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Portfolio Changes
Last week market sentiment was decidedly negative. While the news has focused on turmoil in emerging markets (not a factor), the real question is economic growth in the U. S. As I have said many times, corporate earnings have to be strong in 2014 to justify current...
Stocks today
I just wanted to post a quick note that the stock market is giving us a very bullish signal – so far today. First, yesterday’s low did not drop below a level of support that would be consistent with this bull market trend that started in March of last year. Second,...
Last Minute Gifting Advice
I hate to put a damper on the biggest gift giving season of the year (the time between Hanukah and Christmas), but one warning could save major headaches down the road. Many times seniors like to take advantage of the current $14,000 gift giving exclusion. This allows...
Covestor and MarketWatch Articles
The following article was just posted at CoVestor.com: Don’t Fight the Bank of Japan: DeShurko and Lessons for Investing in Bond Funds was just posted at MarketWatch.
Quoted in Wall Street Journal
Below is a copy of a Wall St. Journal article where I was asked about our usage of online investing site CoVestor.comTo view the original article requires a subscription, so the article is reproduced below. You can also follow our investment model...
Update on one of our Dividend and Growth Plus Strategy Holdings
DuPont beats by $0.04, misses on revenues. DuPont’s (DD) Q3 EPS came in at $0.45 and beat consensus by $0.04, while revenue climbed 5% to $7.73B but missed expectations by $50M. “Third-quarter sales volumes and operating earnings were stronger across most...