Investing, starting to invest
The N Y Federal Reserve released the information in the chart below this week.Two takeaways: 1. Overall consumer debt is rising, but still below record highs set in 2008. Presumably this is a good sign as consumers theoretically only borrow when they feel confident...
