by Bill DeShurko | Oct 10, 2014 | dividends, eclipse, Finance, Investing
For sometime now we have remained fully invested, but very nervous. Starting in mid-September, I have been cutting back on our risk exposure. Our Seasonal Growth model has been in more conservative (lower beta) equities since May. In addition we are now about 25% in...
by Bill DeShurko | Sep 18, 2014 | dividends, Finance, Investing, portfolio, retirement investing
While the markets have shown some recent volatility, the one thing we can count on is our dividends and dividend increases. One of our popular holdings, Microsoft (MSFT) announced a dividend increase yesterday. Their quarterly payment has been upped from $.28 to...
by Bill DeShurko | Sep 5, 2014 | economy, Investing, money management, portfolio
Here is a link to an article, Biotechnology ETFs Show Rebust Health In August I was quoted in posted at investors.com – the online publication of The Investor’s Business Daily (IBD). Short article focusing on two of the hottest market sectors, biotech and solar/green...
by Bill DeShurko | Aug 27, 2014 | economy, Finance, Investing, money management
Below is an excerpt from our Monday report from Sterne Agee, (emphasis added): “Fed Chair Janet Yellen gave a balanced assessment of the labor market in her keynote speech at Jackson Hole last week, according to Standard and Poor’s Economics. She said there is no...
by Bill DeShurko | Aug 15, 2014 | dividends, Finance, money management, portfolio
Last week I published an article at horsesmouth.com that can be downloaded here: Liquidity Worries. The short version is that the stock market seems to be continuing along in its uptrend. Despite a few recent bumps and a little volatility the trend is...
