Chris Ciovacco
Articles by Chris Ciovacco
Ideal Candidates For Retirement Investing, Right?With the stock market extended and recently having experienced some renewed volatility, you may have seen calls to move into “safe” utility stocks. It is common to see utilities described as...
Stocks Try To Rally On Heels Of Fed MinutesAfter weakness on Monday and Tuesday, stock market bulls were trying to regain the upper hand Wednesday after the latest Federal Reserve minutes were released. From MarketWatch:Federal...
Myth Busters – Dividend Stocks Are SafeIn recent years, many investors have been attracted to the “safety” and “wealth-building” appeal of dividend stocks. Therefore, it is prudent to examine history and ask:Will my net worth take a...
Better Economic Data And New Highs In StocksThe most recent read on the U.S. economy was released before the fireworks began in the USA. From Fox News:Last month, employers added 288,000 jobs and helped reduce the unemployment...
Flexibility Leads To Sounder SleepRegular readers know our approach involves meticulously paying attention to known information about the markets and making allocation adjustments when conditions change. Small caps provide a recent example...
Bullard Sends Contradictory SignalThe stock market took off following Janet Yellen’s equity-friendly message last week. Thursday, James Bullard took to the streets to rein in bullish expectations a bit. From Bloomberg:U.S. stocks...
Weak GDP Means Run For The Exits, Right?The latest report on economic activity was released Wednesday; the news was not good. From Bloomberg:The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter by the most since the depths of the last...
Rising Inflation Makes Stocks More Attractive Than BondsHypothetically, if we are earning 2.5% on a 10-year Treasury bond (IEF) and annual inflation rises to 3.0%, then our bond is producing a negative return on an inflation-adjusted basis...
Make Portfolio Hay While The Sun ShinesWhile you have probably read countless bearish and inaccurate investing forecasts over the past 24 months, the objective of this article is not to fearmonger, but rather to cover some rational “that...
Not Easy To Wait For Better Entry PointRegular readers know we are not big fans of attempting to forecast where the extremely complex organism, known as the market, is headed. If those sitting on cash take an “I am waiting for a better...
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