When it comes to winning football teams, nearly all have something in common, a franchise quarterback. There's a reason teams are always looking to draft their next "franchise QB" and not a "franchise free safety". The quarterback is the on-field leader who often...
In addition to knowing momentum investing, Gary Antonacci also writes very well. So I'm not surprised he cranked out an excellent piece recently. In discussions with investors, and in our writing, we stress so many times about looking long term. In difficult years,...
Index futures are futures “contracts” on a stock or financial index. A “futures contract” gives the owner the obligation to buy the underlying asset at some point in the future. Unlike options (which give the holder the right — but not the obligation -- to buy or sell...
I recently began watching HBO's The Wire for the first time. I've been told by many friends that it's a great show. I'm only about half way through season one, so while I can't speak to its quality yet, I do have some thoughts about a quote from the show I came...
When people think of the world of investing and the world of music, there are very few comparisons that come to mind. How can stocks and bonds resemble a bass line or guitar riff? Can an epic drum solo be compared to a new, hot IPO? It’s safe to say those...
My brother showed me this question and answer from Tony Horton's Instagram account the other day. Tim, Casey, and I love doing Horton's P90x workouts, but whether you like them or not there's an underlying message here: stop believing there's a quick and easy way to...
"What could go wrong here?" is a very powerful question to ask periodically. Aetna announces a $200 million loss from Obamacare. They forgot about Dental When I started at EF Hutton back in 1983, people told me not to take a job there. "They don't offer dental" I was...
"If we compared average rainfall in the month preceding and the month following the performance of the Hopi rain dance, we would find more rain in the period after. The dance is not performed unless there is a drought(...). Nevertheless, this ’slump-ending’ effect may...
? 1:21 - I bought this mutual fund because the manager had a good track record. Is this a good enough reason to stick with it? Click here for the transcription of this video
One of the biggest reasons people invest is because they want to have enough money to live on later in life. They understand that even modest inflation deteriorates the value of their current dollars over the course of time. In order to at least keep up with...
