by Bill DeShurko | Aug 9, 2013 | dividends, Investing, money management, portfolio, retirement investing
I recently posted an column at: MarketWatch.com titled: “Why Individual Bonds Remain Very Attractive” While investors are bailing from bond mutual funds – a wise move, individual bonds do offer protections against rising interest rates not found in...
by Bill DeShurko | Jul 18, 2013 | Investing, money management
The Fed-inspired rally continues, however caution is warranted. This might be a time to recall the Wall St. adage, “It’s not what you make, but what you keep”. For some time now the only real economic positive (to the stock market) has been the continued...
by Bill DeShurko | Jan 26, 2013 | covestor, dividends, Finance, Investing, money management, portfolio
Much is being said about the S&P 500 breaking through its former daily high set in 2007. The question seems to be whether this is the end of a bull market or the start of a new one? First, let’s put this into perspective. Below is a chart of SPY – the SPDR’s...
by Bill DeShurko | Nov 16, 2012 | Investing, money management, portfolio, Uncategorized
In my last post I said that we were growing increasingly concerned over the deteriorating market since last week’s election. A key area of support historically has been the 200 day moving average (DMA). The DMA is just the average price of a stock or an index for the...
by Bill DeShurko | Sep 28, 2012 | dividends, money management, retirement investing
The markets have had a very nice rally since mid July when Mario Draghi, ECB Head, gave a speech indicating that the ECB will do “whatever it takes” to keep the Euro together. This week has brought a modest pause to the advance. The question now becomes, “Is this a...
by Bill DeShurko | Sep 5, 2012 | dividends, Investing, money management, retirement investing
Our portfolios have lagged the overall market since mid-June when the recent market rally started. The portfolios have continued to hold our “low beta” selection of dividend paying stocks and ETF’s. The rationale to remain in “coast” mode is that it is my opinion the...
