The financial industry uses a ton of jargon, and here at Mullooly Asset Management we know that's not always conducive to the average investor's education. In this week's Mullooly Asset Management podcast, Tom and Brendan explain the yield curve in a simple manner....
We recently discussed different ways that investors can own mutual fund shares. Most mutual funds have A shares, B share, and C shares. We noted that B shares and C shares usually include 12b-1 fees. Many investors don't know what these fees are or do but are confused...
Something that comes up when we speak with new clients is their reason for coming to meet with us. More often than not that reason is because they hardly ever (or never!) hear from their current advisor or broker. Why do these advisors and brokers work so hard to get...
In my presentations, especially when speaking with new or potential new clients, the question usually comes up, "Why don't more people use technical analysis?" or "Why don't more folks use point and figure charting?" Point and Figure Charting (then called "figuring")...
The topic of this week's Mullooly Asset Management podcast came from an industry newsletter we recently read here in the office. You can check out the post here (http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140422/FREE/140429982). The article is centered around a recent...
Keeping the theme with our podcast from last week (take a listen here if you haven't already), Tom talks about the S&P 500's two different forms. Many people don't know that the S&P 500 is a cap weighted index, meaning the stocks with the largest market...
It may or may not surprise you to hear that since January 1, 2000 the S&P 500 is up 24.59%. However, we bet you're absolutely surprised to hear that during the same time period the equal weighted S&P 500 is up 152.86%. These numbers come to us courtesy of our...
Many people are confused about the liquidity of ETFs. That's why we decided to make it the topic of our weekly podcast. Tom and Brendan discuss liquidity and whether or not daily volume is important to ETFs in this week's Mullooly Asset Management podcast. We thought...
On this week's Mullooly Asset Management podcast Tom and Brendan discuss high frequency trading. This topic has been getting tons of coverage this week because of the 60 Minutes episode many people saw on Sunday night (March 30, 2014). The episode featured an...
Historical returns can sometimes convey misleading information to investors. In March of 2014, investors should be especially wary of mutual funds touting exceptional five year returns. Tom and Brendan discuss why funds are going to start promoting their five year...
